[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24775-24777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08581]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 21-0N]


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, Transmittal 21-0N.

    Dated: April 19, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)

    (i) Purchaser: Government of Australia
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 12-27

Date: May 22, 2012
Military Department: Navy

    (iii) Description: On May 22, 2012, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 12-27 of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, of 12 EA-
18G Modification Kits to convert F/A-18F aircraft to G configuration, 
(34) AN/ALQ-99F(V) Tactical Jamming System Pods, (22) CN-1717/A 
Interference Cancellation Systems (INCANS), (22) R-2674(C)/A Joint 
Tactical Terminal Receiver (JTTR) Systems, (30) LAU-118 Guided Missile 
Launchers, Command Launch Computer (CLC) for High Speed Anti-Radiation 
Missile (HARM) and Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM, spare 
and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and 
technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
U.S. Government (USG) and contractor engineering, technical, and 
logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical 
and program support. The estimated total cost was $1.7 billion. Major 
Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $1 billion of this total.
    This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items: 
three (3) R-2718(C)/A Joint Tactical Terminal Receivers (JTTR); AN/ALQ-
99 components, two (2) Low Band transmitters; two (2) Low Band 
transmitter VPOL antennas; eighteen (18) Band 4 transmitters; nine (9) 
Band 5/6 transmitters; twenty (20) Band 7 transmitters; thirteen (13) 
Band 8 transmitters; three (3) hardbacks; six (6) Universal High Band 
Radomes (UHBR); and one (1) G Extended Low Band

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Radomes (GELBR). Non-MDE items include transmitter shipping containers 
and VPOL shipping containers.
    The overall MDE value will increase by $50 million to $1.05 
billion. The total estimated case value will increase to $1.75 billion.
    (iv) Significance: This proposed sale will allow Australia to 
effectively maintain its current force projection capability that 
enhances interoperability with U.S. forces well into the future.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale supports the foreign policy 
and national security objectives of the United States by improving the 
security of a Major Non-NATO Ally that is a key partner of the United 
States in ensuring peace and stability around the world.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
    The R-2718(C)/A JTTR System and associated hardware provides eight 
receive channels that enable the aircraft to access near real-time 
threat, survivor and Blue Force Tracking data that will be transmitted 
to the pilot, thereby increasing the users' critical situational 
awareness.
    AN/ALQ-99F(V) Tactical Jamming System pod is equipped with a 
hardback that supports fore and aft transmitters, a nose-mounted Ram 
Air Turbine (RAT), a centrally-mounted Universal Exciter Unit (UEU), a 
pod control unit, and two steerable high-gain transmission arrays. The 
TJS Pod receives threat parameter data and generates an appropriate 
response by modulating a radio frequency oscillator.
    The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 20, 2021

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