[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76100-76103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21057]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-32]


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-
32, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 11, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-32
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 Norway
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $ .550 billion
Other...................................  $ .450 billion
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  TOTAL.................................  $1.000 billion
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Six (6) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters
Fifteen (15) T-700-GE-401C Engines (12 installed, 3 spares)
Nine (9) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems Joint 
Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) (6 installed, 3 spares)
Eighteen (18) Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning 
Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective 
Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (12 installed, 6 spares)
Six (6) Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft provisions only)
Non-MDE:
Also included are M514 impulse cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; 
MJ20 cartridge actuated thruster/

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cartridge actuated devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge 
actuated devices; CCU-136A/A impulse cartridge; GAU-21 crew-served guns 
(including pintle and laser pointer); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with 
Communications Security (COMSEC); AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; 
AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 
dispensers; Electronic Countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer Systems 
(ADTS); AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems; Identification 
Friend or Foe Mode 4/5 Cryptographic Applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission 
Planning Systems (JMPS); AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training 
Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants (ATS/OMIA); 
Aviation Maintenance Weapons Loading Trainer (AMWLT); Tactical 
Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT); AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support 
Measures (ESM) systems; APS-153(V) multi-mode radars; spare engine 
containers; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; 
communications equipment; ferry support; publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
services; obsolescence engineering, integration, and test activities 
required to ensure readiness for the production of the Norwegian MH-60R 
helicopters; and other related elements of logistics and program 
support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (NO-P-SAR)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NO-P-GFF
    (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 26, 2023

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Norway--Defense Articles and Services Related to the MH-60R Multi-
Mission Helicopters

    The Government of Norway has requested to buy six (6) MH-60R Multi-
Mission Helicopters; fifteen (15) T-700-GE-401C engines (12 installed, 
3 spares); nine (9) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
Systems Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) (6 installed, 3 
spares); eighteen (18) Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise 
Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with 
Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (12 installed, 6 
spares); and six (6) Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft 
provisions only). Also included are M514 impulse cartridge/cartridge 
actuated devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated thruster/cartridge actuated 
devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; 
CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges; GAU-21 crew served guns (including 
pintle and laser pointer); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with 
Communications Security (COMSEC); AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; 
AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 
dispensers; Electronic Countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer Systems 
(ADTS); AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems; Identification 
Friend or Foe Mode 4/5 Cryptographic Applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission 
Planning Systems (JMPS); AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training 
Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants (ATS/OMIA); 
Aviation Maintenance Weapons Loading Trainer (AMWLT); Tactical 
Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT); AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support 
Measures (ESM) systems; APS-153(V) multi-mode radars; spare engine 
containers; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; 
communications equipment; ferry support; publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
services; obsolescence engineering, integration, and test activities 
required to ensure readiness for the production of the Norwegian MH-60R 
helicopters; and other related elements of logistics and program 
support. The total estimated program cost is $1 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and 
national security objectives of the United States by improving the 
security of a NATO Ally that is an important force for political 
stability and economic progress in Europe.
    The proposed sale will improve Norway's capability to perform 
search and rescue, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare missions 
along with the ability to perform secondary missions, including 
vertical replenishment and communications relay. Norway will use the 
enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to 
strengthen its homeland defense. Norway will have no difficulty 
absorbing these helicopters and support 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 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission 
Systems, Owego, New York. The purchaser has requested offsets. Any 
offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser 
and the contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips by 
U.S. Government representatives and the assignment of contractor 
representatives to Norway on an intermittent basis over the life of the 
case to support delivery and integration of items and to provide supply 
support management, inventory control, and equipment familiarization. 
In addition, there will be up to four (4) contractor representatives in 
Norway full-time for the duration of the case.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-32
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 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter focuses primarily on anti-
submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) missions. The 
MH-60R also performs search and rescue, naval gunfire support, 
surveillance, communications relay, logistics support, personnel 
transfer, and vertical replenishment missions. The MH-60R carries 
several sensors and data links to enhance its ability to work in a 
network centric battle group and as an extension of its home ship or 
main operating base. The mission equipment subsystem consists of the 
following sensors and subsystems: an acoustics system capable of, but 
not configured for, future dipping sonar and sonobuoy operations, 
Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) with integral Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
interrogator, radios with COMSEC, Electronic Support Measures (ESM), 
Integrated Self-Defense (ISD), and Multi-Spectral Targeting System 
(MTS). The aircraft processes sensor data onboard, and transmits data 
via Common Data Link (CDL) (also referred to as Hawklink). The aircraft 
is night vision compatible. It can carry AGM-114A/B/K/N Hellfire 
missiles, as well as MK 46/54 torpedoes to engage surface

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and sub-surface targets. The MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter is capable 
of carrying the Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS), GAU-61 Digital 
Rocket Launchers, Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS), GAU-
21 crew-served guns, and M240 crew-served guns.
    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    3. 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.
    4. A determination has been made that Norway 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.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Norway.

[FR Doc. 2024-21057 Filed 9-16-24; 8:45 am]
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