[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41402-41405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10386]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-09]


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 22-09 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: May 8, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 22-09
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 Spain
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment*.................  $425 million
Other....................................  $525 million
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    Total................................  $950 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Eight (8) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters
    Twenty (20) T-700-GE-401C Engines (16 installed, 4 spares)
    Thirty-two (32) AGM-114R(N) Hellfire Missiles, All Up Rounds
    Two (2) Hellfire II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
    One hundred (100) WGU-59/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 
(APKWS) II Guidance Sections, All Up Rounds

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    Eight (8) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems 
Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) (8 installed)
    Four (4) Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (4 installed on 4 
aircraft)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are M514 impulse cartridge/cartridge actuated 
devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated thruster/cartridge actuated devices; 
WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; CCU-136A/A 
impulse cartridges; M299 Hellfire missile launchers; GAU-21 crew served 
guns (including pintle and laser pointer); LAU-61 digital rocket 
launchers; M152 High Explosive warheads for airborne 2.75 rockets; MK66 
MOD 4, 2.75-inch rocket motors; rocket motors, 2.75-inch, MK-66-4 
inert; WTU-1B inert warheads (HA23); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with 
Communications Security (COMSEC); AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; 
AN/SSQ-62F sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-53G sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36B sonobuoys; SRQ-4 
Hawklink radio terminals with Hawklink Crypto Control Modules; AN/APX-
123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 
dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer Systems 
(ADTS); AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems; Identification 
Friend or Foe Mode 4/5 Cryptographic Applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission 
Planning Systems (JMPS); Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise 
Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with 
Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); Airborne Low 
Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft provisions only for 4 aircraft); AN/
ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training Simulators/Operational 
Machine Interface Assistants (ATS/OMIA); tactical operational flight 
trainer; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systems; APS-
153(V) multi-mode radars; spare engine containers; spare and repair 
parts; support and test equipment; communications equipment; ferry 
support; publications and technical documentation; personnel training 
and training equipment; United States (U.S.) Government and contractor 
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; obsolescence 
engineering, integration, and test activities required to ensure 
readiness for the production of the Spanish MH-60R helicopters; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (SP-P-SDE)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SP-P-SCY, SP-P-SDB, SP-P-GOJ
    (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: March 15, 2022
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Spain--MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters with Support

    The Government of Spain has requested to buy eight (8) MH-60R 
Multi-Mission helicopters; twenty (20) T-700-GE-401C engines (16 
installed, 4 spares); thirty-two (32) AGM-114R(N) Hellfire missiles, 
all up rounds; two (2) Hellfire II Captive Air Training Missiles 
(CATM); one hundred (100) WGU-59/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon 
System (APKWS) II Guidance Sections, all up rounds; eight (8) Link 16 
Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems Joint Tactical Radio 
Systems (MIDS JTRS) (8 installed); and four (4) Airborne Low Frequency 
Sonars (ALFS) (4 installed on 4 aircraft). Also included are M514 
impulse cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated 
thruster/cartridge actuated devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/
cartridge actuated devices; CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges; M299 
Hellfire missile launchers; GAU-21 crew served guns (including pintle 
and laser pointer); LAU-61 digital rocket launchers; M152 High 
Explosive warheads for airborne 2.75 rockets; MK66 MOD 4, 2.75-inch 
rocket motors; rocket motors, 2.75-inch, MK-66-4 inert; WTU-1B inert 
warheads (HA23); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with Communications Security 
(COMSEC); AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; AN/SSQ-62F sonobuoys; AN/
SSQ-53G sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36B sonobuoys; SRQ-4 Hawklink radio terminals 
with Hawklink Crypto Control Modules; AN/APX-123 Identification Friend 
or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 dispenser, Electronic 
Countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer Systems (ADTS); AN/AAS-44C(V) 
Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems; Identification Friend or Foe Mode 4/5 
Cryptographic Applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); 
Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/
PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability/
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) 
(aircraft provisions only for 4 aircraft); AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio 
terminals; Training Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants 
(ATS/OMIA); tactical operational flight trainer; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic 
Support Measures (ESM) systems; APS-153(V) multi-mode radars; spare 
engine containers; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; 
communications equipment; ferry support; publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; United States 
(U.S.) Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics 
support services; obsolescence engineering, integration, and test 
activities required to ensure readiness for the production of the 
Spanish MH-60R helicopters; and other related elements of logistics and 
program support. The total estimated program cost is $950 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a 
NATO ally which is an important force for political stability and 
economic progress in Europe.
    The proposed sale will improve Spain's capability to meet current 
and future threats. The MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter will provide 
the capability to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare 
missions along with the ability to perform secondary missions including 
vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and communications relay and 
will bolster the Spanish Navy's ability to support NATO and remain 
interoperable with the U.S. and the NATO alliance. Spain will have no 
difficulty absorbing these helicopters 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 Rotary and Mission 
Systems, Owego, NY. There are no known offset agreements proposed in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of 
two (2) contractor representatives to Spain.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

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Transmittal No. 22-09
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 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter focuses primarily on anti-
submarine and anti-surface warfare missions. The MH-60R carries several 
sensors and data links to enhance its ability to work in a network 
centric battle group and as an extension of its home ship/main 
operating base. The mission equipment subsystem consists of the 
following sensors and subsystems: an acoustics systems consisting of a 
dipping sonar and sonobuoys, Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) with integral 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator, Radios with COMSEC, 
Electronic Support Measures (ESM), Integrated Self-Defense (ISD), and 
Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). The aircraft processes sensor 
data onboard, and transmits data via Common Data Link (CDL) (also 
referred to as Hawklink). The aircraft is night vision compatible. It 
can carry AGM-114A/B/K/N Hellfire missiles to engage surface and sub-
surface targets.
    a. The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is an air-to-surface missile with a 
multimission, multi-target, precision strike capability. The Hellfire 
can be launched from multiple air platforms and is the primary 
precision weapon for the United States Army.
    b. Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guided 
rocket to counter the fast attack craft and fast inshore attack craft 
threat.
    c. Communications security (COMSEC) devices contain sensitive 
encryption algorithms and keying material.
    d. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) (KIV-78) contains embedded 
security devices containing sensitive encryption algorithms and keying 
material.
    e. GPS/PPS/SAASM--Global Positioning System (GPS) provides a space-
based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) that has reliable 
location and time information in all weather and at all times and 
anywhere on or near the earth when and where there is an unobstructed 
line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. Selective Availability/
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (AN/PSN-11) is used by military GPS 
receivers to allow decryption of precision GPS coordinates. In 
addition, the GPS Antenna System (GAS-1) provides protection from enemy 
manipulation of the GPS system.
    f. Acoustics algorithms are used to process dipping sonar and 
sonobuoy data for target tracking and for the Acoustics Mission Planner 
(AMP), which is a tactical aid employed to optimize the deployment of 
sonobuoys and the dipping sonar.
    g. The AN/APS-153 multi-mode radar with an integrated IFF and 
Inverse Synthetic Aperture (ISAR) provides target surveillance/
detection capability.
    h. The AN/ALQ-210 (ESM) system identifies the location of an 
emitter.
    i. The AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) operates 
in day/night and adverse weather conditions. Imagery is provided by a 
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor, a color/monochrome day 
television (DTV) camera, and a Low-Light TV (LLTV).
    j. Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency (UHF/VHF) Radios (ARC-
210) contain embedded sensitive encryption algorithms and keying 
material.
    k. Advanced Data Transfer System (ADTS) with Type 1 encryption for 
data at rest.
    l. Satellite Communications Demand Assigned Multiple Access (SATCOM 
DAMA), which provides increased, interoperable communications 
capabilities with U.S. forces.
    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems, which might reduce 
system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with 
similar or advanced capabilities.
    4. A determination has been made that Spain 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 Spain.
[FR Doc. 2024-10386 Filed 5-10-24; 8:45 am]
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