Notice2024-25117
Arms Sales Notification
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October 29, 2024
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85946-85949]
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. 23-66]
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-
66, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: October 24, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-66
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 the Republic of Bulgaria
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $1.0 billion
Other.................................... $.5 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $1.5 billion
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of the
Republic of Bulgaria has requested to buy one hundred eighty-three
(183) Stryker Family of Vehicles, including:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Ninety (90) XM1296 Infantry Carrier Vehicles--Dragoon (ICVD)
Seventeen (17) M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV)
Nine (9) M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicles (ESV)
Thirty-three (33) M1130 Command Vehicles (CV)
Twenty-four (24) M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicles (MEV)
Ten (10) M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicles
(NBCRV)
Five (5) Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Light Equipment
Transport (LET)
Five (5) Modular Catastrophic Recovery System (MCRS)
Two (2) M1120A4 HEMTT Load Handling System
Five (5) M984A4 Wrecker HEMTT
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One hundred seven (107) M240 Coaxial 7.62mm Machine Guns
Non-MDE:
The following are also included: support service equipment; M-153A4
Common Remote Operated Weapons Stations (CROWS); Forward Repair Systems
(FRS); M2A1 .50 caliber machine guns; M6 smoke grenade launchers and
associated spares; Harris radios; AN/VAS-5 Driver's Vision Enhancer
(DVE); DVE-Wide; communications equipment; RS6 (LW30) Remote Weapon
Systems; TACFLIR 280 HDEP systems; Ranger R20SS Radar; ROVER6Si
transceivers; spare parts; Basic Issue Items (BII), Components of End
Items (COEI), and Additional Authorized List (AAL); Special Tools and
Test Equipment (STTE); technical manuals; OCONUS Deprocessing Service;
OCONUS contractor provided training and Field Service Representatives
(FSR); component assembly in-country; and other related elements of
logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (BU-B-UCP, BU-B-UCS)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
(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: September 1, 2023
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Bulgaria--Stryker Vehicles
The Government of the Republic of Bulgaria has requested to buy one
hundred eighty-three (183) Stryker Family of Vehicles. The proposed
sale would consist of: ninety (90) XM1296 Infantry Carrier Vehicles--
Dragoon (ICVD); seventeen (17) M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICV);
nine (9) M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicles (ESV); thirty-three (33) M1130
Command Vehicles (CV); twenty-four (24) M1133 Medical Evacuation
Vehicles (MEV); ten (10) M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical
Reconnaissance Vehicles (NBCRV); five (5) Heavy Expanded Mobility
Tactical Truck (HEMTT) Light Equipment Transports (LET); five (5)
Modular Catastrophic Recovery Systems (MCRS); two (2) M1120A4 HEMTT
Load Handling Systems; five (5) M984A4 Wrecker HEMTTs; and one hundred
seven (107) M240 Coaxial 7.62mm machine guns. Also included is support
service equipment; M-153A4 Common Remote Operated Weapons Stations
(CROWS); Forward Repair Systems (FRS); M2A1 .50 caliber machine guns;
M6 smoke grenade launchers and associated spares; Harris radios; AN/
VAS-5 Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE); DVE-Wide; communications
equipment; RS6 (LW30) Remote Weapon Systems; TACFLIR 280 HDEP systems;
Ranger R20SS Radar; ROVER6Si transceivers; spare parts; Basic Issue
Items (BII), Components of End Items (COEI), and Additional Authorized
List (AAL); Special Tools and Test Equipment (STTE); technical manuals;
OCONUS Deprocessing Service; OCONUS contractor provided training and
Field Service Representatives (FSR); component assembly in-country; and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated
total cost is $1.5 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the
security of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally that is a force
for political stability and economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Bulgaria's rapid infantry deployment
and force projection capability. Bulgaria will use this enhanced
capability to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional
threats. Bulgaria will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and
services into its armed forces.
The principal contractor will be General Dynamics Land Systems,
Anniston, AL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require twenty (20)
Stryker contractor representatives to travel to Bulgaria for twenty-
four (24) months to conduct contractor logistics support, training, and
component assembly support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-66
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 Stryker Family of Vehicles (FoV) are all derived from the
Flat Bottom Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV). The ICV supplies the common
suspension (except for the ICVD), drive line, major C4 components, and
hull to the FoV. The FoV is powered by a 350 horsepower C7 Caterpillar
diesel engine and runs on eight wheels that feature run flat capability
and a central tire inflation system (CTIS). It contains a vehicle
height management system to aid in transportability. The FoV is
supported by a communications suite that integrates the Single Channel
Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) radio family and Global
Positioning System (GPS) and their commercially exportable equivalents,
and has a Mission Equipment Package that add to the ICV common
capabilities. The Stryker is deployable by C-130 aircraft and is combat
capable upon arrival; it is also capable of self-deployment by highway
and can conduct self-recovery. It has a low noise level that reduces
crew fatigue and enhances survivability. It moves about the battlefield
quickly and is optimized for close, complex, or urban terrain. The
Stryker program leverages non-developmental items with common
subsystems and components to quickly acquire and field these systems.
2. The XM914E1 is a single feed chain gun that fires linked,
percussion-primed 30mm x 113mm ammunition. The gun is powered by a 1
horsepower 28V (volt) direct current (DC) motor and incorporates hang
fire safety protection. Actual operation of the gun is accomplished via
the platform's fire control system in conjunction with and through the
dedicated Gun Control Unit (GCU). The GCU provides all electrical power
to the gun, including operational and sensor level 28V DC power. The
weapon has a cyclic firing rate of 200 <plus-minus> 25 shots per
minute. Actual firing rate varies within the specification range due to
system level characteristics, such as inputted voltage and ammunition
feed system loads.
3. The RS6 Remote Weapon System (RWS) is an externally mounted
weapon mounting and control system that allows the gunner to remain
inside the vehicle protected by armor while firing a variety of crew-
served weapons, including the XM914E1 chain gun. The RS6 allows for
remote day and night sighting and ballistic control capability,
providing first-burst engagement of targets at maximum effective weapon
range while on the move.
4. The AN/VAS-5 Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE) is compact thermal
camera providing armored vehicle drivers with day or nighttime visual
awareness in clear or reduced vision (fog, smoke, dust, etc.)
situations. The system provides the driver a 50-degree viewing angle
using a high-resolution infrared sensor and image stabilization to
reduce the effect of shock and vibration. The viewer and monitor are
ruggedized for operation in tactical environments.
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5. The Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE-Wide) mounted on the XM1296
ICVD, is a compact thermal camera providing armored vehicle drivers
with day or nighttime visual awareness in clear or reduced vision (fog,
smoke, dust, etc.) situations. The system provides the driver a 180-
degree viewing angle using a high-resolution infrared sensor and image
stabilization to reduce the effect of shock and vibration. The viewer
and monitor are ruggedized for operation in tactical environments.
1. The Common Remote Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) is an
externally-mounted weapon mounting and control system that allows the
gunner to remain inside the vehicle protected by armor while firing a
variety of crew-served weapons. The CROWS allows for remote day and
night sighting and ballistic control capability, providing first-burst
engagement of targets at maximum effective weapon range while on the
move.
2. hC2 BMS solution--the hC2 Software Suite is a complete COMMAND
and Control (C2) solution that offers clarity, simplicity, and high
performance to address real world C2 challenges at all echelon levels.
The hC2 Suite connects the headquarters all the way down the echelon to
the tactical edge. At the core of the hC2 Suite is hC2 Tactical
Communications, which enables full integration and interoperability of
the three hC2 components: COMMAND, PATROL and DISMOUNT. hC2 Tactical
Communications provides networked COMMAND and control and shared
situational awareness, allowing for information exchange across
echelons. hC2 Tactical Communications is operable on limited bandwidth,
high latency tactical radio data communications frequencies. hC2 also
supports IP and non-IP radios and can handle different types of radios,
even within the same vehicle.
3. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
4. 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.
5. A determination has been made that Bulgaria can provide 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.
6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Republic of
Bulgaria.
[FR Doc. 2024-25117 Filed 10-28-24; 8:45 am]
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