[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19749-19751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07403]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-76]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text
of an arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected]
or (703) 697-8976.
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, Transmittal 19-76 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: April 3, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-76
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 Jordan
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $ 40 million
Other.................................... $260 million
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Total.................................. $300 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Advanced Field Artillery
Tactical Data System (AFATDS) including hardware, software, and
associated services
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to seven hundred (700) AFATDS Software License Copies with a
Tailored, International Ballistic Kernel
Non-MDE:
Also included are up to two hundred (200) each laptop and table
computers, ancillary computer mounting hardware, battery kits and
chargers, printers, scanners, network routers and communication
hardware, modems, two hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 5 kilowatt
auxiliary power units (APUs), one hundred (100) each diesel fueled
electrical power generators, fifty (50) each model 7800-HF 150-Watt
high frequency radios, five hundred (500)
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each model 7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, five hundred
fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios,
all the required cables and components, required engineering and
installation services, operations, integration, and maintenance
services, contractor furnished support, communications support
equipment, tools and test equipment, training, U.S. Government
technical/logistical Support, contractor technical support, spares and
support equipment, and other related elements of logistical and program
support services.
(iv) Military Department: Army (JO-B-YBJ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JO-B-WYB
(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 25, 2020
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Jordan--Artillery Command, Control and Communications (C3) Equipment
The Government of Jordan has requested to buy up to seven hundred
(700) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) software
license copies with a tailored, international ballistic kernel. Also
included are up to two hundred (200) each laptop and table computers,
ancillary computer mounting hardware, battery kits and chargers,
printers, scanners, network routers and communication hardware, modems,
two hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 5 kilowatt auxiliary power
units (APUs), one hundred (100) each diesel fueled electrical power
generators, fifty (50) each model 7800-HF 150-Watt high frequency
radios, five hundred (500) each model 7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF &
VHF) radios, five hundred fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-Watt
multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, all the required cables and components,
required engineering and installation services, operations,
integration, and maintenance services, contractor furnished support,
communications support equipment, tools and test equipment, training,
U.S. Government technical/logistical Support, contractor technical
support, spares and support equipment, and other related elements of
logistical and program support services. The estimated cost is $300
million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of an
important Major Non-NATO ally in the region. This sale is consistent
with U.S. initiatives to provide key partners in the region with modern
systems that will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and
increase security.
The proposed upgrade will allow the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) to
fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead (GMLRS-
AW) rockets using a digital fire control system. The expansion will
ensure uniformity among all indirect fire systems used by the JAF. The
upgrade and expansion of the AFATDS fire control system will allow the
JAF to defend its borders and ground forces with indirect fire weapon
systems. This proposed sale will advance the JAF's efforts to modernize
its military and to enhance interoperability with U.S., allied, and
coalition military forces. Jordan will have no difficulty absorbing
these defense articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance in the
region.
The prime contractors for the AFATDS and supporting equipment
include Raytheon Company and the Harris Company. There are no known
offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment of any
U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Jordan.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-76
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. All equipment, documentation, software and associated
information proposed in this sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
2. The AFATDS software and tailored, international ballistic kernel
included in this proposed sale will be formally tested to verify
release for export and to verify the excision of any and all elements
not authorized for release or export to Jordan.
3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that the Jordan 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.
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