[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57641-57645]
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.

[FR Doc. 2021-22667 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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