[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74232-74234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20743]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-14]


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: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

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 with attached Transmittal 23-
14, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-14
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 Japan
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $1.125 billion
Other...................................  $ .256 billion
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  TOTAL.................................  $1.381 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Five (5) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and 
Control (AEW&C) Aircraft
    Twelve (12) T56-A-427A Engines (10 installed, 2 spares)
    Six (6) Multifunction Information Distribution System Joint 
Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) Terminals (5 installed, 1 spare)
    Five (5) APY-9 Radars (installed)
    Five (5) AN/AYK-27 Integrated Navigation Control and Display 
Systems (INCDS) (installed)
    Twelve (12) LN-251 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial 
Navigation Systems (EGIs) with Embedded Airborne Selective Availability 
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code Receiver (10 installed, 2 
spares)
    Six (6) ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measures Systems (5 installed 
and 1 spare)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are aircraft ancillary equipment; modifications; 
spare and repair parts; support equipment; publications and technical 
documentation; software; personal protective equipment; personnel 
training and training equipment; ferry services; U.S. Government and 
contractor logistics, engineering, and technical support services; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (JA-P-SDF)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA-P-SCW, JA-P-SCJ, JA-P-SCL, JA-
P-SCM, JA-P-SCQ
    (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 7, 2023

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Japan--E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control 
Aircraft

    The Government of Japan has requested to buy five (5) E-2D Advanced 
Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft; 
twelve (12) T56-A-427A engines (10 installed, 2 spares); six (6) 
Multifunction Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio 
System (MIDS JTRS) terminals (5 installed, 1 spare); five (5) APY-9 
radars (installed); five (5) AN/AYK-27 Integrated Navigation Control 
and Display Systems (INCDS) (installed); twelve (12) LN-251 Embedded 
Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs) with 
Embedded Airborne Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) 
or M-Code Receiver (10 installed, 2 spares); and six (6) ALQ-217 
Electronic Support Measures Systems (5 installed, 1 spare). Also 
included are aircraft ancillary equipment; modifications; spare and 
repair parts; support equipment; publications and technical 
documentation; software; personal protective equipment; personnel 
training and training equipment; ferry services; U.S. Government and 
contractor logistics, engineering, and technical support services; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated 
total program cost is $1.381 billion.
    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.
    The proposed sale will improve Japan's ability to effectively 
provide homeland defense utilizing an AEW&C capability. Japan will use 
the E-2D AHE aircraft to provide AEW&C situational awareness of air and 
naval activity in the Pacific region and to augment its existing E-2C 
Hawkeye AEW&C fleet. Japan will have no difficulty absorbing this 
equipment 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 Northrop Grumman Corporation 
Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, FL. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to Japan. However, U.S. Government or contractor 
personnel in-country visits will be required, on a temporary basis, in 
conjunction with program technical and management oversight and support 
requirements.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-14
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 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne Early Warning and 
Control (AEW&C) provides detection and surveillance of regional surface 
and aircraft platforms through the use of the APY-9 radar, APX-122A 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), and ALQ-217 Electronic Support 
Measures (ESM) systems. The E-2D AHE provides area surveillance and 
detection, air intercept control, air traffic control, search and 
rescue assistance, communication relay and automatic tactical data 
exchange.
    2. The APY-9 radar is a mechanically rotated, electronically 
scanned array, which utilizes Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) 
technology to provide 360-degree detection and surveillance in high 
clutter environments. It is able to provide simultaneous detection and 
surveillance of surface and air units.
    3. The Multifunction Information Distribution System Joint Tactical 
Radio System (MIDS JTRS (5)) terminal provides enhanced Link 16 
functionality, namely Concurrent Multi-netting with four channels (CMN-
4) and Concurrent Contention Receive (CCR). CMN-4 is a Link 16 
enhancement that increases the terminal capability from receiving only 
one Tactical Digital Information Link-J (TADIL-J) message packing 
structure per time slot to receive as many as four simultaneous message 
packing structures per time slot, each transmitted on a unique Link 16 
net. CCR described the Link 16 terminal's ability to receive multiple 
messages in the same net within the same time slot.
    4. The APX-122A IFF Interrogator and APX-123A IFF Transponder are 
identification systems designed for command and control. They provide 
the ability to distinguish friendly aircraft, vehicles, or forces, and 
to determine their bearing and range from the Interrogator.
    5. The ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) system is used to 
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intercept, identify, locate, record, and/or analyze sources of radiated 
electromagnetic energy to support classification of unknown surface and 
airborne units.
    6. The AN/AYK-27 Integrated Navigation Control and Display System 
serves as the network manager and the human machine interface for the 
E-2D navigation system.
    7. The LN-251 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial 
Navigation Systems (EGIs) with embedded airborne Selective Availability 
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code Receiver (ASR) system provides 
position, navigation and timing information to the E-2D via the Global 
Positioning Satellite system and an inertial measuring unit.
    8. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    9. 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 reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    10. A Special Security Agreement will be in place to provide 
additional security requirements for implementation by the Government 
of Japan to protect the advanced capabilities this aircraft provides. 
This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and 
national security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    11. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of Japan.

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