[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24772-24774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08576]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-0I]


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)(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 with attached Transmittal 20-
0I.

    Dated: April 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-0I

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)

    (i) (U) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Qatar
    (ii) (U) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-58

Date: November 17, 2016
Military Department: Air Force

    (U) Description: On November 17, 2016, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 16-58 of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act of weapons, 
equipment, and support for: seventy-two (72) F-15QA aircraft, one 
hundred forty-four (144) F-110-GE-129 aircraft engines, eighty (80) 
Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II), eighty (80) Digital 
Electronic Warfare Suites (DEWS), eighty (80) M61A ``Vulcan'' gun 
systems, eighty (80) Link-16 systems, one hundred sixty (160) Joint 
Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), three hundred twelve (312) LAU-
128 missile launchers, eighty (80) AN/APG-82(V)l Active Electronically 
Scanned Array (AESA) radars, one hundred sixty (160) Embedded OPS/
Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI), eighty (80) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN 
navigation pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced 
Targeting Pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAS-42 Infrared Search and 
Track Systems (IRST), two hundred (200) AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, 
seventy (70) AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), eight (8) 
AIM-9X special training missiles, twenty (20) CATM AIM-9X missile 
guidance units, twenty (20) AIM-9X tactical guidance kits, two hundred 
fifty (250) AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
(AMRAAM), five (5) AIM-120C7 spare guidance kits, one hundred (100) 
AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), forty (40) AGM-88 
HARM CATMs, two hundred (200) AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), 
eighty (80) AGM-84L-1 Standoff Strike anti-ship missiles (Harpoon), ten 
(10) Harpoon exercise missiles, two hundred (200) AGM-65G2 (Maverick) 
missiles, five hundred (500) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions 
(JDAM) guidance kits, five hundred (500) GBU-31(Vl) JDAM guidance kits, 
two hundred fifty (250) GBU-54 Laser JDAM guidance kits, two hundred 
fifty (250) GBU-56 Laser JDAM guidance kits, five hundred (500) BLU-
117B bombs, five hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs, six (6) MK-82 Inert 
bombs, and one thousand (1,000) FMU-152 Joint programmable fuzes. Also 
included were ACMI (P5) Training Pods, Reece Pods (DB-110), Conformal 
Fuel Tanks (CFTs), Identification Friend/Foe (IFF) system, AN/AVS-9 
Night Vision Goggles (NVG), ARC-210 UHF/UVF radios, LAU-118(v)1/A, LAU-
117-AV2A, associated ground support, training materials, mission 
critical resources and maintenance support equipment, the procurement 
for various weapon support and test equipment spares, technical 
publications, personnel training, simulators, and other training 
equipment, 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 $21.1 billion. Major 
Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $11.5 billion of this total.
    On January 5, 2018, Congress was notified by Congressional 
certification transmittal number 0C-17 for the replacement of the 
previously notified two hundred (200) AGM-65H/K (Maverick) missiles 
(MDE), with two hundred (200) AGM-65G (Maverick) missiles (MDE); the 
inclusion of eighty (80) AAR-57A Common Missile Warning Systems (MDE), 
which were included in the total value of the DEWS systems previously 
notified, but not enumerated as MDE in the original notification; the 
replacement of five hundred (500) BLU-111B bombs, five hundred (500) 
BLU-117B bombs, and six (6) MK-82 Inert bombs (all MDE), with five 
hundred (500) BLU-111B or MK-82 (500lbs) bombs, five hundred (500) BLU-
117B or MK-84 (2,000lbs) bombs, and six (6) MK-82 Inert bombs (all 
MDE); and the inclusion of the following sub-components of JDAM and 
Laser JDAM guidance kits. The MDE sub-components were included in the 
total value previously notified, but not enumerated in the original 
notification:
    a. Two hundred fifty (250) GBU-38 JDAMs with KMU-572 Air Foil 
Groups (AFG) (MDE),
    b. Two hundred fifty (250) GBU-31 JDAMs with KMU-557 AFG (MDE),
    c. Two hundred fifty (250) GBU-54 Laser JDAMs with KMU-572 AFG 
(MDE) and DSU-38 Laser Seeker, and
    d. Two hundred fifty (250) GBU-56 Laser JDAMs with KMU-557 AFG 
(MDE) and DSU-40 Laser Seeker
    The replacement or upgrading of the equipment to MDE did not result 
in a change to the estimated cost of MDE of $11.5 billion. The total 
estimated case value remained $21.1 billion.
    On November 28, 2018, Congress was notified by Congressional 
certification transmittal number 0L-18 reported the inclusion of 
additional training assets as MDE to support the previously notified 
AGM-65 (Maverick) missiles: five (5) TGM-65 Maverick-Missile Aircrew 
Trainer; one (1) TGM-65 Maverick-Missile Load Trainer; and one (1) TGM-
65 Maverick-Missile Maintenance Trainer. The estimated value of the 
additional MDE items was $3.5 million but its addition did not result 
in a net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated case 
value remained $21.1 billion.
    This transmittal reports the inclusion of up to five hundred (500) 
GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment I (SDB I) (MDE); one (1) GBU-39 
A/B Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) practice bomb (MDE); one (1) GBU-
39 B/B Laser SDB practice bomb (MDE); four (4) MS-110 Reconnaissance 
Pod Retrofit Kits (non-MDE); two (2) Transportable Ground Station 
Upgrades (non-MDE); one (1) Fixed Ground Station Upgrade (non-MDE); and 
associated spares; systems/materiel; support; and services. These 
additional MDE and non-MDE items are valued at $35 million in MDE and 
$220 million in non-MDE. However, the total estimated case value will 
remain $21.1 billion.
    (iii) (U) Significance: This notification is being provided to 
report the inclusion of MDE that were not enumerated at the time of the 
original notification. Inclusion of these items of MDE/non-MDE results 
in an increase in capability over what was originally notified. This 
equipment will support the requested weapon system, support the 
capabilities of Qatar's F-15QA fleet, and contribute to 
interoperability with the United States.
    (iv) (U) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign 
policy and national security objectives of the United States. Qatar is 
an important force for political stability and economic progress in the 
Arabian Gulf region. The procurement of SDBs, MS-110 Retrofit Kits, and 
associated materiel/services will significantly improve Qatar's defense 
capabilities to meet current and future threats and deter regional 
aggression.
    (v) (U) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB I) is a 250-
pound weapon designed as a small, all weather, autonomous, 
conventional, air-to-ground, precision glide weapon able to strike 
fixed and stationary re-locatable targets from standoff range. The SDB 
I weapon system consists of the weapons, the BRU-61/A (4- place 
pneumatic carriage system), shipping and handling containers for a 
single weapon and the BRU-61/A either empty

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or loaded, and a weapon planning module. It has integrated diamond-back 
type wings that deploy after release, which increase the glide time and 
therefore maximum range. The SDB I Anti-Jam Global Positioning System 
aided Inertial Navigation System (AJGPS/INS) provides guidance to the 
coordinates of a stationary target. The payload/warhead is a very 
effective multipurpose penetrating and blast fragmentation warhead 
couples with a cockpit selectable electronic fuze. Its size and 
accuracy allow for an effective munition with less collateral damage. A 
proximity sensor provides height of burst capability.
    2. An MS-110 Retrofit kit converts a DB-110 into an MS-110. The MS-
110 is a Non-Program of Record tactical reconnaissance pod with long 
range, day/night, multi-spectral sensor technology. The multi-spectral 
sensor lets the end user see color and better distinguish subtle 
features that a DB-110's dual band imagery cannot. The pod can transmit 
imagery via a datalink to ground-stations for near-real time analysis 
and exploitation. The pod is designed for carriage on fighter jets. 
There are no advanced technologies in the system, subsystems, equipment 
or technical manuals that could be exploited by a technologically-
advanced adversary.
    (vi) (U) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 8, 2021

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