[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 115 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50313-50315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12950]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-0K]


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 attached Transmittal 22-
0K.

    Dated: June 10, 2024.
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 Japan
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-65
    Date: October 29, 2019
    Implementing Agency: Air Force
    (iii) Description: On October 29, 2019, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 19-65 of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of the 
upgrade of up to ninety-eight (98) F-15J aircraft to a Japanese Super 
Interceptor (JSI) configuration consisting of up to one hundred three 
(103) APG-82(v)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar 
(includes five (5) spares); one hundred sixteen (116) Advanced Display 
Core Processor II (ADCP II) Mission System Computer (includes eighteen 
(18) spares); and one hundred one (101) ALQ-239 Digital Electronic 
Warfare System (DEWS) (includes three (3) spares). Also included were 
Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with software, training and 
support; Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM); ARC-210 
radio, aircraft and munition integration and test support; ground 
training devices (including flight and maintenance simulators); support 
and test equipment; software delivery and support; spare and repair 
parts; communications equipment; facilities and construction support; 
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and 
training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; 
technical and logistics support services; studies and surveys; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated 
total program cost was $4.5 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
constituted $2.4 billion of this total.
    This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE items: 
one hundred three (103) AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning 
Survivability System (EPAWSS) Electronic Warfare (EW) suites. The total 
cost of new MDE articles is $956 million. This does not

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increase the total net cost of MDE, which will remain $2.4 billion. The 
total case value will not increase, remaining $4.5 billion.
    (iv) Significance: The inclusion of this MDE represents an increase 
in capability over what was previously notified. The proposed articles 
and services will support Japan's defense of its airspace.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign 
policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by 
improving the security of a major ally that is a force for political 
stability and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region. It is vital 
to the U.S. national interest to assist Japan in developing and 
maintaining a strong and effective self-defense capability.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: EPAWSS is an advanced all-digital 
EW suite which provides the F-15 with fully integrated radar warning, 
geolocation, situational awareness, and self-protection solutions to 
detect and defeat surface and airborne legacy, current, and future 
threats in highly contested, dense signal environments. EPAWSS is 
equipped with advanced Radio Frequency Electronic Countermeasures, 
enabling deeper penetration against modern integrated air defense 
systems and providing rapid response capabilities designed to protect 
the aircrew.
    The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: July 26, 2022

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