[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41959-41961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10471]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-0E]


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 the attached Transmittal 
22-0E.

    Dated: May 8, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-0E

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

    (i) Purchaser: Government of France
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-40
    Date: July 6, 2020
    Military Department: Navy
    (iii) Description: On July 6, 2020, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 20-40, of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of three 
(3) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft, ten (10) T-56-427A engines (6 
installed and 4 spares), three (3) AN/APY-9 radar assemblies, four (4) 
AN/ALQ-217 electronic support measure systems (3 installed and 1 
spare), three (3) AN/AYK-27 Integrated Navigation Channels and Display 
Systems, five (5) Link-16 (MIDS-JTRS) Communications Systems (3 
installed and 2 spares), ten (10) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) Devices (6 
installed and 4 spares), four (4) AN/APX-122(A) and AN/APX-123(A) 
Identification, Friend or Foe systems (3 installed and 1 spare) and one 
(1) Joint Mission Planning System. Also included were Common Systems 
Integration Laboratories with/Test Equipment, one in Melbourne, FL, and 
the other in France; air and ground crew equipment; support equipment; 
spare and repair parts; publications and technical documentation; 
transportation; training and training equipment; U.S. Government and 
contractor logistics, engineering, and technical support services; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated 
total cost was $2 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted 
$1.3 billion of this total.
    This transmittal notifies the inclusion of: one (1) Tactics 
Trainer--Weapon

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Systems (TT) (MDE). Also included are additional training devices, 
spares, and services. The total estimated MDE value will increase by 
$42 million, resulting in a new MDE total of $1.35 billion. The total 
estimated case value will increase to $2.1 billion.
    (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve France's ongoing 
E-2D acquisition. These trainers directly support France's capabilities 
for Electronic Warfare, air safety, NATO missions, and interoperability 
with U.S. forces.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign 
policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve 
the security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political 
stability and economic progress in Europe.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The E-2D Tactics Trainer--Weapon 
Systems (TT) delivers a comprehensive and dynamic high fidelity 
environment simulating the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Combat 
Information Center (CIC) and related aircraft subsystems. The TT 
provides coordinated ground based qualification and continuation 
training for Naval Flight Officer (NFO) crew positions of the E-2D 
including: Air Control Officer (ACO), Combat Information Center Officer 
(CICO), Radar Officer (RO), and Tactical Forth Operator and an 
Instructor Operation Station (IOS) for simulation control and recording 
of student performance.
    The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 5, 2022

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