[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22667]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 21-14]
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 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 21-14 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: October 13, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-14
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 the Philippines
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $1.12 billion
Other.................................... $1.31 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $2.43 billion
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Ten (10) F-16C Block 70/72 Aircraft
Two (2) F-16D Block 70/72 Aircraft
Fifteen (15) F100-PW-229EEP Engines or F110-GE-129D Engines
Fifteen (15) Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG)
Fifteen (15) AN/APG-83 Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR)
Fifteen (15) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH
Fifteen (15) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with SAASM and PPS
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Twenty-four (24) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)
AIM-120C-7/C-8 or equivalent
One (1) AIM-120 Guidance Section
Forty-eight (48) LAU-129 Missile Launchers
Three (3) KMU-572 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) Tail Kits
Six (6) Mk-82 500lb Bombs
Six (6) Mk-82 500lb Inert Training Bombs
Six (6) FMU-152 or FMU-139 Fuzes
Six (6) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) or Litening ATP
Fifteen (15) Multifunctional Information Display System Joint Tactical
Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) Aircraft Terminals
Fifteen (15) M61A1 Vulcan Anti-Aircraft 20mm Guns
Non-MDE: Also included are AN/ARC-238 radios; Advanced
Identification Friend or Foe with Combined Interrogator Transponder and
Mode 5; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion
Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tacker (HObIT); Integrated Electronic
Warfare (EW) Suite; Electronic Combat International Security Assistance
Program (ECISAP) support; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems
(CMDS); Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) or equivalent; AIM-120
CATM; LAU-118 launchers with Advanced Launcher Interface Computer
(ALIC); LAU-117 missile launchers; DSU-38 Precision Laser Guided Sensor
for LJDAM; Harpoon interface adapter kits; PGU-28 High Explosive
Incendiary (HEI) ammunition; PGU-27 ammunition training rounds (non
HEI); Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD);
ARD-446 impulse cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges; BBU-36/B
impulse cartridges; BBU-35/B impulse cartridges; MK-124 smoke flares;
MJU-7/B Flare Cartridge L463; BRU-61 Bomb Racks; BRU-57 bomb racks;
MAU-12 bomb racks and TER-9A triple ejection racks; weapons support,
test equipment, and missile containers; chaff and flare; Night Vision
Devices (NVD) and support equipment and spares; secure communications;
cryptographic equipment; aircraft and personnel support and test
equipment; integration and test; weapons, ammunition, pylons, launcher
adaptors, weapons interfaces, fuel tanks, and attached hardware; travel
pods, precision measurement equipment laboratory, calibration, and
simulators; spare and repair parts, repair and return services; maps,
publications, and technical documentation; studies and surveys;
classified/unclassified software and software support; personnel
training and training equipment; facilities and facility management,
design and/or construction services; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services; and other
related elements of logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (PI-D-SAF)
(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: June 24, 2021
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Philippines--F-16 Block 70/72
The Government of the Philippines has requested to buy ten (10) F-
16C Block 70/72 aircraft; two (2) F-16D Block 70/72 aircraft; fifteen
(15) F100-PW-229EEP engines or F110-GE-129D engines; fifteen (15)
Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG); fifteen (15) AN/APG-83
Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars
(SABR); fifteen (15) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH; fifteen (15) LN-
260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with SAASM and PPS; twenty-four (24)
Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) AIM-120C-7/C-8 or
equivalent; one (1) AIM-120 Guidance Section; forty-eight (48) LAU-129
missile launchers; three (3) KMU-572 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition
(LJDAM) tail kits; six (6) Mk-82 500lb bombs; six (6) Mk-82 500lb Inert
training bombs; six (6) FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuzes; six (6) Sniper
Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) or Litening ATP; fifteen (15)
Multifunctional Information Display System Joint Tactical Radio System
(MIDS-JTRS) aircraft terminals, and; fifteen (15) M61A1 Vulcan Anti-
Aircraft 20mm guns. Also included are AN/ARC-238 radios; Advanced
Identification Friend or Foe with Combined Interrogator Transponder and
Mode 5; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion
Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tacker (HObIT); Integrated Electronic
Warfare Suite; Electronic Combat International Security Assistance
Program (ECISAP) support; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems
(CMDS); Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) or equivalent; AIM-120
CATM; LAU-118 launchers with Advanced Launcher Interface Computer
(ALIC); LAU-117 missile launchers; DSU-38 Precision Laser Guided Sensor
for LJDAM; Harpoon interface adapter kits; PGU-28 High Explosive
Incendiary (HEI) ammunition; PGU-27 ammunition training rounds (non
HEI); Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD);
ARD-446 impulse cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges; BBU-36/B
impulse cartridges; BBU-35/B impulse cartridges; MK-124 smoke flares;
MJU-7/B Flare Cartridge L463; BRU[hyphen]61 Bomb Racks; BRU[hyphen]57
bomb racks; MAU[hyphen]12 bomb racks and TER[hyphen]9A triple ejection
racks; weapons support, test equipment, and missile containers; chaff
and flare; Night Vision Devices (NVD) and support equipment and spares;
secure communications; cryptographic equipment; aircraft and personnel
support and test equipment; integration and test; weapons, ammunition,
pylons, launcher adaptors, weapons interfaces, fuel tanks, and attached
hardware; travel pods, precision measurement equipment laboratory,
calibration, and simulators; spare and repair parts, repair and return
services; maps, publications, and technical documentation; studies and
surveys; classified/unclassified software and software support;
personnel training and training equipment; facilities and facility
management, design and/or construction services; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated
total cost is $2.43 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
strategic partner that continues to be an important force for political
stability, peace, and economic progress in South East Asia.
The proposed sale will improve the Philippines' capability to meet
current and future threats by enabling the Philippines to deploy
fighter aircraft with precision munitions in support of
counterterrorism operations in the southern Philippines, increasing
effectiveness and minimizing collateral damage. The Philippines is
committed to modernizing its military forces and will have no
difficulty absorbing this aircraft and services 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 will be Lockheed-Martin, Greenville, SC.
There are no known offset agreements
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proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
U.S. Government and contractor representatives (fewer than 20) to the
Philippines to provide technical support for maintenance operations and
to conduct flight and maintenance training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-14
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 F-16 Block 70 weapon system is a fourth generation single-
engine supersonic all-weather multirole fighter aircraft and features
advanced avionics and systems. It contains the General Electric F110-
129 engine, AN/APG-83 radar, digital flight control system, embedded
internal global navigation system, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems
(JHMCS) II or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tacker (HObIT)
with Night Vision Device (NVD) capability, internal and external
Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment, Advanced IFF, LINK-16 datalink,
operational flight trainer, and software computer programs.
2. General Electric F110-129 engine is an afterburning turbofan jet
engine which delivers 29,400 lbf (131 kN) thrust.
3. Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and color
multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial liquid crystal
display technology that is designed to withstand the harsh environment
found in modern fighter cockpits. The display generator is the fifth
generation graphics processor for the F-16. Through the use of state-
of-the-art microprocessors and graphics engines, it provides orders of
magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and graphics capabilities.
4. Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) APG-83 is an Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrade for the F-16. It
includes higher processor power, higher transmission power, more
sensitive receiver electronics, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR),
which creates higher-resolution ground maps from a greater distance
than existing mechanically scanned array radars (e.g., APG-68). The
upgrade features an increase in detection range of air targets,
increases in processing speed and memory, as well as significant
improvements in all modes.
5. Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH is the central aircraft
computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub for all aircraft subsystems
and avionics data transfer.
6. The Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-
Spoofing Module (SAASM) is a self-contained navigation system that
provides the following: acceleration, velocity, position, attitude,
platform azimuth, magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular
rates time tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized
time. SAASM enables the GPS receiver access to the encrypted P(Y)
signal providing protection against active spoofing attacks.
7. The AIM-120-C7 Advanced Medium Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a
supersonic, air-launched, aerial intercept, guided missile featuring
digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state electronics. The
missile employs active radar target tracking, proportional navigation
guidance, and active Radio Frequency target detection. It can be
launched day or night, in any weather, and increases pilot
survivability by allowing the pilot to disengage after missile launch
and engage other targets. This sale will include AIM-120 Guidance
Section spares. AMRAAM capabilities include lookdown/shootdown,
multiple launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic
countermeasures, and interception of high-and low-flying maneuvering
targets.
8. LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher is capable of launching a single
AIM-9 (Sidewinder) family of missiles or AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range
Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The LAU-129 launcher provides mechanical
and electrical interface between missile and aircraft.
9. Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) (GBU-54/56) converts
existing unguided free-fall bombs into precision-guided ``smart''
munitions by adding a new tail section containing Inertial Navigation
System (INS) guidance/Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance and adds
a Semi-active laser seeker. This allows the weapon to strike targets
moving at up to 70 mph. The LJDAM weapon consists of a DSU-38/40
sensor, a JDAM guidance set installed on a bomb body; and fuze. The
DSU-38/40 consists of a laser spot tracker (same size and shape as a
DSU-33 proximity fuze), a cable connecting the DSU-38/40 to the basic
JDAM guidance set, a cable cover, cable cover tie-down straps, modified
tail kit door and wiring harness, and associated modified JDAM software
that incorporates navigation and guidance flight software to support
both LJDAM and standard JDAM missions. FMU-152A/B, FMU-139 (all
variants) and dummy fuzes are the standard fuzes to be used with this
weapon. The quantities in this notification are for testing ad
integration effort.
10. Mk-82 Inert General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500lb, inert, free-
fall, unguided, low-drag weapon.
11. FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuzes are multi-delay sensors compatible
with weapon guidance kits, tail kits, high-explosive bombs, and reduced
collateral damage weapons, which provide all arming and detonation
event functions combined in a single fuze system.
12. Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) or Litening ATP is a
single, lightweight targeting pod for military aircraft that provides
positive target identification, autonomous tracking, Global Positioning
System (GPS) coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance from
extended standoff ranges. It incorporates a high definition, mid-wave,
Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR), dual-mode laser, visible-light, High
Definition television (HDTV), laser spot tracker, video data link
(VDL), and a digital data recorder.
13. Multifunction Information Distribution System Joint Tactical
Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) is a four-channel software programmable radio
for Link-16 digital voice communications and datalink, Tactical Air
Navigation (TACAN), and advanced waveforms. Link-16 is a command,
control, communications, and intelligence (C3I) system incorporating
high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links for exchange
of near real-time tactical information, including both data and voice,
among air, ground, and sea elements.
14. M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic cannon
chambered in 20x120mm with a cyclic rate of fire from 2,500-6,000 shots
per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically powered air cooled Gatling
gun used to damage/destroy aerial targets, suppress/incapacitate
personnel targets, and damage or destroy moving and stationary light
material targets.
15. AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II is a voice communications
radio system that is equipped with HAVE QUICK II, which employs
cryptographic technology. Other waveforms may be included as needed.
16. Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Combined
Interrogator Transponder (CIT) is a system capable
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of transmitting and interrogating Mode V. Mode IV and Mode V anti-jam
performance specifications/data, software source code, algorithms, and
tempest plans or reports will not be offered, released discussed, or
demonstrated.
17. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion
Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tacker (HObIT) is a device used in
aircraft to project information to the pilot's eyes and aids in tasks
such as cueing weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground targets.
This system projects visual targeting and aircraft performance
information on the back of the helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to
monitor this information without interrupting his field of view through
the cockpit canopy. This provides improvement for close combat
targeting and engagement.
18. Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite provides passive radar
warning, wide spectrum Radio Frequency (RF) jamming, and control and
management of the entire EW system. This system is anticipated to be
internal to the aircraft, although mounted pod variants are used in
certain circumstances.
19. AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Set (CMDS) provides an
integrated threat-adaptive, computer controlled capability for
dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency expendables. The
system is internally mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone
system or may be integrated with other on-board Electronic Warfare (EW)
and avionics systems. The AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the
aircraft interfaces to assess the threat situation and determine a
response. Expendable routines tailored to the immediate aircraft and
threat environment may be dispensed using one of four operational
modes.
20. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) or equivalent is a multi-
platform PC based mission planning system that uses a set of developed
applications built from a Framework, common components, and Unique
Planning Components for a particular aircraft allowing aircrews to
conduct detailed mission planning to support the full spectrum of
missions, ranging from simple training to complex combat scenarios.
Aircrews save the required aircraft, navigation, threat, and weapons
data on a data transfer device that they load into their aircraft
before flight.
21. The highest level of classification of information in this
potential sale is SECRET.
22. 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.
23. A determination has been made that the Philippines 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.
24. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of the
Philippines.
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