[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28285-28287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12777]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-32]


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 19-32 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: June 12, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-32
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 Canada
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*.................  $288 million
Other....................................  $ 99 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $387 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Four hundred twenty-five (425) MK 54 
Lightweight Torpedo Conversion Kits
    Non-MDE: Also included are torpedo containers, Recoverable Exercise 
Torpedoes (REXTORP) with containers, Fleet Exercise Section (FES) and 
fuel tanks, air launch accessories for fixed wing, torpedo spare parts, 
training, publications, support and test equipment, U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (CN-P-AMP)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CN-P-APR
    (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 Attached Annex.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 16, 2019

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Canada -- MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes

    The Government of Canada has requested to buy four hundred twenty-
five (425) MK 54 lightweight torpedo conversion kits. Also included are 
torpedo containers, Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORP) with 
containers, Fleet Exercise Section (FES) and fuel tanks, air launch 
accessories for fixed wing, torpedo spare parts, training, 
publications, support and test equipment, U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The total 
estimated program cost is $387 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the 
military capability of Canada, a NATO ally that is an important force 
for ensuring political stability and economic progress and a 
contributor to military, peacekeeping and humanitarian operations 
around the world.
    Canada intends to upgrade its current inventory of MK 46 torpedoes 
to the MK 54 with the purchase of these kits. The MK 54 torpedo is 
designed to be easily upgraded from the existing MK 46

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torpedo. Canada plans to utilize MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes on its 
Royal Canadian Navy's Halifax class ships, the Royal Canadian Air 
Force's CP-140 Aurora Aircraft, and the CH-148 Maritime Helicopters. 
Canada will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed 
forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor for the MK 54 Torpedo is Raytheon 
Integrated Defense Systems, Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The Government of 
Canada is expected to negotiate an offset agreement with Raytheon, in 
accordance with Canada's Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) 
Policy, before signing the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives 
to Canada. However, it is anticipated that engineering and technical 
support services provided by the U.S. Government may be required on an 
interim basis for training and technical assistance.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-32
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 MK 54 Torpedo is a conventional torpedo that can be launched 
from surface ships, and rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The MK 54 is an 
upgrade to the MK 46 Torpedo. The upgrade to the MK 54 entails 
replacement of the torpedo's sonar and guidance and control systems 
with modern technology. The new guidance and control system uses a 
mixture of commercial-off-the-shelf and custom-built electronics. The 
warhead, fuel tank and propulsion system from the MK 46 torpedo are re-
used in the MK 54 configuration with minor modifications. There is no 
sensitive technology in the MK 54 or its support and test equipment. 
The assembled MK 54 torpedo and several of its individual components 
are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The MK 54 operational software is 
classified as SECRET. Canada has not requested nor will it be provided 
with the source code for the MK 54 operational software.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might 
reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a 
system with similar or advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that Canada can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the technology being 
released as the U.S. Government. This sale supports the U.S. foreign 
policy and national security objectives as outlined in the Policy 
Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Canada.

[FR Doc. 2019-12777 Filed 6-17-19; 8:45 am]
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