Notice2024-31139
Arms Sales Notification
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December 31, 2024
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Defense Department
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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 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 107124-107127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31139]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 23-01]
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-
01, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: December 20, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-01
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 Greece
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $6.0 billion
Other.................................... $2.6 billion
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TOTAL................................ $8.6 billion
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Forty (40) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and
Landing (CTOL) Aircraft
Forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 Engines (40 installed, 2
spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included are AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; KGV-135A embedded
secure communications devices; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant
Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares; Full
Mission Simulators and system trainers; electronic warfare systems and
Reprogramming Lab support; logistics management and support systems;
threat detection, tracking, and targeting systems; Contractor Logistics
Support (CLS); classified software and software development, delivery
and integration support; transportation, ferry, and refueling support;
weapons containers; aircraft and munitions support and support
equipment; integration and test support and equipment; aircraft engine
component improvement program (CIP) support; secure communications,
precision navigation, and cryptographic systems and equipment;
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; spare and repair parts,
consumables, and accessories, and repair and return support; minor
modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support; personnel training
and training equipment; classified and unclassified publications and
technical documents; warranties; and United States (U.S.) Government
and engineering, technical, and logistics support services, studies,
and surveys; and other related elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (GR-D-SAD)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
Paid: None known at this time
(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: January 26, 2024
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Greece--F-35 Aircraft
The Government of Greece has requested to buy up to forty (40) F-35
Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft;
and forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (40 installed, 2
spares). Also included are AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; KGV-135A
embedded secure communications devices; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); impulse cartridges, chaff, and
flares; Full Mission Simulators and system trainers; electronic warfare
systems and Reprogramming Lab support; logistics management and support
systems; threat detection, tracking, and targeting systems; Contractor
Logistics Support (CLS); classified software and software development,
delivery and integration support; transportation, ferry, and refueling
support; weapons containers; aircraft and munitions support and support
equipment; integration and test support and equipment; aircraft engine
component improvement program (CIP) support; secure communications,
precision navigation, and cryptographic systems and equipment;
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; spare and repair parts,
consumables, and accessories, and repair and return support; minor
modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support; personnel training
and training equipment; classified and unclassified publications and
technical documents; warranties; and U.S. Government and engineering,
technical, and logistics support services, studies, and surveys; and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated
total cost is $8.6 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security of the U.S. by improving the air capabilities and
interoperability of a NATO Ally that is a force for political and
economic stability in Europe.
The proposed sale will allow Greece to modernize its air force and
improve Greece's ability to provide for the defense of its airspace,
contribute to NATO missions to preserve regional security and defend
NATO Allies, and maintain interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces.
The F-35 will offset the increasing obsolescence of other Hellenic Air
Force aircraft such as the F-4 and Mirage 2000. Greece 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 Greece.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-01
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 Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) 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.
a. The Pratt and Whitney F135 engine is a single 40,000-lb 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,
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.
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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 Command, Control, Communications, Computers and
Intelligence/Communications, Navigation, and Identification (C4I/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 the mission system to enhance efficiency.
g. The F-35 C4I/CNI system includes two data links: the Multi-
Function Advanced Data Link (MADL) and Link 16. The MADL is designed
specifically for the F-35 and allows for stealthy communications among
F-35s. Link 16 is an advanced 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 legacy aircraft 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 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) 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 so
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, biocular 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 On-Board
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 Electronic Warfare Reprogramming Lab is used by U.S.
Government engineers in the reprogramming and creation of shareable
Mission Data Files for foreign F-35 customers.
3. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader is a portable, hand-held device
used for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between
compatible cryptographic and communications equipment.
4. The KGV-135A is a high-speed, general purpose encryptor/
decryptor module used for wide-band data encryption.
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 Greece 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 Greece.
[FR Doc. 2024-31139 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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