Notice2025-00141
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
January 8, 2025
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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 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1452-1454]
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. 24-06]
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 24-
06, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: January 2, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-06
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 *............... $ 0
Other................................... $1.2 billion
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TOTAL................................. $1.2 billion
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing Direct Loan and National
Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
Airspace and Surface Radar Reconnaissance (ASRR) aerostat systems;
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Radars with Identification of Friend or
Foe (IFF) capability; electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensors systems;
mooring systems with powered tether with embedded fiber optics; Ground
Control Systems (GCS); associated installation hardware; special tools
and test equipment; Basic Issue Items (BII); program management
support; verification testing; systems technical support;
transportation; spare and repair parts; communications equipment;
operators and maintenance manuals; personnel training and training
equipment; tool and test equipment; repair and return; publications and
technical documentation; Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
in-
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country Field Service Representatives (FSR); and other related elements
of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UET)
(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: February 7, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Poland--Aerostat Systems
The Government of Poland has requested to buy Airspace and Surface
Radar Reconnaissance (ASRR) aerostat systems; Airborne Early Warning
(AEW) Radars with Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) capability;
electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensors systems; mooring systems with
powered tether with embedded fiber optics; Ground Control Systems
(GCS); associated installation hardware; special tools and test
equipment; Basic Issue Items (BII); program management support;
verification testing; systems technical support; transportation; spare
and repair parts; communications equipment; operators and maintenance
manuals; personnel training and training equipment; tool and test
equipment; repair and return; publications and technical documentation;
Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; in-country
Field Service Representatives (FSR); and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated total program cost is $1.2
billion.
The proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and
national security objectives of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and
economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet current
and future threats of enemy air and ground weapons systems. Poland will
use the capability as an airborne early warning system to defend
against incoming regional threats. This will also enable Poland to
increase its contribution to future NATO operations. 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 contractors will be Raytheon Intelligence and Space,
of El Segundo, CA; TCOM, L.P., of Columbia, MD; ELTA North America, of
Annapolis Junction, MD; and Avantus Federal LLC (a wholly owned
subsidiary of QinetiQ, Inc.), of McLean, VA. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require forty (40)
aerostat contractor representatives to travel to Poland for eighty-four
(84) months to conduct the 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. 24-06
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 Airspace and Surface Radar Reconnaissance (ASRR) system is a
tethered aerostat system capable of supporting a variety of
surveillance payloads. It incorporates a tethered aerostat with a
relocatable mooring system capable of supporting payloads up to 7,000
lbs at altitudes up to 15,000 ft, which provides surveillance systems
with a line of sight of up to 350km. In addition to the aerostat, each
system includes a mobile mooring system, ground control and maintenance
shelters, electrical generators and power distribution panel, forklift
and man lift, and supply of helium and spare parts. The program will
also include system training, maintenance, and in-country support
services. Each of the four (4) aerostats will carry a payload
consisting of one (1) radar system and one (1) electronic surveillance
electronic intelligence (ELINT) sensor system with integrated Identify
Friend or Foe (IFF) capability.
a. Radar System. The radar system will include one of the
following: ETLA North America ELM-2083, Raytheon KnightWatch, or C-
Speed ESR-LWR Radar. These systems comprise of a multi-function radar
capable of providing long-range detection of airborne and maritime
targets that are static or in motion. The systems can operate in
overland, maritime, and air-to-air modes. They display Moving Target
Indicator (MTI) tracks overlaid on a Doppler Beam Sharpened (DBS)
image. The systems can switch between vertically and horizontally
orientated antennas and incorporate an IFF capability of one of the
following: Raytheon APX-119, TPX-62, and AS-4664 electronically scanned
array (ESA) antennas or Telephonics SFF-44 All-Mode interrogator.
b. ELINT System. The ELINT system will include one of the
following: Raytheon Deutschland Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS),
BANC3 TSD-2000, or ETLA North America ELL-8385. These systems comprise
of a modular, scalable software-defined radio (SDR) designed for
airborne ELINT missions. The system can search, intercept, collect,
geo-locate, analyze, store, and distribute wireless signals.
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 which 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 Poland 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
Poland.
[FR Doc. 2025-00141 Filed 1-7-25; 8:45 am]
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