[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12123-12126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04471]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-0F]


Arms Sales Notification

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(5)(C) 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 21-0F with 
attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: February 25, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-0F
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology or 
Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(c), AECA)
    (i) Purchaser: Government of Finland
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-67
    Date: October 9, 2020
    Military Department: Navy
    (iii) Description: On October 9, 2020 Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 20-67 of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of fifty 
(50) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft; eight (8) F/A-18F Super Hornet 
aircraft; fourteen (14) EA-18G Growler aircraft; one hundred sixty-six 
(166) F414-GE-400 engines (144 installed and 22 spares); five hundred 
(500) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) All-Up Round (AUR); 
twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV); twelve (12) 
GBU-53/B SDB II Captive Carry Reliability Trainers; one hundred fifty 
(150) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Tactical Missiles; thirty-two (32) 
AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); 
thirty (30) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Tactical Guidance Units; eight 
(8) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM Guidance Units; one hundred sixty 
(160) AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW); two hundred (200) AGM-
158B-2B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range All Up 
Rounds (JASSM ER AUR); two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Separation Test 
Vehicles (STV); two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Instrumented Test Vehicles 
(ITV); two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Jettison Test Vehicles (JTV); two (2) 
AGM-158B-2 Inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) with 
Telemetry Instrumental Kits; two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Maintenance 
Training Missiles (DATM); one hundred twenty (120) BLU-117B/B 2000LB GP 
Bombs; one hundred twenty (120) KMU-556F/B Bomb Tail Kits (JDAM); three 
hundred (300) FMU-139D/B Fuzes; two (2) KMU-556(D-2)/B Trainers (JDAM); 
thirty (30) BLU-109C/B 2000LB Bombs;

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thirty (30) KMU-557F/B Bomb Tail Kits (JDAM); two (2) BLU-109(D-1)/B 
2000LB Bombs; one hundred two (102) BLU-111B/B 500LB General Purpose 
Bombs; one hundred two (102) KMU-572F/B JDAM Bomb Tail Kits; six (6) 
MK-82-0,1 500LB, General Purpose Bombs, Inert; fifty-one (51) BLU-110B/
B 1000LB General Purpose Bombs; fifty (50) KMU-559F/B Bomb Tail Kits; 
fifty-eight (58) M61A2 20MM Gun Systems; thirty-two (32) Advanced 
Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR); thirty-two (32) Sniper 
Targeting Pods; fourteen (14) Advanced Electronic Attack Kit for EA-
18G; sixty-five (65) AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electric Warfare Countermeasures 
Receiving Sets; sixty-five (65) AN/ALQ-214 Integrated Countermeasures 
Systems; seventy-four (74) Multifunctional Information Distribution 
Systems--Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS); eighty-nine (89) 
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); three hundred seventy-
seven (377) LAU-127E/A Guided Missile Launchers; seventy-four (74) AN/
AYK-29 Distributed Targeting Processor--Networked (DTP-N); twenty-five 
(25) Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Systems; and eight (8) Next 
Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets. Also included are AN/APG-79 
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; High Speed Video 
Network (HSVN) Digital Video Recorder (HDVR); AN/AVS-9 Night Vision 
Goggles (NVG); AN/AVS-11 Night Vision Cueing Devices (NVCD); AN/ALE-47 
Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Systems; AN/ARC-210 Communication 
System; AN/APX-111 Combined Interrogator Transponder; AN/ALE-55 Towed 
Decoys; Launchers (LAU-115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU118A); AN/AAQ-28(V) 
Litening Targeting Pod; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); Accurate 
Navigation (ANAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation; Aircraft 
Armament Equipment (AAE); Aircraft Ferry transportation; Foreign 
Liaison Officer (FLO) Support; Auxiliary Fuel Tanks, FMU-139D(D-2)/B 
fuzes; MK84-4 2000LB General Purpose Inert Bombs, MK83 Bomb General 
Purpose Inert Bombs; KMU-557C(D-2)/B tail kits; KMU-572C(D-2)/B tail 
kits; Detector Laser DSU-38A/B, Detector Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/B, KMU-
559C(D-2)/B load trainer; Wing Release Lanyard Assemblies; AGM-154C-1 
JSOW Captive Flight Vehicles, Dummy Air Training Missiles, AGM-154C-1 
JSOW mission planning, integration support and testing, munitions 
storage security and training, weapon operational flight program 
software development; weapons containers; aircraft and munitions 
support and test equipment; communications equipment; provisioning, 
spares and repair parts; weapons repair and return support; personnel 
training and training equipment; weapon systems software, publications 
and technical documents; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements 
of logistical and program support. The total estimated cost was $14.7 
billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $9.2 billion of this 
total.
    This transmittal reports the inclusion of the following additional 
MDE items: up to three hundred (300) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range 
Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); up to six (6) AMRAAM Guidance Sections 
(spares); up to five hundred (500) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb 
Increment 1 (SDB I) munitions with CNU-659 containers; two (2) GBU-39 
(T-1)/B inert practice bombs; up to fifteen (15) AN/ALQ-99 Government 
Furnished Export (GFX); up to sixty-seven (67) AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electric 
Warfare Countermeasures Receiving sets; up to sixty-seven (67) AN/ALQ-
214 Integrated Countermeasures Systems; up to fifteen (15) AN/ALQ-249 
Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets; two hundred (200) FMU-
139D/B fuzes; one hundred ninety eight (198) BLU-111B/B 500LB general 
purpose bombs; and one hundred ninety eight (198) KMU-572F/B JDAM bomb 
tail kits. The following non-MDE items will also be included: up to six 
(6) AMRAAM Control Sections (spares); up to thirty-two (32) AMRAAM 
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); containers; weapon system 
support equipment; support and test equipment; site surveys; spare and 
repair parts; repair and return support; publications and technical 
data; maintenance and aircrew training; and other related elements of 
logistics support.
    The total cost of the new MDE articles is $1.377 billion, and the 
total cost of the new non-MDE articles is $50 million. The total 
notified cost of MDE will increase to $10.577 billion, and the total 
notified case value will increase to $16.127 billion.
    (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to report 
the inclusion of MDE items not previously notified. Their inclusion 
represents an increase in capability over what was previously notified. 
The proposed articles and services will support Finland's proposed 
procurement of the F/A-18E and EA-18G weapons systems.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign 
policy and national security of the United States by improving the 
security of a trusted partner which is an important force for political 
stability and economic progress in Europe. It is vital to the U.S. 
national interest to assist Finland in developing and maintaining a 
strong and ready self-defense capability.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium 
Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) is a supersonic, air launched, aerial 
intercept, guided missile featuring digital technology and micro-
miniature solid-state electronics. The potential sale will include 
AMRAAM Guidance Sections. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-
down, multiple launches against multiple targets, resistance to 
electronic countermeasures, and interception of high- and low-flying 
and maneuvering targets. The AIM-120C-8 is a form, fit, function 
refresh of the AIM-120C-7 and is the next generation to be produced.
    The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB I) is a 250-lb GPS-
aided inertial navigation system, small autonomous, day or night, 
adverse weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision glide weapon 
able to strike fixed and stationary re-locatable non-hardened targets 
from standoff ranges. It is intended to provide aircraft with an 
ability to carry a high number of bombs. Aircraft are able to carry 
four SDB I's in place of one 2,000-pound bomb. The SDB I Guided Test 
Vehicle (GTV) is an SDB I configuration used for land or sea range-
based testing of the SDB I weapon system. The GTV has common flight 
characteristics of an SDB I All-Up Round (AUR), but in place of the 
multi-effects warhead is a Flight Termination, Tracking, and Telemetry 
(FTTT) subassembly that mirrors the AUR multi-effects warhead's size 
and mass properties, but provides safe flight termination, free flight 
tracking and telemetry of encrypted data from the GTV to the data 
receivers. The SDB I GTV can have either inert or live fuzes. All other 
flight control, guidance, data-link, and seeker functions are 
representative of the SDB I.
    The AN/ALQ-99 Government Furnished Export (GFX) is an external 
carriage Airborne Electronic Attack capability for the EA-18G Growler 
aircraft used against radar and communications targets for the 
suppression of enemy integrated air defenses.
    The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original 
notification applies to the other items reported here. The highest 
level of classification of defense articles,

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components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 19, 2021.

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