[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9508-9510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03102]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-37]


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 21-37 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.


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    Dated: February 9, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 21-37
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 *................  $ 27 million.
Other....................................  $ 55 million.
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  Total..................................   $ 82 million.
 
Funding Source: National Funds.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services Under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

One (1) Harpoon Joint Common Test Set (JCTS)
    Non-MDE:
    Also included is one (1) Harpoon Intermediate Level maintenance 
station; spare and repair parts, support, and test equipment; 
publications and technical documentation; personnel training; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support 
services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-LAX).
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-P-AAL, IN-P-AAP, IN-P-ABC.
    (vi) Sales Commission, 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: August 2, 2021.
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

India--Harpoon Joint Common Test Set (JCTS)

    The Government of India has requested to buy one (1) Harpoon Joint 
Common Test Set (JCTS). Also included is one (1) Harpoon Intermediate 
Level maintenance station; spare and repair parts, support, and test 
equipment; publications and technical documentation; personnel 
training; U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and 
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and 
program support. The estimated total cost is $82 million.
    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.
    This proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current 
and future threats by providing India with flexible and efficient 
Harpoon missile maintenance capabilities to ensure maximum force 
readiness. India will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into 
its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale. Any offset agreement required by India will be defined 
in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
one (1) U.S. contractor representative to India for a duration of one 
(1) year to support technical reviews, support, and oversight.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 21-37
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 Harpoon Joint Common Test Set (JCTS) is used to maintain all 
configurations of the Harpoon missile. India seeks to establish a 
Harpoon Intermediate Level Weapon Station via an acquisition of a JCTS 
that can test their current inventory, as well as up to a BLK IIU 
Harpoon Missile. The elements listed below being conveyed by the 
proposed sale are considered sensitive. These elements are used to test 
and verify the ability of the Harpoon missile to engage hostile targets 
under a wide range of operations, tactical, and environmental 
conditions:

a. The Radar Seeker test capability
b. The Radar Altimeter test capability
c. The GPS/INS System test capability
d. Operational Flight Program Software
e. Missile operational characteristics and performance data

    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
CONFIDENTIAL.
    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 that 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 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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