Notice2024-25766
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
November 6, 2024
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The is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88019-88021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25766]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 23-64]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d4d5c5058515c135c13445248535a0c09135e544b7d505c545113505451"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f181909c949d90df90df889e849f96c0c5df929887b19c90989ddf9c989d">[email protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dabea9b9bbf4b4b9a8f4a8a9a8b9b7bdb7aef4b6b3a9aef4b9b4a9f7b7b8a29ab7bbb3b6f4b7b3b6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62061101034c0c01104c101110010f050f164c0e0b11164c010c114f0f001a220f030b0e4c0f0b0e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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-
64, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 1, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-64
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 Poland
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $1.5 billion
Other................................... $2.5 billion
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TOTAL................................. $4.0 billion
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Poland has
requested to buy phase two of a two-phase program for an Integrated Air
and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) enabled PATRIOT
Configuration-3+ with modernized sensors and components, including:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Ninety-three (93) Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle
Command System (IBCS) Engagement Operation Centers (EOCs)
One hundred seventy-five (175) IBCS Integrated Fire Control Network
(IFCN) Relays
Non-MDE:
Also included are network encryptors; IBCS software development and
component integration; U.S. Government and contractor technical
support; System Integration Lab (SIL) infrastructure; SIL test tools
and equipment; U.S. Government and contractor technical support for
SIL; flight test infrastructure and equipment; flight test targets;
flight test range costs and fees; U.S. Government and Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) flight test services and support; and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UEN)
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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL-B-UCJ, PL-B-UEK, PL-B-UEL, PL-
B-UEM
(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 11, 2023
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Poland--Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System
(IBCS)
The Government of Poland has requested to buy phase two of a two-
phase program for an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle
Command System (IBCS) enabled PATRIOT Configuration-3+ with modernized
sensors and components; the sale includes ninety-three (93) Integrated
Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) Engagement
Operation Centers (EOCs) and one hundred seventy-five (175) IBCS
Integrated Fire Control Network (IFCN) relays. Also included are
network encryptors; IBCS software development and component
integration; U.S. Government and contractor technical support; System
Integration Lab (SIL) infrastructure; SIL test tools and equipment;
U.S. Government and contractor technical support for SIL; flight test
infrastructure and equipment; flight test targets; flight test range
costs and fees; U.S. Government and Original Equipment Manufacturer
(OEM) flight test services and support; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $4.0
billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security objectives of the United States by improving 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 Poland's missile defense capability
and contribute to Poland's goal of updating its military capability
while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and
other allies. Poland 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 Northrup Grumman, Huntsville, AL.
The purchaser has requested offsets. Any offset agreement will be
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately
forty (40) U.S. Government and/or forty-five (45) contractor
representatives to travel to Poland for an extended period for
equipment deprocessing and fielding, system checkout, training, and
technical and logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-64
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 Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command
System (IBCS) is the centerpiece of the U.S. Army's modernization
strategy for air and missile defense capability. The system's
resilient, open, modular, scalable architecture is foundational to
deploying a truly integrated network of all available assets in the
battlespace, regardless of source, service, or domain. IBCS enables the
efficient and affordable integration of current and future systems,
including assets deployed over IP-enabled networks, counter-unmanned
aerial systems (UAS), 4th and 5th-generation aircraft, space-based
sensors, and more. It senses, identifies, tracks, and defeats evolving
air and missile threats, enabling revolutionary ``multi-domain, any
sensor, best effector'' operations.
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 the Government of Poland 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
Poland.
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