[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35859-35861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15839]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-24]


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 19-24 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 22, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-24
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: The Government of Germany through the 
NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) acting as its Agent
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *..............  $105.23 million
Other..................................  $ 17.63 million
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  TOTAL................................  $122.86 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to ninety-one (91) AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile 
(AARGM) Tactical Missiles
Up to eight (8) AGM-88E AARGM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
    Non-MDE:
Also included are up to six (6) telemetry/flight termination systems, 
Flight Data Recorders (FDR), U.S. Government and contractor 
engineering, technical and logistics support services and miscellaneous

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support equipment, and other related elements of logistical and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: GY-P-GLC, GY-P-GLO, GY-P-GPN, GY-
P-ALB
    (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: June 28, 2019
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Germany -- AGM-88E AARGM Missiles

    The Government of Germany has requested to buy, through the NATO 
Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) acting as its Agent, up to 
ninety-one (91) AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) 
Tactical Missiles, and up to eight (8) AGM-88E AARGM Captive Air 
Training Missiles (CATM). Also included are up to six (6) telemetry/
flight termination systems, Flight Data Recorders (FDR), U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support 
services and miscellaneous support equipment, and other related 
elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated cost is 
$122.86 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
NATO ally, which is an important force for political and economic 
stability in Europe. It is vital to the U.S. national interests that 
Germany develops and maintains a strong and ready self-defense 
capability.
    The AGM-88E AARGM is an upgrade to the older generation AGM-88B 
High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), which Germany first purchased 
in 1988. The AGM-88E AARGMs in this case will be manufactured using a 
mixture of new components and older sections from Germany's existing 
stock of AGM-88Bs provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). 
Germany will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and support 
into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    Germany has requested that the NSPA act as its agent for the FMS 
procurement and case management to support the AARGM program. The 
principal U.S. contractor will be NGIS, Ridgecrest, CA. The integration 
efforts will be via a Direct Commercial Sale (DCS), initiated by the 
Luftwaffe, between the Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) and the AARGM 
Original Equipment Manufacturer, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, 
formerly known as Orbital ATK (OA). There are no known offset 
agreements associated with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require five U.S. 
government personnel and three contractor representatives to travel to 
Germany to provide Program Management Reviews. Two visits are planned 
per year over the next five years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-24
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 AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) AGM-
88E weapon system is an air-to-ground missile intended to suppress or 
destroy land or sea-based radar emitters associated with enemy air 
defenses and provides tactical air forces with a lethal countermeasure 
to enemy radar directed, surface-to-air missiles, and air defense 
artillery weapons systems. Destruction or suppression of enemy radars 
denies the enemy the use of air defense systems, thereby improving the 
survivability of our tactical aircraft. It uses a multimode seeker that 
incorporates global positioning system/inertial measurement unit (GPS/
IMU) midcourse guidance, a radio frequency (RF) radiation homing 
receiver, an active millimeter. When assembled, the AGM-88E AARGM is 
classified SECRET. The AARGM Guidance Section (seeker hardware) and 
Control Section with the Target Detector is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
    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 that 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 the Government of Germany 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 Germany.

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