[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19749-19751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07403]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-76]


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 19-76 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: April 3, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 19-76
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 Jordan
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $ 40 million
Other....................................  $260 million
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  Total..................................  $300 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Advanced Field Artillery 
Tactical Data System (AFATDS) including hardware, software, and 
associated services
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Up to seven hundred (700) AFATDS Software License Copies with a 
Tailored, International Ballistic Kernel
    Non-MDE:
    Also included are up to two hundred (200) each laptop and table 
computers, ancillary computer mounting hardware, battery kits and 
chargers, printers, scanners, network routers and communication 
hardware, modems, two hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 5 kilowatt 
auxiliary power units (APUs), one hundred (100) each diesel fueled 
electrical power generators, fifty (50) each model 7800-HF 150-Watt 
high frequency radios, five hundred (500)

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each model 7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, five hundred 
fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, 
all the required cables and components, required engineering and 
installation services, operations, integration, and maintenance 
services, contractor furnished support, communications support 
equipment, tools and test equipment, training, U.S. Government 
technical/logistical Support, contractor technical support, spares and 
support equipment, and other related elements of logistical and program 
support services.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (JO-B-YBJ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JO-B-WYB
    (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: February 25, 2020

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Jordan--Artillery Command, Control and Communications (C3) Equipment

    The Government of Jordan has requested to buy up to seven hundred 
(700) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) software 
license copies with a tailored, international ballistic kernel. Also 
included are up to two hundred (200) each laptop and table computers, 
ancillary computer mounting hardware, battery kits and chargers, 
printers, scanners, network routers and communication hardware, modems, 
two hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 5 kilowatt auxiliary power 
units (APUs), one hundred (100) each diesel fueled electrical power 
generators, fifty (50) each model 7800-HF 150-Watt high frequency 
radios, five hundred (500) each model 7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF & 
VHF) radios, five hundred fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-Watt 
multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, all the required cables and components, 
required engineering and installation services, operations, 
integration, and maintenance services, contractor furnished support, 
communications support equipment, tools and test equipment, training, 
U.S. Government technical/logistical Support, contractor technical 
support, spares and support equipment, and other related elements of 
logistical and program support services. The estimated cost is $300 
million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of an 
important Major Non-NATO ally in the region. This sale is consistent 
with U.S. initiatives to provide key partners in the region with modern 
systems that will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and 
increase security.
    The proposed upgrade will allow the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) to 
fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead (GMLRS-
AW) rockets using a digital fire control system. The expansion will 
ensure uniformity among all indirect fire systems used by the JAF. The 
upgrade and expansion of the AFATDS fire control system will allow the 
JAF to defend its borders and ground forces with indirect fire weapon 
systems. This proposed sale will advance the JAF's efforts to modernize 
its military and to enhance interoperability with U.S., allied, and 
coalition military forces. Jordan will have no difficulty absorbing 
these defense articles and services into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance in the 
region.
    The prime contractors for the AFATDS and supporting equipment 
include Raytheon Company and the Harris Company. There are no known 
offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment of any 
U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Jordan.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-76
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. All equipment, documentation, software and associated 
information proposed in this sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
    2. The AFATDS software and tailored, international ballistic kernel 
included in this proposed sale will be formally tested to verify 
release for export and to verify the excision of any and all elements 
not authorized for release or export to Jordan.
    3. 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.
    4. A determination has been made that the Jordan 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.

[FR Doc. 2020-07403 Filed 4-7-20; 8:45 am]
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