[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54575-54578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23612]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 18-34]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

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ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DSCA at dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil">dsca.ncr.lmo.mbx.info@mail.mil 
or (703) 697-9709.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 18-34 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 24, 2018.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 18-34
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Republic of Korea

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $1.54 billion
Other...................................  $ .56 billion
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  TOTAL.................................  $2.10 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Six (6) P-8A Patrol Aircraft, which includes:

Nine (9) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical 
Radio System 5 (MIDS JTRS) (one (1) for each aircraft, one (1) for the 
Tactical Operations Center, and two (2) spares)
Forty-two (42) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors (six (6) for each 
aircraft and six (6) spares)
Fourteen (14) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/
Inertial Navigations Systems (EGIs) (two (2) for each aircraft and two 
(2) spares)

    Non-MDE includes:
    Commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS); Electro-
Optical (E.O.) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD; AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System; 
AN/APY-10 Radar; ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures; AN/ALE-47 Counter 
Measures Dispensing System; support equipment; operation support 
systems; maintenance trainer/classrooms; publications; software, 
engineering, and logistics technical assistance; foreign Liaison 
officer support, contractor engineering technical services; repair and 
return; transportation; aircraft ferry; and other associated training, 
logistics, support equipment and services.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (KS-P-SEJ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: N/A
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Annex Attached
    (viii)Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 13, 2018
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Korea--P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support

    The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to buy six (6) P-8A 
Patrol Aircraft, which includes: nine (9) Multifunctional Information 
Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5) (one 
(1) for each aircraft, one (1) for the Tactical Operations Center (TOC) 
and two (2) as spares); fourteen (14) LN-251 with Embedded Global 
Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGIs) (two (2) 
for each aircraft and two (2) as spares); and forty-two (42) AN/AAR-54 
Missile Warning Sensors (six (6) for each aircraft and six (6) as 
spares). Also included are commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission 
Software (TOMS); Electro-Optical (E.O.) and Infrared (IO) MX-20HD; AN/
AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 Radar; ALQ-240 Electronic Support 
Measures; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing System; support 
equipment; operation support systems; maintenance trainer/classrooms; 
publications; software, engineering, and logistics technical 
assistance; foreign liaison officer support; contractor engineering 
technical services; repair and return; transportation; aircraft ferry; 
and other associated training, logistics, support equipment and 
services. The total estimated program cost is $2.1 billion.
    The ROK is one of the closest allies in the INDOPACOM Theater. The 
proposed sale will support U.S. foreign policy and national security 
objectives by enhancing Korea's naval capabilities to provide national 
defense and significantly contribute to coalition operations.
    The ROK procured and has operated U.S.-produced P-3 Maritime 
Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) for over 25 years, providing 
interoperability and critical capabilities to coalition maritime 
operations. The ROK has maintained a close MSA acquisition and 
sustainment relationship with the U.S. Navy over that period. The 
proposed sale will allow the ROK to modernize and sustain its MSA 
capability for the next 30 years. As a long-time P-3 operator, the ROK 
will have no difficulty transitioning its MSA force to P-8A.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support does not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA. 
Additional contractors include: ASEC; Air Cruisers Co LLC; Arnprior 
Aerospace, Canada; AVOX Zodiac Aerospace; BAE; Canadian Commercial 
Corporation (CCC)/EMS; Compass; David Clark; DLS or ViaSat, Carlsbad, 
CA; DRS; Exelis, McLean, VA; GC Micro, Petaluma, CA; General Dynamics; 
General Electric, UK; Harris; Joint Electronics; Lockheed Martin; 
Martin Baker; Northrop Grumman Corp, Falls Church, VA; Pole Zero, 
Cincinnati, OH; Raytheon, Waltham, MA; Raytheon, UK; Rockwell Collins, 
Cedar Rapids, IA; Spirit Aero, Wichita, KS; Symmetries Telephonics, 
Farmingdale, NY; Terma, Arlington, VA; Viking; and WESCAM.
    The purchaser typically requests offsets. There are no known offset 
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset 
agreement will be defined in negotiations between the Purchaser and the 
prime contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 
three (3) U.S. government personnel and ten (10) contractor personnel 
to support the program in country.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 18-34
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The P-8A aircraft is a militarized version of the Boeing 737-800 
Next Generation (NG) commercial aircraft. The P-8A is replacing the P-
3C as the Navy's long-range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface 
Warfare (ASuW), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) 
aircraft. The overall highest classification of the P-8A weapon system 
is SECRET. The P-8A mission systems hardware is largely UNCLASSIFIED, 
while individual software elements (mission systems, acoustics, ESM, 
EWSP, etc.) are classified up to SECRET.
    2. P-8A mission systems include:
    a. Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS). TOMS functions include 
environment planning, tactical aids, weapons planning aids, and data 
correlation. TOMS includes an algorithm for track fusion which 
automatically correlates tracks produced by on board and off board 
sensors.
    b. Electro-Optical (E.O.) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD. The E.O./IR 
system processes visible E.O. and IR spectrum to detect and image 
objects.
    c. AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System. The Acoustic sensor system is 
integrated within the mission system as the primary sensor or the 
aircraft ASW missions. The system has multi-static active coherent 
(MAC) 64 sonobuoy processing capability and acoustic sensor prediction 
tools.

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    d. AN/APY-10 Radar. The aircraft radar is a direct derivative of 
the legacy AN/APS-137(V) installed in the P-3C. The radar capabilities 
include GPS Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), SAR 
and ISAR imagery resolutions, and periscope detection mode.
    e. ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures (ESM). This system provides 
real time capability for the automatic detection, location, 
measurement, and analysis of RF-signals and modes. Real time results 
are compared with a library of known emitters to perform emitter 
classification.
    f. Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP). The P-8A aircraft 
EWSP consists of the ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System 
(EWMS), AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors and AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures 
Dispensing System (CMDS). The EWSP includes threat information. 
Technical data and documentation to be provided are UNCLASSIFIED.
    g. Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint Tactical 
Radio System 5 (MIDS JTRS 5) is an advanced Link-16 Command, Control, 
Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) system incorporating high-
capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links for exchange of 
near real-time tactical information, including both data and vice, 
among air, ground, and sea elements. The MIDS JTRS 5 terminal hardware, 
publications, performance specifications, operational capability, 
parameters, vulnerabilities to countermeasures, and software 
documentation are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The classified information 
to be provided consists of that which is necessary for the operation, 
maintenance, and repair (through intermediate level) of the data link 
terminal, installed systems, and related software.
    h. The Embedded Global Positioning System (EGI)-Inertial Navigation 
System (INS)/LN-251 is a sensor that combines Global Positioning System 
(GPS) and inertial sensor inputs to provide accurate location 
information for navigation and targeting. The EGI-INS/LN-251 is 
UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS cryptovariable keys needed for highest GPS 
accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain access of 
the P-8A specific hardware and software elements, systems could be 
reverse engineering to discover USN capabilities and tactics. The 
consequences of the loss of this technology, to a technologically 
advanced or competent adversary, could result in the development of 
countermeasures or equivalent systems, which could reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar 
advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that the recipient government can 
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the technology 
being released as the U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in 
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives 
outlined in the Policy Justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Republic of Korea.

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