[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57645-57648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22668]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-13]


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 21-13 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. 21-13
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 India
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $2.05 billion
Other....................................  $0.37 billion
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  Total..................................  $2.42 billion
 

    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Six (6) P-8I Patrol Aircraft
Eight (8) Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint 
Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS-JTRS 5) (6 installed, 2 spares)
Forty-two (42) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors (36 installed, 6 
spares)
Fourteen (14) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/
Inertial Navigations Systems (EGIs) (12 installed, 2 spares)
    Non-MDE:
    Also included are CFM56-7 commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission 
Software (ITOMS) variant for P-8I; Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared 
(IR) MX-20HD; AN/AAQ-2(V)l Acoustic System; ARES-1000 commercial 
variant Electronic Support Measures; AN/APR-39D Radar Warning

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Receiver; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing System; support 
equipment and spares; publications; repair and return; transportation; 
aircraft ferry; training; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
software, technical, and logistics support services; and other related 
elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-SBB)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (vi) Sales Commssion, 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: April 30, 2021
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India--P-8I and Associated Support

    The Government of India has requested to buy six (6) P-8I Patrol 
aircraft; eight (8) Multifunctional Information Distribution System-
Joint Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS-JTRS 5) (6 installed, 2 spares); 
forty-two (42) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors (36 installed, 6 
spares); and fourteen (14) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning 
Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGIs) (12 installed, 2 
spares). Also included are CFM56-7 commercial engines; Tactical Open 
Mission Software (ITOMS) variant for P-8I; Electro-Optical (EO) and 
Infrared (IR) MX-20HD; AN/AAQ-2(V)l Acoustic System; ARES-1000 
commercial variant Electronic Support Measures; AN/APR-39D Radar 
Warning Receiver; AN/ALE-47 Counter Measures Dispensing System; support 
equipment and spares; publications; repair and return; transportation; 
aircraft ferry; training; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
software, technical, and logistics support services; and other related 
elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated program 
cost is $2.42 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian 
strategic relationship and to improve the security of a major defensive 
partner, which continues to be an important force for political 
stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South 
Asia region.
    The Indian Navy procured eight P-8I aircraft from Boeing in January 
2009, via Direct Commercial Sale and contracted for an additional four 
aircraft in July 2016. The first P-8I aircraft were delivered to the 
Indian Navy in 2013, providing interoperability and critical 
capabilities to coalition maritime operations. This proposed sale of an 
additional six P-8I aircraft will allow the Indian Navy to expand its 
maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) capability for the next 30 years. 
India will have no difficulty 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. The 
purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be 
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the prime contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 
four (4) contractor personnel to support the program execution in-
country.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-13
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l)
of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The P-8I is the Indian variant of the P-8A developed by Boeing, 
and it was initially sold commercially to the Government of India in 
2009. The P-8I contains a number of unique mission systems from both 
Indian and other non-U.S. suppliers to meet Indian Navy requirements. 
The P-8A aircraft is a militarized version of the Boeing 737-800 Next 
Generation (NG) commercial aircraft. The P-8A replaced the P-3C as the 
Navy's long-range Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW); Anti-Surface Warfare 
(ASuW); and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) 
aircraft. P-8I mission systems include:
    a. Tactical Open Mission Software (ITOMS) variant for P-8I. ITOMS 
functions include environment planning, tactical aids, weapons planning 
aids, and data correlation. ITOMS includes an algorithm for track 
fusion which automatically correlates tracks produced by on board and 
off board sensors.
    b. Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD. The EO/IR system 
processes visible EO and IR spectrum to detect and image objects.
    c. AN/AAQ-2(V)l Acoustic System. The Acoustic sensor system is 
integrated within the mission system as the primary sensor or the 
aircraft ASW missions. The Acoustic sensor system is integrated within 
the mission system as the primary sensor for the aircraft ASW missions 
consisting of an Ultra-Flightline Receiver, Ultra-Flightline 
Electronics Positioning System, Boeing Acoustics Processor and a L-3 
Comm Data Recorder. The system has 64 sonobuoy processing capability.
    d. ARES-1000 Electronic Support Measures (ESM). This is a 
commercial system which 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. It does not contain U.S. specific 
emitter identification technologies nor is it capable of using U.S. 
libraries or parametric data.
    e. Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP). The P-8I aircraft 
EWSP consists of the ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System 
(EWMS), AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors, AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures 
Dispensing System (CMDS), and AN/APR-39D RADAR Warning Receiver. The 
EWSP includes threat information.
    f. Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint Tactical 
Radio System 5 (MIDS-JTRS 5) is an advanced Link-16 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.
    g. The LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/
lnertial Navigations Systems (EGls) is a sensor that combines Global 
Positioning System (GPS) and inertial sensor inputs to provide accurate 
location information for navigation and targeting.
    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that India 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

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objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of India.

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