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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-06]
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 section 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 22-06 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: September 21, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-06
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 Jordan.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $2.39 billion
Other.................................... $1.82 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $4.21 billion
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twelve (12) F-16 C Block 70 Aircraft
Four (4) F-16 D Block 70 Aircraft
Twenty-one (21) F100-GE-129D Engines or F100-PW229EEP Engines (16
installed, 5 spares)
Twenty-one (21) Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (16
installed, 5 spares)
Twenty-one (21) AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR) (16 installed, 5 spares)
Twenty-one (21) Modular Mission Computers (MMC) 7000AH (16
installed, 5 spares)
Twenty-seven (27) LN-260 (or equivalent) Embedded Global
Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) with
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) and Precise
Positioning Service (PPS) (16 installed, 11 spares)
Six (6) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP)
Thirty-one (31) Link 16 Low-Volume Terminals (for aircraft and
ground stations) (26 installed, 5 spares)
Seventy-two (72) LAU-129 Launchers (64 installed, 8 spares)
Twenty-one (21) M61A1 Vulcan Cannons (16 installed, 5 spares)
Four Hundred Two (402) FMU-139 or FMU-152 Joint Programmable Fuzes
One Hundred (100) KMU-556 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail
Kits for 2,000LB GBU-31
One Hundred Two (102) KMU-572 JDAM Tail Kits for 500LB Laser JDAM
GBU-54
One Hundred (100) MAU-209 Computer Control Group (CCG) for Paveway
II (PWII) GBU-10
One Hundred Two (102) MXU-651 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 2,000LB PWII
GBU-10
One Hundred (100) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG)
for 500LB Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) EGBU-49
One Hundred Three (103) MXU-650 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 500LB EP
II EGBU-49
Two Hundred (200) MK-84 or BLU-117 (or equivalent) Bomb Bodies
Two Hundred Four (204) MK-82 or BLU-111 (or equivalent) Bomb Bodies
Six (6) MK-82 Inert Bombs
Two (2) MAU-169 Computer Control Group (CCG) Trainers
Non-MDE:
Also included are AN/ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-126 or equivalent
Advanced Identification Friend or Foes (AIFF) with Combined
Interrogator Transponder (CIT); Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II
(JHMCS II) or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT)
helmet mounted displays; AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield or equivalent
Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) systems; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure
Dispenser Systems (CMDS); KY-58M Cryptographic Devices; KIV-78
Cryptographic Devices; Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); Joint Mission
Planning System (JMPS) or equivalent; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary
(HEI) ammunition; PGU-27 training ammunition (non-HEI); ARD-446 impulse
cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges; BBU-36 impulse cartridges; BBU-
35 impulse cartridges; MK-124 smoke flares; MJU-7/B flare cartridges
L463 or MJU-53 or equivalent; Common Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT)
Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapters for CMBRE; DSU-38
laser sensors for Laser JDAM GBU-54; Cartridge Actuated Device/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); BRU-57 bomb racks; MAU-12 bomb
racks and TER-9A triple ejection racks; other chaff and flare,
ammunition, and pylons; launcher adaptors and weapons interfaces; fuel
tanks and attached hardware; travel pods; aircraft and weapons
integration, test, and support equipment; electronic warfare database
and mission data file development; precision measurement and
calibration laboratory equipment; secure communications; cryptographic
equipment; precision navigation equipment; aircraft and personnel
support and test equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and return
services; maps, publications, and technical documentation; studies and
surveys; classified/unclassified software and software support;
personnel training and training equipment; facilities and facility
management, design and/or construction services; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (JO-D-SAC), Navy (JO-P-LCB).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(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: February 3, 2022.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Jordan--F-16 C/D Block 70 Aircraft
The Government of Jordan has requested to buy twelve (12) F-16 C
Block 70 aircraft; four (4) F-16 D Block 70 aircraft; twenty-one (21)
F100-GE-129D engines or F100-PW229EEP engines (16 installed, 5 spares);
twenty-one (21) Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (16
installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21) AN/APG-83 Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR) (16 installed, 5
spares); twenty-one (21) Modular Mission Computers (MMC) 7000AH (16
installed, 5 spares); twenty-seven (27) LN-260 (or equivalent) Embedded
Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI)
with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) and Precise
Positioning Service (PPS) (16 installed, 11 spares); six (6) AN/AAQ-33
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP); thirty-one (31) Link 16 Low-
Volume Terminals (for aircraft and ground stations) (26 installed, 5
spares); seventy-two (72) LAU-129 launchers (64 installed, 8 spares);
twenty-one (21) M61A1 Vulcan cannons (16 installed, 5 spares); four
hundred two (402) FMU-139 or FMU-152 Joint Programmable fuzes; one
hundred (100) KMU-556 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits for
2,000LB GBU-31; one hundred two (102) KMU-572 JDAM tail kits for 500LB
Laser JDAM GBU-54; one hundred (100) MAU-209 Computer Control Group
(CCG) for Paveway II (PWII) GBU-10; one hundred two (102) MXU-651 Air
Foil Group (AFG) for 2,000LB PWII GBU-10; one hundred (100) MAU-210
Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) for 500LB Enhanced Paveway II
(EP II) EGBU-49;
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one hundred three (103) MXU-650 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 500LB EP II
EGBU-49; two hundred (200) MK-84 or BLU-117 (or equivalent) bomb
bodies; two hundred four (204) MK-82 or BLU-111 (or equivalent) bomb
bodies; six (6) MK-82 inert bombs; and two (2) MAU-169 Computer Control
Group (CCG) trainers. Also included are AN/ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-126
or equivalent Advanced Identification Friend or Foes (AIFF) with
Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT); Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing
System II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker
(HObIT) helmet mounted displays; AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield or equivalent
Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) systems; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure
Dispenser Systems (CMDS); KY-58M Cryptographic Devices; KIV-78
Cryptographic Devices; Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); Joint Mission
Planning System (JMPS) or equivalent; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary
(HEI) ammunition; PGU-27 training ammunition (non-HEI); ARD-446 impulse
cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges; BBU-36 impulse cartridges; BBU-
35 impulse cartridges; MK-124 smoke flares; MJU-7/B flare cartridges
L463 or MJU-53 or equivalent; Common Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT)
Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapters for CMBRE; DSU-38
laser sensors for Laser JDAM GBU-54; Cartridge Actuated Device/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); BRU-57 bomb racks; MAU-12 bomb
racks and TER-9A triple ejection racks; other chaff and flare,
ammunition, and pylons; launcher adaptors and weapons interfaces; fuel
tanks and attached hardware; travel pods; aircraft and weapons
integration, test, and support equipment; electronic warfare database
and mission data file development; precision measurement and
calibration laboratory equipment; secure communications; cryptographic
equipment; precision navigation equipment; aircraft and personnel
support and test equipment; spare and repair parts; repair and return
services; maps, publications, and technical documentation; studies and
surveys; classified/unclassified software and software support;
personnel training and training equipment; facilities and facility
management, design and/or construction services; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated
total cost is $4.21 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the
security of a Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important force for
political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve Jordan's capability to meet current
and future threats by ensuring continued interoperability with U.S. and
coalition forces. These aircraft will modernize the Jordanian fighter
aircraft fleet and support operational requirements associated with
regional U.S.-coalition goals, such as countering violent extremist
organizations, countering malign state and non-state actors, and border
defense. Jordan 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 Lockheed Martin, Greenville, South
Carolina. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
fewer than twenty (20) U.S. contractor representatives to Jordan for a
duration of thirty-six (36) months to support secure storage
requirements of critically controlled assets and provide on-site
contractor logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-06
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 F-16 Block 70 weapon system is a fourth generation single-
engine supersonic all-weather multirole fighter aircraft and features
advanced avionics and systems. It contains the General Electric F110-
129D engine, AN/APG-83 radar, digital flight control system, embedded
internal global navigation system, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems
(JHMCS) II or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT)
with Night Vision Device (NVD) capability, internal and external
Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment, Advanced IFF, Link-16 datalink,
operational flight trainer, and software computer programs.
2. The General Electric F110-129 engine is an afterburning turbofan
jet engine that powers the F-16.
3. The Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and color
multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial liquid crystal
display technology that is designed to withstand the harsh environment
found in modern fighter cockpits. The display generator is the fifth
generation graphics processor for the F-16. Through the use of state-
of-the-art microprocessors and graphics engines, it provided orders of
magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and graphics capabilities.
4. The Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) APG-83 is an Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrade for the F-16. It
includes higher processor power, higher transmission power, more
sensitive receiver electronics, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR),
which creates higher-resolution ground maps from a greater distance
than existing mechanically scanned array radars (e.g., APG-68). The
upgrade features an increase in detection range of air targets,
increases in processing speed and memory, as well as significant
improvements in all modes.
5. The Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH is the central
aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub for all aircraft
subsystems and avionics data transfer.
6. The Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-
Spoofing Module (SAASM) is a self-contained navigation system that
provides the following: acceleration, velocity, position, attitude,
platform azimuth, magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular
rates, time tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized
time. SAASM enables the GPS receiver access to the encrypted P(Y)
signal providing protection against active spoofing attacks.
7. The AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield or equivalent Integrated Electronic
Warfare (EW) Suite provides passive radar warning, wide spectrum Radio
Frequency (RF) jamming, and control and management of the entire EW
system. This system is anticipated to be internal to the aircraft
although mounted pod variants are used in certain circumstances.
8. The AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) is a single,
lightweight targeting pod for military aircraft that provides positive
target identification, autonomous tracking, Global Positioning System
(GPS) coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance from extended
standoff ranges. It incorporates a high
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definition mid-wave forward-looking infrared (FLIR), dual-mode laser,
visible-light high definition television (HDTV), laser spot tracker,
video data link (VDL), and a digital data recorder.
9. The Link-16 is an advanced command, control, communications, and
intelligence (C3I) system incorporating high capacity, jam-resistant,
digital communication links for exchange of near real-time tactical
information, including both data and voice, among air, ground, and sea
elements. It provides the warfighter key theater functions such as
surveillance, identification, air control, weapons engagement
coordination, and direction for all services and allied forces. With
modernized cryptography, Link-16 will ensure interoperability into the
future.
10. AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II is a voice communications
radio system that is equipped with HAVE QUICK II, which employs
cryptographic technology. Other waveforms may be included as needed.
11. The AN/APX-126 or equivalent Advanced Identification Friend or
Foe (AIFF) Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) is a system capable
of transmitting and interrogating Mode 5. Mode 4 and Mode 5 anti-jam
performance specifications/data, software source code, algorithms, and
tempest plans or reports will not be offered, released discussed, or
demonstrated.
12. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS II) or
Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT) is a device used
in aircraft to project information to the pilot's eyes and aids in
tasks such as cueing weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground
targets. This system projects visual targeting and aircraft performance
information on the back of the helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to
monitor this information without interrupting his/her field of view
through the cockpit canopy. This provides improvement for close combat
targeting and engagement.
13. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Set (CMDS) provides an
integrated threat-adaptive, computer controlled capability for
dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency expendables. The
system is internally mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone
system or may be integrated with other on-board Electronic Warfare (EW)
and avionics systems. The AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the
aircraft interfaces to assess the threat situation and determine a
response. Expendable routines tailored to the immediate aircraft and
threat environment may be dispensed using one of four operational
modes.
14. The KY-58M is a lightweight terminal for secure voice and data
communications. The KY-58M provides wideband/narrowband half duplex
communication.
15. The KIV-78 is a crypto applique for IFF. It can be loaded with
Mode 5 classified elements.
16. The Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable, hand-
held device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data
between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment.
17. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-platform PC-
based mission planning system.
18. The LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher is capable of launching a
single AIM-9 (Sidewinder) family of missiles or AIM-120 Advanced Medium
Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The LAU-129 launcher provides
mechanical and electrical interface between missile and aircraft.
19. The M61A1 Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic cannon
chambered in 20x120mm with a cyclic rate of fire from 2,500-6,000 shots
per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically powered air cooled Gatling
gun used to damage/destroy aerial targets, suppress/incapacitate
personnel targets and damage or destroy moving and stationary light
material targets.
20. The Joint Programmable Fuze FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuzes are multi-
delay sensors compatible with weapon guidance kits, tail kits, high-
explosive bombs, and reduced collateral damage weapons which provide
all arming and detonation event functions combined in a single fuze
system.
21. The Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a guidance set that
converts existing unguided bomb into an accurate, adverse weather
``smart'' munition. The Guidance Set consists of a Tail Kit, which
contains the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and a Global Positioning
System (GPS), a set of Aerosurfaces and an umbilical cover, which
allows the JDAM to improve the accuracy of unguided, General Purpose
bombs. The JDAM weapon can be delivered from modest standoff ranges at
high or low altitudes against a variety of land and surface targets
during the day or night. JDAM is capable of receiving target
coordinates via preplanned mission data from the delivery aircraft, by
onboard aircraft sensors (i.e., FLIR, Radar, etc.) during captive
carry, or from a third-party source via manual or automated aircrew
cockpit entry. The Guidance Set, when combined with a warhead and
appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU).
The KMU-556 is the tail kit for a GBU-31, 2,000 pound JDAM.
22. Laser JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) (GBU-54) converts
existing unguided free-fall bombs into precision guided smart munitions
by adding a new tail section containing Inertial Navigation System
(INS) guidance/Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance and adds a
semi-active laser seeker. This allows the weapon to strike targets
moving at up to 70 mph. The LJDAM weapon consists of a DSU-38 sensor, a
JDAM guidance set installed on bomb body and a fuze. The DSU-38
consists of a laser spot tracker (same size and shape as a DSU-33
proximity fuze), a cable connecting the DSU-38 to the basic JDAM
guidance set, a cable cover, cable cover tie down straps, modified tail
kit door and wiring harness, and associated modified JDAM software that
incorporates navigation and guidance flight software to support both
LJDAM and standard JDAM missions.
The KMU-572 is the tail kit for a GBU-54, 500 pound Laser JDAM.
23. The Paveway II (PWII) is a maneuverable, free-fall Laser Guided
Bomb (LGB) that guides to a spot of laser energy reflected off the
target. The LGB is delivered like a normal general purpose (GP) warhead
and the semi-active guidance corrects for many of the normal errors
inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation for the LGB can be
provided by a variety of laser target markers or designators. An LGB
consists of a MAU-209 or MAU-169 Computer Control Group (CCG), that is
not warhead specific, and a warhead specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that
attaches to the nose and tail of the GP bomb body.
The GBU-10 is a 2,000lb GP bomb body fitted with the MXU-651 AFG to
guide to its laser designated target. The inert GBU-12 uses a BDU-50
inert bomb body and MAU-169 CCG trainer for training purposes.
24. The Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) is a
maneuverable, all-weather, free-fall weapon that guides to a spot of
laser energy reflected off the target. The ``enhanced'' component is
the addition of GPS-aided Inertial Navigation Systems (GAINS) guidance
to the laser seeker. Laser designation for the LGB can be provided by a
variety of laser target markers or designators. The EP II consists of
an MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) that is not warhead
specific and a warhead-specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that attaches to
the nose and tail of a GP bomb body.
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The EGBU-49 is a 500LB GP bomb body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG to
guide to its laser-designated target.
25. The Mk-84 General Purpose (GP) bomb body is a 2,000 pound,
free-fall, unguided, low-drag weapon.
26. The Mk-82 GP bomb body is a 500 pound, free-fall, unguided,
low-drag weapon.
27. Mk-82 inert GP bomb body is a 500 pound, free-fall, unguided,
low-drag weapon without the explosive fill.
28. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
29. 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.
30. A determination has been made that Jordan 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.
31. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
Jordan.
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