Notice2025-01493
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
January 22, 2025
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7674-7677]
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. 24-17]
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-
17, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: January 16, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-17
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 North Macedonia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $ 45.6 million
Other................................... $ 65.4 million
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TOTAL................................. $111.0 million
Funding Source: National Funds and Foreign Military Financing
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military Sales case
MK-B-UCC was below congressional notification threshold at $78.54
million ($23.16 million in MDE) and included a total of seventy-one
Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV), consisting of forty-eight (48)
M1278A1/A2 JLTV Heavy Gun Carriers (HGC); seventeen (17) M1280A1/A2
JLTV General Purpose (GP); and six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTV Close Combat
Weapons Carriers (CCWC). The Government of North
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Macedonia has requested that the case be amended to include an
additional eighteen (18) M1278A1/A2 JLTV HGC and seven (7) M1280A1/A2
JLTV GP. This amendment will cause the case to exceed the notification
threshold, and thus notification of the entire program is required. The
above notification requirements are combined as follows:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty-six (66) M1278A1/A2 JLTV HGC
Twenty-four (24) M1280A1/A2 JLTV GP
Six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTV CCWC
Non-MDE:
Also included are Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS);
CROWS spare parts; CROWS Basic Issue Items (BII)--Boresight Kit
Components; CROWS packaging and handling; CROWS installation and
training; M2A1 machine guns with support equipment; MK19 Mod III with
support equipment; M240B machine guns with support equipment; MK93
weapon mount; Driver's Vision Enhancer (DVE); Maintenance Tool Set
Toughbook Laptops; high frequency radios; communications equipment;
Defense Advanced Global Positioning System Receivers (DAGR) with
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM) and support
equipment; JLTV kits; Vehicle Integration kits; LCD 4.0; spare and
repair parts; Supplemental Common Tool Kit (SCTK); Special Tools and
Test Equipment (STTE); Objective Gunner Protection Kit (OGPK); Javelin
Integration Bracket Kit; turret rings and hatches; technical manuals
and publications; New Equipment Training (NET); United States (U.S.)
Government and contractor technical engineering, logistics, and
personnel services; JLTV Field Service Representative support; JLTV
integration support, and other related elements of logistics and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (MK-B-UCC)
(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: March 8, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
North Macedonia--Joint Light Tactical Vehicles
The Government of North Macedonia has requested to buy an
additional eighteen (18) M1278A1/A2 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
Heavy Gun Carriers (HGC); and seven (7) M1280A1/A2 Joint Light Tactical
Vehicle (JLTV) General Purpose (GP) that will be added to a previously
implemented case whose value was under the congressional notification
threshold. The original Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, valued at
$78.54 million ($23.16 million in MDE), included a total of seventy-one
(71) JLTVs, consisting of forty-eight (48) M1278A1/A2 JLTVs HGC;
seventeen (17) M1280A1/A2 JLTVs GP; and six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTVs Close
Combat Weapons Carrier (CCWC). This notification is for a combined
total of sixty-six (66) M1278A1/A2 JLTV HGC; twenty-four (24) M1280A1/
A2 JLTV GP; and six (6) M1281A1/A2 JLTV CCWC. Also included are Common
Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS); CROWS spare parts; CROWS
Basic Issue Items (BII)--Boresight Kit Components; CROWS packaging and
handling; CROWS installation and training; M2A1 machine guns with
support equipment; MK19 Mod III with support equipment; M240B machine
guns with support equipment; MK93 weapon mount; Driver's Visor Enhancer
(DVE); Maintenance Tool Set Toughbook Laptops; high frequency radios;
communications equipment; Defense Advanced Global Positioning System
Receivers (DAGR) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules
(SAASM) and support equipment; JLTV kits; Vehicle Integration kits; LCD
4.0; spare and repair parts; Supplemental Common Tool Kit (SCTK);
Special Tools and Test Equipment (STTE); Objective Gunner Protection
Kit (OGPK); Javelin Integration Bracket Kit; turret rings and hatches;
technical manuals and publications; New Equipment Training (NET); U.S.
Government and contractor technical engineering, logistics, and
personnel services; JLTV Field Service Representative support; JLTV
integration support, and other related elements of logistics and
program support. The estimated total cost is $111 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the U.S. by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is
an important force for political and economic stability in Europe.
The proposed sale will enhance North Macedonia's capability to meet
current and future threats by providing a credible force that is
capable of deterring adversaries and participating in NATO operations.
The proposed sale will support its goal of improving national and
territorial defense as well as interoperability with U.S. and NATO
forces. North Macedonia 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 Oshkosh Defense, Oshkosh, WI; AM
General, Auburn Hills, MI; Leonardo DRS, West Plains, MO, and L3Harris,
Melbourne, FL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require temporary duty
travel of three to five U.S. Government representatives to North
Macedonia for a duration of up to five years. Implementation of this
proposed sale will require contractor representatives for support
equipment fielding and training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-17
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 Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program is a light
tactical vehicle designed to replace the U.S. military's aging High
Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle fleet. It was designed to close
the existing gap in payload, performance, and protection with our
adversaries during multi-domain operations. It is an optimal choice for
a spectrum of light tactical vehicle missions anywhere in the world.
All JLTV mission variants include a strong balance of protection,
maneuverability, speed, reliability, and combat service support
capability that far surpasses any similar vehicle in its weight class
today.
2. The JLTV is designed to be a system of systems. The JLTV uses a
modular design that allows it to integrate with various material and
equipment used by U.S. forces in tactical operations.
3. The JLTV has inherent armor built into the base vehicle. It is
what the U.S. Government calls A-Kit armor. This A-Kit inherent armor
provides both opaque and transparent armor solutions to provide a 360-
degree azimuthal (i.e., all around) protection that includes an
elevated fire level of protection from a
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spectrum of kinetic energy and small arms fire threats. The JLTV also
has other survivability enhancements, notably automatic fire
extinguishing protection and structural rollover protection of 150
percent of the vehicle's Ground Vehicle Weight Rating.
4. The AN/VAS-5 Driver's Vision Enhancer is compact thermal camera
providing armored vehicle drivers with day or nighttime visual
awareness in clear or reduced vision (fog, smoke, dust) 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.
5. 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's protected armor while firing a
variety of crew-served weapons. The CROWS provides remote day and night
sighting and ballistic control capacity, enabling first-burst
engagement of targets at maximum effective weapon range while on the
move.
6. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
7. 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.
8. A determination has been made that North Macedonia 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.
9. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are
authorized for release and export to the Government of North Macedonia.
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