[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2181-2184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01231]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-07]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

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: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 19-07 with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: February 1, 2019.
Shelly E. Finke,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-07
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: Government of Poland
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment *................  $335 million
Other....................................  $320 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $655 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Twenty (20) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) M142 
Launchers
Thirty-six (36) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M31A1 
Unitary
Nine (9) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M30A1 Alternative 
Warhead
Thirty (30) Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) M57 Unitary
Twenty-four (24) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems 
(AFATDS)
Twenty (20) Multiple Launcher Pod Assembly M68A2 Trainers
Twenty-four (24) M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles 
(HMMWVs)
Nine (9) M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheel Vehicles (HMMWVs)

    Non-MDE:
    Also included are twenty (20) Low Cost Reduced Range (LCRR) 
practice rockets, support equipment, communications equipment, spare 
and repair parts, test sets, batteries, laptop computers, publications 
and technical data, facility design, personnel training and equipment, 
systems integration support, Quality Assurance Teams and a Technical 
Assistance Fielding Team, United States Government and contractor 
engineering and logistics personnel services, and other related 
elements of logistics support, training, sensors, and other related 
elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UDJ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or 
Defense Service Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: November 29, 2018

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Poland--High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Related 
Support and Equipment

    Poland has requested to buy twenty (20) High Mobility Artillery 
Rocket System (HIMARS) M142 Launchers, thirty-six (36) Guided Multiple 
Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M31 Unitary, nine (9) Guided Multiple 
Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M30A1 Alternative Warheads, thirty (30) 
Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) M57 Unitary, twenty-four (24) 
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS), twenty (20) 
Multiple Launcher Pod Assembly M68A2 Trainers, twenty-four (24) M1151A1 
High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), and nine (9) 
M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheel Vehicles (HMMWVs). Also 
included are twenty (20) Low Cost Reduced Range (LCRR) practice 
rockets, support equipment, communications equipment, spare and repair 
parts, test sets, batteries, laptop computers, publications and 
technical data, facility design, personnel training and equipment, 
systems integration support, Quality Assurance Teams and a Technical 
Assistance Fielding Team, United States Government and contractor 
engineering and logistics personnel services, and other related 
elements of logistics support, training, sensors, and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $655 
million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO ally 
which is an important force for political stability and economic 
progress in Europe. This sale is consistent with U.S. initiatives to 
provide key allies in the region with modern systems that will enhance 
interoperability with U.S. forces and increase security.
    Poland intends to use these defense articles and services to 
modernize its armed forces and expand its capability to strengthen its 
homeland defense and deter regional threats. This will contribute to 
Poland's interoperability with the United States and other allies. 
Poland will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed 
forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, 
TX. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with 
this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require U.S. Government 
or contractor representatives to travel to Poland for program 
management reviews to support the program. Travel is expected to occur 
approximately twice per year as needed to support equipment fielding 
and training.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-07
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 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) is a highly 
mobile, all-weather indirect area fire artillery system. The HIMARS 
mission is to supplement cannon artillery to deliver a large volume of 
firepower within a short time against critical time-sensitive targets. 
At shorter ranges, HIMARS complements tube artillery with heavy 
barrages against assaulting forces as well as in the counter-fire, or 
defense suppression roles. The highest level of classified information 
that could be disclosed by a proposed sale, production, or by testing 
of the end item is SECRET; the highest level that must be disclosed for 
production, maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse 
engineering could reveal SECRET information. Launcher platform 
software, weapon operational software, command and control special 
application software, and command and control loadable munitions module 
software are considered UNCLASSIFIED. The system specifications and 
limitations are classified SECRET. Vulnerability data is classified up 
to SECRET. Countermeasures, counter-countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions are classified SECRET.
    2. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary M31A1 uses 
a Unitary High Explosive (HE) 200 pound class warhead along with GPS 
aided Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) based guidance and control for 
ground-to-ground precision point targeting. The GMLRS Unitary uses an 
Electronic Safe and Arm Fuze (ESAF) along with a nose mounted proximity 
sensor to give enhanced effectiveness to the GMLRS Unitary rocket by 
providing tri-mode warhead functionality with point detonate, point 
detonate with programmable delay, or Height of Burst proximity 
function. GMLRS Unitary

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M31A1 end-item is comprised of a Rocket Pod Container (RPC) and six 
GMLRS Unitary Rocket(s). The RPC is capable of holding six (6) GMLRS 
Unitary Rockets and can be loaded in a M270A1 launcher (tracked), 
HIMARS M142 launcher, or European M270 (203 configuration that meets 
the GMLRS interface requirements) launcher from which the GMLRS rocket 
can be launched. The highest classification level for release of the 
GMLRS Unitary is SECRET, based upon the software, sale or testing of 
the end item. The highest level of classification that must be 
disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL.
    3. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead (GMLRS-
AW) M30A1. The GMLRS-AW, M30A1, is the next design increment of the 
GMLRS rocket. The GMLRS-AW M30A1 hardware is over 90% common with the 
M31A1 GMLRS Unitary hardware. The operational range is between 15-70 
kilometers, with an accuracy of less than 15 meters Circular Error 
Probability at all ranges, when using inertial guidance with Global 
Positioning System (GPS) augmentation. The system uses a proximity 
sensor fuze mode with a 10 meter height of burst. The Alternative 
Warhead carries a 200 pound fragmentation assembly filled with high 
explosives which, upon detonation, accelerates two layers of pre-formed 
tungsten fragments optimized for effectiveness against large area and 
imprecisely located targets. The GMLRS-AW provides an area target 
attack capability that is treaty compliant (no un-exploded ordnance). 
It provides a 24 hour, all weather, long range attack capability 
against personnel, soft and lightly armored targets, and air defense 
targets. The GMLRS-AW uses the same motor, guidance and control systems 
fuze mechanisms, and proximity sensors as the M31A1 GMLRS Unitary. The 
highest classification level for release of the GMLRS-AW is SECRET, 
based upon the software, sale or testing of the end item. The highest 
level of classification that must be disclosed for production, 
maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL.
    4. The highest classification level for release of the ATACMS 
Unitary M57 FMS Variant is SECRET, based upon the software. The highest 
level of classified information that could be disclosed by a sale or by 
testing of the end item is SECRET; the highest level that must be 
disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL. 
Reverse engineering could reveal CONFIDENTIAL information. Fire 
Direction System, Data Processing Unit, and special Application 
software is classified SECRET. Communications Distribution Unit 
software is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The system specifications and 
limitations are classified CONFIDENTIAL. Vulnerability Data, 
countermeasures, vulnerability/susceptibility analyses, and threat 
definitions are classified SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL.
    5. The GPS Precise Positioning Service (PPS) component of the 
HIMARS munitions (GMLRS Unitary, Alternative Warhead, and ATACMS 
Unitary) is also contained in the launcher Fire Direction System, is 
classified SECRET, and is considered SENSITIVE. The GMLRS M30A1, M31A1, 
ATACMS M57 and HIMARS M142 launchers employ an inertial navigational 
system that is aided by a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 
(SAASM) equipped GPS receiver. To that end, this system requires 
encryption keys controlled by, and issued by, the National Security 
Agency. No GPS PPS design information, including GPS software 
algorithms, will be disclosed in the course of this sale to country. 
Susceptibility of GMLRS to diversion or exploitation is considered low 
risk.
    6. AFATDS is a multi-service (U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corp) 
automated, expert decision support system used for Command, Control, 
Communications and integration and synchronization of fires on ground 
targets during all phases of military conflict. AFATDS provides the 
automated tools that significantly augment the capability of fire 
support coordinators, fire support asset commanders, and their 
respective staffs at every echelon during the planning and execution of 
fire support on the dynamic battlefields in support of the Maneuver 
Commander and his plans.
    7. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    8. A determination has been made that the Government of Poland can 
provide substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
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.
    9. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Poland.
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