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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 250 / Tuesday, December 31, 2019 / Notices 72339

(vii) Date Report Delivered to ACTION: Arms sales notice. House of Representatives, Transmittal Congress: December 4, 2019 18–39 with attached Policy Justification [FR Doc. 2019–28189 Filed 12–30–19; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is and Sensitivity of Technology. publishing the unclassified text of an BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Dated: December 23, 2019. arms sales notification. Aaron T. Siegel, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Karma Job at [email protected] Officer, Department of Defense. or (703) 697–8976. Office of the Secretary BILLING CODE 5001–06–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This [Transmittal No. 18–39] 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is Arms Sales Notification published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104–164 AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation dated July 21, 1996. The following is a Agency, Department of Defense. copy of a letter to the Speaker of the

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Transmittal No. 18-39 the Five hundred (500) KMU-556 F/B Joint Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of (ii) Total Estimated Value: Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Kits for GBU-31 2000-lbs Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Major Defense Equip- $240.5 million ment *. Arms Export Control Act, as amended Forty (40) KMU-557 F/B JDAM Kits for Other ...... $ 80.0 million GBU-31 2000-lbs (i) Prospective Purchaser: NATO TOTAL ...... $320.5 million One thousand five hundred (1,500) Support and Procurement Agency KMU-572 F/B JDAM Kits for GBU-38 (NSPA) as Lead Nation for Belgium, (iii) Description and Quantity or 500-lbs Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Quantities of Articles or Services under One thousand (1,000) Munitions Greece, Hungary, Italy Netherlands, Consideration for Purchase: Adapter Unit (MAU)-210 F/B

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Enhanced Computer Control Groups Avionics Kit (WIPAK) JDAM Guided Unit (GBU). The (ECCGs) for GBU-48 1,000-lb EPII interfaces for Enhanced Paveway II JDAM Guidance Set gives these Three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/B bombs, repair and return services, adverse weather capability with ECCGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII transportation, engineering services, and improved accuracy. The JDAM weapon Three hundred (300) MXU-650K/B other support services. The estimated can be delivered from modest standoff AFGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII value is $320.5 million. ranges at high or low altitudes against One thousand and twenty-five (1,025) This proposed sale supports the a variety of land and surface targets MAU-209 C/B or MAU-169 L/B CCGs foreign policy and national security of during the day or night. After release, for GBU-12 500 lbs Paveway II the United States by increasing the JDAM autonomously guides to a target, One thousand and twenty-five (1,025) flexibility of Belgium, Czech Republic, using the resident GPS-aided INS MXU-650 K/B AFGs for GBU-12 500 Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, . JDAM is capable of lbs Paveway II Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, receiving target coordinates via Four thousand three hundred sixty-five Portugal, Spain and the United preplanned mission data from the (4,365) Joint Programmable , Kingdom—twelve NATO nations and delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft FMU-152 A/B for all GBU types one Partnership for Peace nation—to sensors (i.e. FLIR, , etc) during Non-MDE: Also includes Detector contribute to overseas contingency captive carry, or from a third party Sensing Unit (DSU)-38A/B kits, operations. This sale increases the source via manual or automated aircrew DSU-33D/B proximity sensors, Wireless quantity of precision-guided munitions cockpit entry. The KMU-556 F/B, KMU- Paveway Avionics Kit (WIPAK) within NATO and allows for their pre- 557 F/B are the tail kits for the GBU-31, interfaces for Enhanced Paveway II coordinated transfer in support of the KMU-572 is the tail kit for the GBU- bombs, repair and return services, national and NATO requirements. 38. The JDAM as an All Up Round is transportation, engineering services, and The proposed sale improves NATO’s UNCLASSIFIED; technical data for other support services. capability to meet current and future JDAM is classified up to SECRET. (iv) Military Department: Air Force ground threats with precision. NATO 2. Detector Sensor Unit (DSU)-38A/B (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: N4-D- will use the enhanced capability as a is a laser-illuminated target detector that YAA deterrent to regional threats, and to adds a Precision Laser Guidance Set (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, increase interoperability within (PLGS) to inventory JDAMs, giving the Offered. or Agreed to be Paid: None contingency operations. Many of the weapon system optional semi-active (vii) Sensitivity of Technology purchasing nations already have laser guidance in addition to its other Contained in the Defense Article or precision-guided munitions in their GPS/INS guidance modes. The DSU- Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: inventories; and they will all have no 38A/B is a DSU-33 () See Attached Annex difficulty absorbing these kits. form-factored passive laser seeker that The proposed sale of this equipment (viii) Date Report Delivered to can be easily installed in the field to the and support will not alter the basic Congress: November 16, 2018 front of existing JDAM weapons and is * As defined in Section 47(6) of the military balance in the region. The prime contractors for production connected to the Guidance Set via an Arms Export Control Act. are the Boeing Corporation of St Louis, externally mounted strap-on harness kit. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Missouri, and Raytheon Systems The DSU-38 provides an additional of Tucson, Arizona. The principle capability to engage mobile targets NATO Support and Procurement moving up to 70 mph. The addition of Agency—Precision Guided Munitions contractor for integration is unknown and will be determined during contract the DSU-38 Laser sensor combined with NATO Support and Procurement negotiations. There are no known offset additional cabling and mounting Agency as Lead Nation has requested a agreements proposed in connection hardware turns a standard GBU-38 possible sale of precision guided with this potential sale. JDAM into a GBU-54 Laser JDAM. The munitions kits. The components that Implementation of this proposed sale DSU-38 hardware is UNCLASSIFIED; comprise the kits are: five hundred (500) will not require the assignment of any technical data and other documentation KMU-556 F/B Joint Direct Attack additional U.S. Government or are classified up to SECRET. Munition (JDAM) Kits for GBU-31 2000- contractor representatives to NATO. 3. Enhanced Paveway II (EPII), a Laser lbs; forty (40) KMU-557 F/B JDAM Kits There is no adverse impact on U.S. (LGB), is a maneuverable, for GBU-31 2000-lbs; one thousand five defense readiness as a result of this free fall weapon that guides to a spot of hundred (1,500) KMU-572 F/B JDAM proposed sale. laser energy reflected off of the target. Kits for GBU-38 500-lbs; one thousand The ‘‘enhanced‘‘ component is the (1,000) Munitions Adapter Unit (MAU)- Transmittal No. 18-39 addition of GPS guidance to the laser 210 F/B Enhanced Computer Control Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of seeker. This dual-mode allows the Groups (ECCGs) for GBU-48 1,000-lb Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)( l ) of the weapon to operate in all-weather EPII; three hundred (300) MAU-210 F/ Arms Export Control Act conditions. The LGB is delivered like a B ECCGs for GBU-49 500-lbs EPII; three Annex Item normal general purpose (GP) hundred (300) MXU-650K/B AFGs for and the semi-active guidance corrects GBU-49 500-lbs EPII; one thousand No. vii for many of the normal errors inherent twenty-five (1,025) MAU-209 C/B or (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: in any delivery system. Laser MAU-169 L/B CCGs for GBU-12 500 lbs 1. Joint Direct Attack Munitions designation for the LGB can be provided Paveway II; one thousand twenty-five (JDAM) is a Joint Service weapon that by a variety of laser target markers or (1,025) MXU-650 K/B AFGs for GBU-12 uses an onboard GPS-aided Inertial designators. An LGB consists of an 500 lbs Paveway II; four thousand three Navigation System (INS) Guidance Set Enhanced Computer Control Group hundred sixty-five (4,365) Joint with a MK 82, MK 83, MK 84, BLU-109, (ECCG) that is not warhead-specific, and Programmable Fuze, FMU-152 A/B for BLU-110, BLU-111, BLU-117, BLU-126 a warhead-specific Air Foil Group all GBU types. Also includes Detector (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead. The (AFG) that attaches to the nose and tail Sensing Unit (DSU)-38A/B Laser kits, Guidance Set, when combined with a of a GP bomb body. The EPII can use DSU-33D/B proximity sensors, Wireless warhead and appropriate fuze, forms a either the FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuze.

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The overall weapon is classified 5. Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) Portugal, Spain, and the United CONFIDENTIAL. FMU-152 is a Multi-Delay, Multi-Arm Kingdom. and Compatible with GBU-48 is a 1,0001b (MK-84 or BLU-117 [FR Doc. 2019–28214 Filed 12–30–19; 8:45 am] General Purpose Blast, Frag and B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Hardened-Target Penetrator . MXU- 667 AFG, and MAU-210 F/B It is cockpit selectable in-flight (prior to ECCG to guide to its laser-designated release) when used with JDAM target. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE weapons. It can interface with the GBU-49 is a 5001bs (MK-82 or BLU-111 following weapons: GBU-10, GBU-12, Office of the Secretary B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the GBU-15, GBU-16, GBU-24, GBU-27, MXU- 650 AFG, and MAU-210 F/B GBU-28, GBU-31, GBU-32, GBU-38, and [Transmittal No. 18–44] ECCGs to guide to its laser-designated AGM-130. The JPF hardware is target. UNCLASSIFIED. Arms Sales Notification 4. Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided 6. If a technologically advanced adversary obtained knowledge of the AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Bomb (LGB), is a maneuverable, free-fall Agency, Department of Defense. weapon that guides to a spot of laser specific hardware and software ACTION: energy reflected off of the target. The elements, the information could be used Arms sales notice. to develop countermeasures which LGB is delivered like a normal general SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is purpose (GP) warhead and the semi- might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the publishing the unclassified text of an active guidance corrects for many of the arms sales notification. normal errors inherent in any delivery development of a system with similar or system. Laser designation for the LGB advanced capabilities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: can be provided by a variety of laser 7. A determination has been made Karma Job at [email protected] target markers or designators. A LGB that NSPA and the participating or (703) 697–8976. consists of a MAU-209C/B or MAU-169 countries can provide substantially the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This same degree of protection for the L/B Computer Control Group (CCG) that 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is sensitive technology being released as is not warhead-specific, and a warhead- published to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. Government. This sale is specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that section 155 of Public Law 104–164 necessary in furtherance of the U.S. attaches to the nose and tail of a General dated July 21, 1996. The following is a foreign policy and national security Purpose bomb body. The PWII can use copy of a letter to the Speaker of the objectives outlined in the Policy either the FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuze. House of Representatives, Transmittal Justification. The overall weapon is classified 18–44 with attached Policy Justification 8. All defense articles and services CONFIDENTIAL. and Sensitivity of Technology. listed in this transmittal have been GBU-12 is a 5001bs (MK-82 or BLU-111 authorized for release and export to Dated: December 23, 2019. B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the NATO Support and Procurement Aaron T. Siegel, MXU- 650 AFG, and MAU-209 C/B or Agency, Belgium, Czech Republic, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison MAU-169 L/B CCGs to guide to its Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Officer, Department of Defense. laser designated target. Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

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