[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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