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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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