Notice2024-25767
Arms Sales Notification
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November 6, 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 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
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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. 23-65]
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-
65, 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. 23-65
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 Korea
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $3.08 billion
Other................................... $1.98 billion
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TOTAL................................. $5.06 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to twenty-five (25) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take
Off and Landing (CTOL) Aircraft
Up to twenty-six (26) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 Engines (25
installed, 1 spare)
Non-MDE:
Also included are AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL); KIV-78
Cryptographic Appliques; Electronic Warfare (EW) Reprogramming Lab
support; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/
PAD); classified software delivery and support; Contractor Logistics
Support (CLS); aircraft and munitions support and support equipment;
spare parts, consumables, accessories, and repair/return support;
aircraft engine component improvement program (CIP) support; secure
communications, precision
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navigation, and cryptographic devices; major modifications,
maintenance, and maintenance support, to include Block 4 upgrade;
transportation, ferry, and refueling support; personnel training and
training equipment, including simulators; classified and unclassified
publications and technical documents; studies and surveys; U.S.
Government and engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (KS-D-SAF)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KS-D-SAC, KS-D-QGC
(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 13, 2023
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Republic of Korea (ROK)--F-35 Aircraft
The Government of the Republic of Korea has requested to buy up to
twenty-five (25) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and
Landing (CTOL) aircraft; and up to twenty-six (26) Pratt & Whitney
F135-PW-100 engines (25 installed, 1 spare). Also included are AN/PYQ-
10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL); KIV-78 Cryptographic Appliques; Electronic
Warfare (EW) Reprogramming Lab support; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); classified software delivery and
support; Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); aircraft and munitions
support and support equipment; spare parts, consumables, accessories,
and repair/return support; aircraft engine component improvement
program (CIP) support; secure communications, precision navigation, and
cryptographic devices; major modifications, maintenance, and
maintenance support, to include Block 4 upgrade; transportation, ferry,
and refueling support; personnel training and training equipment,
including simulators; classified and unclassified publications and
technical documents; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total
cost is $5.06 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 Indo-Pacific region.
The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea's capability
to meet current and future threats by providing credible defense
capability to deter aggression in the region and ensure
interoperability with U.S. forces. The proposed sale will augment
Korea's operational aircraft inventory and enhance its air-to-air and
air-to-ground self-defense capability. Korea already has F-35s in its
inventory and will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and
services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Company, Fort Worth, TX, and Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East
Hartford, CT. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset
agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the
contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to the Republic of Korea.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-65
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 F-35A aircraft is a single seat, single engine, all-weather,
stealth, fifth-generation, multirole aircraft. It contains sensitive
technology including the low observable airframe/outer mold line, the
Pratt and Whitney F135 engine, AN/APG-81 radar, an integrated core
processor central computer, a mission systems/electronic warfare suite,
a multiple sensor suite, technical data/documentation and associated
software. Sensitive elements of the F-35A are also included in
operational flight and maintenance trainers. Sensitive and classified
elements of the F-35A aircraft include hardware, accessories,
components, and associated software for the following major subsystems:
a. The Pratt and Whitney F135 engine is a single 40,000-pound
thrust class engine designed for the F-35 and assures highly reliable,
affordable performance. The engine is designed to be utilized in all F-
35 variants, providing unmatched commonality and supportability
throughout the worldwide base of F-35 users.
b. The AN/APG-81 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) is a
high processing power/high transmission power electronic array capable
of detecting air and ground targets from a greater distance than
mechanically scanned array radars. It also contains a synthetic
aperture radar (SAR), which creates high-resolution ground maps and
provides weather data to the pilot and provides air and ground tracks
to the mission system, which uses it as a component to fuse sensor
data.
c. The Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) provides long-range
detection and tracking as well as an infrared search and track (IRST)
and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) capability for precision tracking,
weapons delivery and bomb damage assessment (BDA). The EOTS replaces
multiple separate internal or podded systems typically found on legacy
aircraft.
d. The Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) provides
the pilot with full spherical coverage for air-to-air and air-to-ground
threat awareness, day/night vision enhancements, a fire control
capability and precision tracking of wingmen/friendly aircraft. The
EODAS provides data directly to the pilot's helmet as well as the
mission system.
e. The F-35 Electronic Warfare (EW) system is a reprogrammable,
integrated system that provides radar warning and electronic support
measures (ESM) along with a fully integrated countermeasures (CM)
system. The EW system is the primary subsystem used to enhance
situational awareness, targeting support and self-defense through the
search, intercept, location and identification of in-band emitters and
to automatically counter IR and RF threats.
f. The F-35 Communications, Navigation, and Identification (CNI)
system provides the pilot with unmatched connectivity to flight
members, coalition forces and the battlefield. It is an integrated
subsystem designed to provide a broad spectrum of secure, anti-jam
voice and data communications, precision radio navigation and landing
capability, self-identification, beyond visual range target
identification and connectivity to off-board sources of information. It
also includes an inertial navigation and global positioning system
(GPS) for precise location information. The functionality is tightly
integrated within
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the mission system to enhance efficiency.
g. The F-35 CNI system includes two data links: Multi-Function
Advanced Data Link (MADL) and Link 16. MADL is designed specifically
for the F-35 and allows for Low Probability of Intercept (LPI)
communications between F-35s. Link 16 is a command, control,
communications, and intelligence (C3I) system incorporating jam-
resistant, digital communication links for exchange of near real-time
tactical information, including both data and voice, among air, ground,
and sea elements. It provides the warfighter key theater functions such
as surveillance, identification, air control, weapons engagement
coordination, and direction for all services and allied forces. Link-16
equipment allows the F-35 to communicate with battlespace participants
using widely-distributed J-series message protocols.
h. The F-35 Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment (ALGS) provides
a fully integrated logistics management solution. ALGS integrates a
number of functional areas, including supply chain management, repair,
support equipment, engine support and training. The ALGS infrastructure
employs a state-of-the-art information system that provides real-time,
decision-worthy information for sustainment decisions by flight line
personnel. Prognostic health monitoring technology is integrated with
the air system and is crucial to predictive maintenance of vital
components.
i. The F-35 Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) provides an
intelligent information infrastructure that binds all the key concepts
of ALGS into an effective support system. ALIS establishes the
appropriate interfaces among the F-35 Air Vehicle, the warfighter, the
training system, government information technology (IT) systems, and
supporting commercial enterprise systems. Additionally, ALIS provides a
comprehensive tool for data collection and analysis, decision support
and action tracking.
j. The F-35 Training System includes several training devices to
provide integrated training for pilots and maintainers. The pilot
training devices include a Full Mission Simulator (FMS) and Deployable
Mission Rehearsal Trainer (DMRT). The maintenance training devices
include an Aircraft Systems Maintenance Trainer (ASMT), Ejection System
Maintenance Trainer (ESMT), Outer Mold Line (OML) Lab, Flexible Linear
Shaped Charge (FLSC) Trainer, F135 Engine Module Trainer and Weapons
Loading Trainer (WLT). The F-35 Training System can be integrated,
where both pilots and maintainers learn in the same Integrated Training
Center (ITC). Alternatively, the pilots and maintainers can train in
separate facilities (Pilot Training Center and Maintenance Training
Center).
k. Other subsystems, features, and capabilities include the F-35's
low observable air frame, Integrated Core Processor (ICP) Central
Computer, Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), Pilot Life Support
System (PLSS), Off-Board Mission Support (OMS) System, and
publications/maintenance manuals. The HMDS provides a fully sunlight
readable, binocular display presentation of aircraft information
projected onto the pilot's helmet visor. The use of a night vision
camera integrated into the helmet eliminates the need for separate
Night Vision Goggles. The PLSS provides a measure of Pilot Chemical,
Biological, and Radiological Protection through use of an OnBoard
Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS); and an escape system that provides
additional protection to the pilot. OBOGS takes the Power and Thermal
Management System (PTMS) air and enriches it by removing gases (mainly
nitrogen) by adsorption, thereby increasing the concentration of oxygen
in the product gas and supplying breathable air to the pilot. The OMS
provides a mission planning, mission briefing, and a maintenance/
intelligence/tactical debriefing platform for the F-35.
2. The AN/APQ-10 Simple Key Loader is a handheld device used for
securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible
cryptographic and communications equipment.
3. The KIV-78 is a cryptographic applique for IFF. It can be loaded
with Mode 5 classified elements.
4. The Electronic Warfare Reprogramming Lab is used by USG
engineers in the reprogramming and creation of shareable Mission Data
Files for foreign F-35 customers.
5. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
6. 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.
7. A determination has been made that the Republic of Korea 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.
8. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Republic of Korea.
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