[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57650-57653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22664]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-24]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at 
[email protected] or (703) 697-9214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 
published to fulfill the requirements of

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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 21-24 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of 
Technology.

    Dated: October 13, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN18OC21.001

Transmittal No. 21-24
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: Government of Germany
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $1.10 billion
Other....................................  $ .67 billion
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  Total..................................  $1.77 billion
 

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

Five (5) P-8A Patrol Aircraft
Nine (9) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical 
Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5)

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Twelve (12) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/
lnertial Navigation Systems (EGIs)

    Non-MDE:
    Also included are commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission 
Software (TOMS); Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared MX-20HD; AN/ AAQ-
2(V) I Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 radar; ALQ-240 Electronic Support 
Measures; NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; AN/PRC-117G Manpack radios 
include MPE-S type II with SAASM 3.7; Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 
524D Precise Positioning System (PPS) for APY-10 Radar; AN/ALQ-213 
Electronic Counter Measures; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing 
Systems; AN/UPX IFF Interrogators; APX-123A(C) IFF Digital 
Transponders; KIV-78 IFF Mode 5 Cryptographic Appliques; CCM-701A 
Cryptographic Core Modules; KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121C radios; 
AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loaders (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic 
Appliques; aircraft spares; spare engine; support equipment; 
operational support systems; training; training devices; maintenance 
trainer/classrooms; publications; software; engineering technical 
assistance (ETA); logistics technical assistance (LTA); Country Liaison 
Officer (CLO) support; Contractor Engineering Technical Services 
(CETS); repair and return (RoR); transportation; aircraft ferry; and 
other associated training and support; and other related elements of 
logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (GY-P-SCO)
    (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 Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 12, 2021
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Germany--P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support

    The Government of Germany has requested to buy five (5) P-8A Patrol 
Aircraft; nine (9) Multifunctional Distribution System Joint Tactical 
Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); and twelve (12) LN-251 with Embedded 
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGls). 
Also included are commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission Software 
(TOMS); Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared MX-20HD; AN/ AAQ-2(V) I 
Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 radar; ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures; 
NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; AN/PRC-117G Manpack radios include MPE-
S type II with SAASM 3.7; Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 524D Precise 
Positioning System (PPS) for APY-10 Radar; AN/ALQ-213 Electronic 
Counter Measures; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing Systems; AN/UPX 
IFF Interrogators; APX-123A(C) IFF Digital Transponders; KIV-78 IFF 
Mode 5 Cryptographic Appliques; CCM-701A Cryptographic Core Modules; 
KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121C radios; AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key 
Loaders (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic Appliques; aircraft spares; 
spare engine; support equipment; operational support systems; training; 
training devices; maintenance trainer/classrooms; publications; 
software; engineering technical assistance (ETA); logistics technical 
assistance (LTA); Country Liaison Officer (CLO) support; Contractor 
Engineering Technical Services (CETS); repair and return (RoR); 
transportation; aircraft ferry; and other associated training and 
support; and other related elements of logistics and program support. 
The total estimated program cost is $1.77 billion.
    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 and economic stability in 
Europe.
    The proposed sale will improve Germany's capability to meet current 
and future threats by providing critical capabilities to coalition 
maritime operations. Germany currently operates the Lockheed P-3C 
Orion, but that aircraft is reaching end-of-life and will retire in 
2024. Germany plans to replace it with the P-8A Poseidon. The proposed 
sale will allow Germany to modernize and sustain its Maritime 
Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) capability for the next 30 years. Germany 
will have no difficulty transitioning its MSA force to P-8 and 
absorbing these aircraft into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA. There 
are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of the proposed sale will require the assignment of 
four (4) U.S. Government and four (4) contractor representatives to 
Germany for a duration of two (2) years to support equipment 
familiarization, training and supply support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-24
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b) 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 capable of broad-area, maritime, and littoral operations.
    2. Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Joint Tactical 
Radio System (MIDS JTRS) 5, is an advanced Link-16 command, control, 
communications, and intelligence (C31) 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.
    3. 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.
    4. Tactical Open Mission Software (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.
    5. Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD. The EO/IR system 
processes visible EO and IR spectrum (IR Focal Plane Array (FPA) and 
Turret Stabilization) to detect and image objects.
    6. AN/AQQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System. The Acoustic sensor system is 
integrated within the mission system as the primary sensor for the 
aircraft ASW missions. The system has multi-static active (MAC) 64 
sonobuoy processing capability and acoustic sensor prediction tools.
    7. 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 monitoring (SAASM), 
SAR and ISAR

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imagery resolutions, and periscope detection mode.
    8. 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.
    9. Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP). The P-8A Electronic 
Warfare Self Protection (EWSP) suite consists of the ALQ-213 Electronic 
Warfare Management System (EWMS), ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing 
System (CMDS) and the NexGEN Missile Warning Sensors (MWS). EWSP 
includes threat information.
    10. AN/PRC-117G Radio, Manpack. The AN/PRC-117G is a tactical radio 
that extends communications Beyond-Line-Of-Sight (BLOS) with abilities 
for simultaneous SATCOM voice and data transmission. Situational 
Awareness is enhanced by an embedded Selective Availability Anti-
Spoofing Module (SAASM) 3.7 GPS receiver.
    11. GPS 524D Precise Positioning System (PPS) with Selective 
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) for APY -10 Radar. The radar 
Receiver Exciter Processor (REP) contains GPS SAASM Mode III hardware. 
The APY-10 radar hardware and software are unclassified. APY-10 Radar 
provides the following capabilities: Synthetic Aperture Radar/Inverse 
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR/ISAR) resolution, Geo-Location, Periscope 
Detection Mode, Track Generation, Track While Scan, Color Weather 
Radar, and IFF Interface.
    12. AN/UPX IFF Interrogator. The Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
AN/UPX-43 Interrogator system provides operators with the capability 
for timely and accurate display of both civil and military air traffic.
    13. AN/APX-123A(C) IFF Transponder Digital. The Identification 
Friend or Foe (IFF) AN/APX-123A transponder is capable of both Mode 5 
and Mode S secure modes and provides own ship positional information.
    14. KIV-78 IFF Mode 5 Cryptographic Applique. The KIV-78 is Type 1 
NSA-certified COMSEC for IFF (Identification Friend or Foe). KIV-78 
provides cryptographic and time-of-day services, concurrent Mode 5 
operations as well as concurrent interrogator/transponder operations. 
KIV-78 IFF system deployed to identify cooperative, friendly systems.
    15. CCM-701A Cryptographic Core Module. Common Data Link is used 
for line of sight secure transmission of video imagery to Ground 
Terminals, and Ships.
    16. KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121CD Radio. The KY-100M is a 
narrowband/wideband terminal that interoperates with TACTERM (CV-3591/
KYV-5), MINTERM (KY-99A), VINSON (KY-57, KY-58) and SINCGARS. A self-
contained terminal including COMSEC, KY-100M provides for secure voice 
and data communications in tactical airborne/ground environments. The 
KY-100M is based on the KY-99A architecture with enhanced interface 
capability. It includes KY-99A's operational modes, and KY-58's 
operational modes.
    17. AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loader (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic 
Applique. The Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable, hand-
held fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring 
data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment. 
Provides streamlined management of COMSEC key, Electronic Protection 
(EP) data, and Signal Operating Instructions (SOI). Cryptographic 
functions are performed by an embedded KOV-21 card.
    18. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    19. 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.
    20. A determination has been made that Germany can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for the technology being 
released as the U.S. Government. This potential sale is necessary in 
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives 
as outlined in the Policy Justification.
    21. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Germany.

[FR Doc. 2021-22664 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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