Notice2024-20743
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
September 12, 2024
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Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74232-74234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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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,
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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
detect,
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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.
[FR Doc. 2024-20743 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]
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