[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63171-63173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17043]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-0F]


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-
0F.

    Dated: July 29, 2024.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-0F

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

    (i) Purchaser: Government of Qatar
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-58
    Date: November 17, 2016
    Military Department: Air Force
    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description: On November 17, 2016, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 16-58 of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act of weapons, 
equipment, and support for: seventy-two (72) F-15QA aircraft, one 
hundred forty-four (144) F-110-GE-129 aircraft engines, eighty (80) 
Advanced Display Core Processor II (ADCP II), eighty (80) Digital 
Electronic Warfare Suites (DEWS), eighty (80) M61A ``Vulcan'' gun 
systems, eighty (80) Link-16 systems, one hundred sixty (160) Joint 
Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), three hundred twelve (312) LAU-
128 missile launchers, eighty (80) AN/APG-82(V)l Active Electronically 
Scanned Array (AESA) radars, one hundred sixty (160) Embedded OPS/
Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI), eighty (80) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN 
navigation pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced 
Targeting Pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAS-42 Infrared Search and 
Track Systems (IRST), two hundred (200) AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, 
seventy (70) AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), eight (8) 
AIM-9X special training missiles, twenty (20) CATM AIM-9X missile 
guidance units, twenty (20) AIM-9X tactical guidance kits, two hundred 
fifty (250) AIM-120C7

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Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), five (5) AIM-120C7 
spare guidance kits, one hundred (100) AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation 
Missiles (HARM), forty (40) AGM-88 HARM CATMs, two hundred (200) AGM-
154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), eighty (80) AGM-84L-1 Standoff 
Strike anti-ship missiles (Harpoon), ten (10) Harpoon exercise 
missiles, two hundred (200) AGM-65G2 (Maverick) missiles, five hundred 
(500) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) guidance kits, five 
hundred (500) GBU-31(Vl) JDAM guidance kits, two hundred fifty (250) 
GBU-54 Laser JDAM guidance kits, two hundred fifty (250) GBU-56 Laser 
JDAM guidance kits, five hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs, five hundred 
(500) BLU-117B bombs, six (6) MK-82 Inert bombs, and one thousand 
(1,000) FMU-152 Joint programmable fuses. The estimated total cost was 
$21.1 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $11.5 billion 
of this total.
    On January 5, 2018, CN 0C-17 reported the replacement of the 
previously notified AGM-65H/K variant with AGM-65, the inclusion of 
AAR-57A Common Missile Warning Systems, sub-components to JDAM and 
Laser JDAM, and supplemented the description of General-Purpose Bomb 
Bodies to include BLU-111, MK-82, BLU-117B, and MK-84 series weapons. 
The replacement or upgrading of the status of this equipment to MDE and 
Significant Military Equipment (SME) did not result in a change to the 
estimated cost of MDE of $11.5 billion. The total estimated case value 
remained $21.1 billion.
    On November 28, 2018, CN 0L-18 reported the inclusion of additional 
training assets as MDE to support the previously notified AGM-65 
(Maverick) missiles: five (5) TGM-65 Maverick-Missile Aircrew Trainer; 
one (1) TGM-65 Maverick-Missile Load Trainer; and one (1) TGM-65 
Maverick-Missile Maintenance Trainer. The estimated value of the 
additional MDE items was $3.5 million but its addition did not result 
in a net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated case 
value remained $21.1 billion.
    On December 8, 2021, CN 20-0I notified the inclusion of up to five 
hundred (500) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment I (SDB I), one 
(1) GBU-39 A/B Focused Lethality Munition (FLM) practice bomb, and one 
(1) GBU-39 B/B Laser SDB practice bomb. The estimated value of the 
additional MDE items was $35 million but its addition did not result in 
a net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated case 
value remained $21.1 billion.
    This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE items: 
two (2) GBU-39(T-1)/B Inert Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Guided Test 
Vehicles (GTV). The following non-MDE items will also be included: 
Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar (TacSAR) Advanced Electronically 
Scanned Reconnaissance Pods; TacSAR Transportable Ground Stations; 
associated spare and repair parts, consumables, and accessories; and 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics 
support services, as well as other related elements of logistical and 
program support.
    The total value of added MDE items is $1.8 million but will not 
result in a net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated 
MDE value will remain $11.5 billion. The total value of added non-MDE 
items is $130 million but will not result in an increase in the total 
estimated non-MDE value. The total estimated case value will remain 
$21.1 billion.
    (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will significantly improve 
Qatar's defense capabilities to meet current and future threats and 
deter regional aggression. The inclusion of these items represents an 
increase in capability over what was originally notified.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign 
policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping 
to improve the security of a friendly country that continues to be an 
important force for political stability and economic progress in the 
Middle East.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
    The GBU-39(T-1)/B SDB GTV is an inert, full-scale configuration of 
the SDB used to demonstrate safe-separation from the SDB carriage 
system and parent aircraft, free flight, maneuverability and target 
accuracy.
    The TacSAR system is a non-program of record reconnaissance pod 
designed for carriage on fighter aircraft that features Active 
Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology. TacSAR capabilities 
include providing long range, day/night, all-weather imagery and Ground 
Moving Target Indication. The pod can also transmit imagery via a 
datalink to Ground Stations for near-real time analysis and 
exploitation. The pod integrates a synthetic aperture radar into the 
same outer-shell as the DB-110 and MS-110 pods.
    The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
UNCLASSIFIED.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 27, 2022

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