[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12130-12132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04481]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-0D]


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 21-0D 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. 21-0D

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.: 20-66
    Date: October 9, 2020.
    Military Department: Air Force.
    (iii) Description: On October 9, 2020, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 20-66 of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of sixty-
four (64) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter CTOL aircraft; sixty-six (66) Pratt 
& Whitney F-135 engines (64 installed and 2 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 Vehicles (CCV); one hundred fifty (150) Sidewinder 
AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missiles; thirty-two (32) Sidewinder 
AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); thirty 
(30) AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Sidewinder Tactical Guidance Units; eight 
(8) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM Guidance Units; one hundred (100) 
AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW-C1) Tactical Missiles; two 
hundred (200) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range 
(JASSM-ER) AGM-158B-2 Missiles; two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Separation 
Test Vehicles; two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Instrumented Test Vehicles; 
two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Jettison Test Vehicles; two (2) AGM-158B-2 
Inert JASSM w/Intelligent Telemetry Instrumentation Kits; two (2) AGM-
158 Dummy Air Training Missiles; one hundred twenty (120) KMU-556 JDAM 
Guidance Kits for GBU-31; three hundred (300) FMU-139D/B Fuzes; two (2) 
KMU-556(D-2)/B Trainer JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31; thirty (30) KMU-
557 JDAM

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Guidance Kits for GBU-31; one hundred fifty (150) KMU-572 JDAM Guidance 
Kits for GBU-38/54; one hundred twenty (120) BLU-117, General Purpose 
Bombs; thirty-two (32) BLU-109, General Purpose Bomb; one hundred fifty 
(150) BLU-111, General Purpose Bomb; six (6) MK-82, Inert Bomb; one (1) 
FMU-139D/B (D-1) Inert Fuze. Also included were Electronic Warfare 
Systems; Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence/
Communications, Navigational, and Identification (C4I/CNI); Autonomic 
Logistics Global Support System (ALGS); Operational Data Integrated 
Network (ODIN); Air System Training Devices; Weapons Employment 
Capability and other Subsystems, Features, and Capabilities; F-35 
unique infrared flares; reprogramming center access; F-35 Performance 
Based Logistics; software development/integration; aircraft ferry and 
tanker support; Detector Laser DSU-38A/B, Detector Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/
B, KMU-572(D-2)/B Trainer (JDAM), 40 inch Wing Release Lanyard; GBU-53/
B SDB II Weapon Load Crew Trainers (WLCT); GBU-53/B SDB II Practical 
Explosive Ordnance Disposal System Trainers (PEST); AGM-154C-1 JSOW 
Captive Flight Vehicles; AGM-154C-1 JSOW 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; integration of the Joint Strike Missile; 
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 estimated total cost was $12.5 billion. Major 
Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $8.4 billion of this total.
    (iv) This transmittal reports the inclusion of the following 
additional MDE items: Fifty (50) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) 
tactical missiles; six hundred (600) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range 
Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); up to twelve (12) AMRAAM Guidance 
Sections (spares); one thousand five hundred (1,500) GBU-39 Small 
Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB I) munitions; two (2) GBU-39 (T-1)/B 
inert practice bombs; three hundred (300) FMU-139D/B fuzes; twenty (20) 
KMU-557 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31; two hundred seventy-five (275) 
KMU-572 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-38/54; twenty (20) BLU-109, general 
purpose bombs; and two hundred seventy-five (275) BLU-111, general 
purpose bombs. The following non-MDE items will also be included: 
AMRAAM Control Sections; AMRAAM Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); 
GBU-39 Tactical Training Rounds; 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 $1.5 billion, and the 
total cost of the new non-MDE articles is $80 million. The total 
notified cost of MDE will increase to $9.9 billion, and the total 
notified case value will increase to $14.08 billion.
    (v) Significance: This notification is being provided to report the 
inclusion of MDE and non-MDE articles and services not previously 
notified. Their inclusion represents an increase in capability over 
what was originally notified. Finland requested the additional 
munitions as potential requirements for operational usage during the 
life of the proposed F-35 program.
    (vi) 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.
    (vii) 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-pound 
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 GBU-39 (T-1)/B 
Inert Practice Bombs and GBU-39/B Tactical Training Round (TTR) are SDB 
I configurations with an inert fill used testing of the SDB I weapon 
system and flight training, respectively.
    The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original 
notification applies to the other items reported here. The highest 
level of classification of information included in this potential sale 
is SECRET.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 19, 2021.

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