[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-04473]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 21-38]
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)(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 21-38 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: February 25, 2022.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-38
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 Australia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............................. $ .651 billion
Other................................................. $1.000 billion
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Total............................................... $1.651 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to twelve (12) Weapons-Ready MQ-9B, Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Fifteen (15) Raytheon Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems-D (MTS-D) EO/IR
Sensors
Sixteen (16) Lynx AN/APY-8 Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) with Ground
Moving Target Indicator (GTMI)
Fifteen (15) RIO\TM\ Communication Intelligence Systems
Thirty-six (36) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigations
Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules
(SAASMs)
Six (6) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) Tail Kits for
500lb Bombs
Four (4) MXU-650 Airfoil Groups for 500lb Paveway II GBU-12
Seven (7) MXU-1006 Airfoil Groups for 250lb Paveway II GBU-58
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Four (4) MAU-169 or MAU-209 Computer Control Groups (CCGs) for 250lb/
500lb Paveway II GBU-58/GBU-12
Six (6) FMU-139 Fuse Systems
Twelve (12) MK-82 General Purpose 500lb Inert Bombs
Five (5) High Bandwidth Compact Telemetry Modules (HCTMs)
Non-MDE: Also included are Honeywell aircraft engines; Certifiable
Ground Control Stations (CGCSs); mobile Satellite Communication Ground
Data Terminals (SGDTs); Leonardo SAGE 750 Electronic Surveillance
Measures System (ESM); GATES/RSO/GRMA; Automatic Information System
(AIS); ARC-210 radios; AN/DPX-7 IFF transponders; General Dynamics
Satellite Communication (SATCOM) antennas and Hughes modems with USG
encryption; Leonardo/Selex SeaSpray 7500 maritime radars; KY-100M
security voice terminals; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF cryptographic appliques;
AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loaders; U.S. Government Certified Encryption
Solution; KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal Link-16; Sierra Nevada
Electronic Intelligence System; additional secure communications and
cryptographic equipment; MQ-9B training simulator; Hellfire Training
Missiles, missile rail kits and integration; M-299 Hellfire Rail
Launchers; DSU-38 Laser Illuminated Target Detector for GBU-54; MK-81
General Purpose Bombs 250lb Inert Bombs; aircraft and weapons
integration, test, and test equipment; additional ground support and
test equipment; initial spare repair parts; repair & return;
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and
training equipment; 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 (AT-D-SAG)
(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 Defense Article or
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 23, 2021
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Australia--MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft
The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to twelve (12)
Weapons-Ready MQ-9B, Remotely Piloted Aircraft; fifteen (15) Raytheon
Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems-D (MTS-D) EO/IR sensors; sixteen (16)
Lynx AN/APY-8 Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) with Ground Moving Target
Indicator (GTMI); fifteen (15) RIO\TM\ Communication Intelligence
Systems; thirty-six (36) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigations Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing
Modules (SAASMs); six (6) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM)
tail kits for 500lb bombs; four (4) MXU-650 Airfoil Groups for 500lb
Paveway II GBU-12; seven (7) MXU-1006 Airfoil Groups for 250lb Paveway
II GBU-58; four (4) MAU-169 or MAU-209 Computer Control Groups (CCGs)
for 250lb/500lb Paveway II GBU-58/GBU-12; six (6) FMU-139 Fuse Systems;
twelve (12) MK-82 General Purpose 500lb inert bombs; five (5) High
Bandwidth Compact Telemetry Modules (HCTMs). Also included are
Honeywell aircraft engines; Certifiable Ground Control Stations
(CGCSs); mobile Satellite Communication Ground Data Terminals (SGDTs);
Leonardo SAGE 750 Electronic Surveillance Measures System (ESM); GATES/
RSO/GRMA; Automatic Information System (AIS); ARC-210 radios; AN/DPX-7
IFF transponders; General Dynamics Satellite Communication (SATCOM)
antennas and Hughes modems with USG encryption; Leonardo/Selex SeaSpray
7500 maritime radars; KY-100M security voice terminals; KIV-77 Mode 4/5
IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loaders; U.S.
Government Certified Encryption Solution; KOR-24A Small Tactical
Terminal Link-16; Sierra Nevada Electronic Intelligence System;
additional secure communications and cryptographic equipment; MQ-9B
training simulator; Hellfire Training Missiles, missile rail kits and
integration; M-299 Hellfire Rail Launchers; DSU-38 Laser Illuminated
Target Detector for GBU-54; MK-81 General Purpose Bombs 250lb Inert
Bombs; aircraft and weapons integration, test, and test equipment;
additional ground support and test equipment; initial spare repair
parts; repair & return; publications and technical documentation;
personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering; technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The overall
total estimated value is $1.651 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States. Australia is one of our most
important allies in the Western Pacific. The strategic location of this
political and economic power contributes significantly to ensuring
peace and economic stability in the region. It is vital to the U.S.
national interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a
strong and ready self-defense capability.
The proposed sale improves Australia's capability to meet current
and future threats by providing timely Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (ISR), target acquisition, locate submarine
capabilities, and counter-land and counter-surface sea capabilities for
its security and defense. This sale will enhance interoperability
between the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
Australia has demonstrated a commitment to modernizing its military and
will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The principal contractors will be General Atomic Aeronautical
Systems Inc., San Diego, CA; Lockheed Martin Inc., Bethesda, MD;
Raytheon Inc., Waltham MA; and Leonardo SpA, Rome, Italy. The purchaser
typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Australia.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-38
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 MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) is a weapons-ready
aircraft designed for Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE)
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Target
Acquisition, and Strike Missions. The MQ-9B RPA is not a U.S. Air Force
program of record but has close ties to, and builds upon, the proven
success of the MQ-9A Reaper. The MQ-9B is a highly modular, easily
configurable aircraft that contains the necessary hard points, power,
and data connections to accommodate a variety of payloads and munitions
to meet multiple missions, including counter-land, counter-sea, and
anti-submarine strike operations. The system is designed to be
controlled by two operators within a Certifiable
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Ground Control Station (CGCS). The CGCS is designed to emulate a
reconnaissance aircraft cockpit, giving users extensive means to
operate both the aircraft and sensors. The MQ-9B is able to operate
using a direct Line-of-Sight (LOS) datalink or Beyond Line-of-Sight
(BLOS) through satellite communications (SATCOM). The MQ-9B system can
be deployed from a single site that supports launch/recovery, mission
control, and maintenance. The system also supports remote-split
operations where launch/recovery and maintenance occur at a Forward
Operating Base (FOB) and mission control is conducted from another
location or Main Operating Base (MOB).
2. The Raytheon Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems-D (MTS-D) EO/IR
sensors is a multi-spectral Targeting System with Laser Target
Designator (LTD). A multi-use Electro Optical (EO)/infrared (IR) sensor
provides long-range surveillance, high-altitude target acquisition,
tracking, range-finding, and laser designation for all tri-service and
NATO laser-guided munitions, with capabilities up to and including high
definition color TV, high definition short-wave IR, medium-wave IR, and
long-wave IR sensors. The AN/DAS-4 is an evolutionary upgrade to the
current AN/DAS-1 system.
3. The Lynx AN/APY-8 Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR) with Ground
Moving Target Indicator (GTMI) System provides all-weather
surveillance, tracking, and targeting for military and commercial
customers from manned and unmanned vehicles.
4. The L3 Harris RIO\TM\ Communications Intelligence System
incorporates radio receivers and flexible digital processing to create
the ability to intercept, location, and copy adversary communications.
The system is flexible enough that it can detect a wide variety of
types of communications. The open design allows the system to be
upgraded with new software features as adversary communications change.
5. The Honeywell TPE-331-10-GD Turboprop Engine is used in a
variety of airborne platforms, including the MQ-9B.
6. The Ground Control Station (GCS) can be either fixed or mobile.
The fixed GCS is enclosed in a customer-specified shelter. It
incorporates workstations that allow operators to control and monitor
the aircraft, as well as record and exploit downlinked payload data.
The mobile GCS allows operators to perform the same functions and is
contained on a mobile trailer. Workstations in either GCS can be
tailored to meet customer requirements.
7. 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.
8. Leonardo SeaSpray Maritime Multi-Role Patrol Radar is a
synthetic aperture X-band radar that provides small-target maritime
detection in high seas, maritime search (including submarine periscopes
and semi-submersibles), radar imaging of ocean targets, and weather
detection and avoidance.
9. The SAGE 750 Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESM) System is a
United Kingdom-produced digital electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensor
that analyzes the electromagnetic spectrum to map the source of active
emissions. Using highly accurate Direction Finding (DF) antennas, SAGE
builds target locations and provides situational awareness, advance
warning of threats, and the ability to cue other sensors.
10. The C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) Ground Data Terminals and Ku-
Band SATCOM GA-ASI Transportable Earth Stations (GATES) provide
command, control, and data acquisition for the MQ-9B.
11. The ARC-210 UHF/VHF secure radio is a voice communications
radio system that can operate in either normal, secure, and/or jam-
resistant modes.
12. The KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal 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.
13. The AN/DPX-7 is an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
Transponder used to identify and track aircraft, ships, and some ground
forces to reduce friendly fire incidents.
14. The KY-100M is a lightweight terminal for secure voice and data
communications. The KY-100M provides wideband/narrowband half-duplex
communication. Operating in tactical ground, marine and airborne
applications, the KY-100M enables secure communication with a broad
range of radio and satellite equipment.
15. The KIV-77 Mode 5 crypto applique computer for IFF is Type 1
certified by the National Security Agency and provides information
assurance for both legacy Mode 4 and new Mode 5 IFF equipment. The KIV-
77 is used to store the classified keys.
16. The AN/APQ-10C Simple Key Loader is a handheld fill device for
securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between
cryptographic and communications equipment.
17. The Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a guidance set that
converts existing unguided bombs (MK-82, MK-83, MK-84, BLU-109, BLU-
110, BLU-111, BLU-117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead) into an
accurate, adverse weather ``smart'' munition. The Guidance Set consists
of a Tail Kit, which contains the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and
a Global Positioning System (GPS), and a set of Aerosurfaces and an
umbilical Cover, which allows the JDAM to improve the accuracy of
unguided, general purpose bombs. The Guidance Set, when combined with a
warhead and appropriate fuse, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU). The
JDAM weapon can be delivered from modest standoff ranges at high or low
altitudes against a variety of land and surface targets during the day
or night. After release, JDAM autonomously guides to a target, using
the resident GPS-aided INS guidance system. The JDAM is capable of
receiving target coordinates via preplanned mission data from the
delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft sensors (i.e., FLIR, Radar,
etc.) during captive carry, or from a third-party source via manual or
automated aircrew cockpit entry.
The KMU-572 is the guidance set for a GBU-38 (500-pound bomb body)
JDAM Tail Kit.
18. The Laser JDAM (GBU-54) is a 500-pound JDAM that incorporates
all the capabilities of the JDAM guidance kit and adds a precision
laser guidance set. The Guidance Set consists of a Tail Kit, which
contains the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and a Global Positioning
System (GPS) receiver, a set of Aerosurfaces and an umbilical cover,
which allows the JDAM to improve the accuracy of unguided, general
purpose bombs. The Laser JDAM (LJDAM) adds the DSU-38/40 sensor, which
gives the system a semi-active laser seeker. This allows the weapon to
strike targets moving at up to 70 mph.
19. GBU-12/58 Paveway II (PW-II) 500-pound (GBU-12) and 250-pound
(GBU-58) are maneuverable, free-fall, laser-guided bombs (LGBs) that
guides to reflected laser energy from the desired target. Employment of
the LGB is the same as a normal general purpose (GP) warhead, except
the semi-active guidance corrects for employment errors
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inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation for the weapon can
be provided by a variety of laser target markers or designators from
the air or ground. The Paveway system consists of a laser guidance kit,
a computer control group (CCG), a warhead-specific Air Foil Group (AFG)
that attach to the nose and tail of MK-81 and MK-82 General Purpose
(GP) bombs, and a fuse. The weapon is primarily used for precision
bombing against non-hardened targets.
a. The MAU-169 or the MAU-209 are the CCG for the GBU-12 and GBU-
58.
b. The MXU-650 is the AFG for the 500-pound GBU-12.
c. MXU-1006/B is the AFG for the 250-pound GBU-58.
20. MK-82 Inert General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500-pound, free-
fall, unguided, low-drag inert weapon used for integration testing.
There is no explosive fill.
21. MK-81 Inert GP bomb is a 250-pound inert training ordnance
representative in size and weight of an explosive filled bomb to
simulate either a free-fall 250-pound bomb or precision guided
munition.
22. The Joint Programmable Fuse (JPF) FMU-139 is a multi-delay,
multi-arm and proximity sensor compatible with general purpose blast,
frag, and hardened-target penetrator weapons. The JPF settings are
cockpit selectable in flight when used numerous precision-guided
weapons. It can interface with numerous weapons including GBU-12, GBU-
58, GBU-54, and GBU-38.
23. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
24. 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.
25. A determination has been made that the Government of Australia
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.
26. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
are authorized for release and export to the Government of Australia.
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