[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42859-42862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10605]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-24]


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 22-24 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: May 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-24
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 Nigeria
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $521 million
Other....................................  $476 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $997 million
 

    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Twelve (12) AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
    Twenty-eight (28) T-700 GE 401C Engines (24 installed, 4 spares)
    Two thousand (2,000) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) 
Guidance Sections
Non-MDE:
    Also included is Night Vision Cueing Display (NVCD); commercial 
variant GPS with Standard Positioning Service (SPS); communication 
equipment; electronic warfare systems; AN/AVS-9 Aviator's Night Vision 
Imaging System; M197 20mm machine gun; Target Sight System (TSS); 
support equipment; spare engine containers; spare and repair parts; 
tools and test equipment; technical data and publications; personnel 
training and training equipment; Mission Planning system; U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering; technical, and logistics support 
services; U.S. Government and contractor assistance and oversight of 
facilities construction to include the provisioning of plans, drawings 
and specifications; $25M of case funds will be allocated for 
institutional and technical assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria 
(AFN) to continue Air Ground Integration (AGI) program, which includes 
developing targeting processes that are legally compliant with 
International Humanitarian Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (NI-P-SAO)
    (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: April 14, 2022
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Nigeria--AH-1Z Attack Helicopter Related FMS Acquisitions

    The Government of Nigeria has requested to buy twelve (12) AH-1Z 
Attack Helicopters; twenty-eight (28) T-700 GE 401C engines (24 
installed, 4 spares); and two thousand (2,000) Advanced Precision Kill 
Weapon System (APKWS) guidance sections. Also included is Night Vision 
Cueing Display (NVCD); commercial variant GPS with Standard Positioning 
Service (SPS); communication equipment; electronic warfare systems; AN/
AVS-9 Aviator's Night Vision Imaging System; M197 20mm machine gun; 
Target Sight System (TSS); support equipment; spare engine containers; 
spare and repair parts; tools and test equipment; technical data and 
publications; personnel training and training equipment; Mission 
Planning system; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical, 
and logistics support services; U.S. Government and contractor 
assistance and oversight of facilities construction to include the 
provisioning of plans, drawings and specifications; $25M of case funds 
will be allocated for institutional and technical assistance to the 
Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to continue Air Ground Integration (AGI) 
program, which includes developing targeting processes that are legally 
compliant with International Humanitarian Law and the Laws of Armed 
Conflict; and other related elements of logistics and program support. 
The total estimated program cost is $997 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and 
national security objectives of the United States by improving the 
security of a strategic partner in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    The proposed sale will better equip Nigeria to contribute to shared 
security objectives, promote regional stability and build 
interoperability with the U.S. and other Western partners. This sale 
will be a major contribution to U.S. and Nigerian security goals. 
Nigeria will have no difficulty absorbing the equipment and services 
into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic 
military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors will be Bell Helicopter, Textron, Fort 
Worth, TX; and General Electric Company, Lynn, MA. There are no known 
offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips by 
U.S. Government and contractor representatives to participate in 
program and technical reviews plus training and maintenance support in 
country, on a temporary basis, for a period of five (5) years. It will 
also require approximately three (3) contractor support representatives 
to reside in country for a period of two (2) years to support this 
program.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-24
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 Z-model has an integrated avionics system (IAS) which 
includes two (2) mission computers and an automatic flight control 
system. Each crew station has two (2) 8x6- inch multifunction liquid 
crystal displays (LCD) and one (1) 4.2x4.2-inch dual function LCD 
display. The communications suite will have NON-COMSEC AR-1500 Ultra 
High Frequency Very High Frequency (UHF/VHF) radios with associated 
communications equipment. The navigation suite includes a commercial 
variant Standard Positioning System (SPS), a digital map system and a 
low-airspeed air data subsystem, which allows weapons delivery when 
hovering.
    2. The crew is equipped with the Optimized Top Owl (OTO) helmet-
mounted sight and display system. The OTO has a Day Display Module 
(DDM) and a Night Display Module (NDM). The AH-1Z has survivability 
equipment including the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning and Laser Detection 
System, AN/ALE-47 Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) and the AN/
APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) to cover countermeasure dispensers, 
radar warning, incoming/on-way missile warning and on fuselage laser-
spot warning systems.
    3. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    4. 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

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reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a 
system with similar or advanced capabilities.
    5. A determination has been made that Nigeria 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.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Nigeria.

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