[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4297-4300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01142]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-06]
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 20-06, Policy
Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: January 17, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-06
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 Singapore
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $1.625 billion
Other................................... $1.125 billion
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TOTAL................................. $2.750 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to twelve (12) F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL)
Aircraft (Four (4) F-35B STOVL Aircraft with the option to purchase an
additional Eight (8) F-35B STOVL Aircraft)
Up to thirteen (13) Pratt and Whitney F135 Engines (includes 1
initial spare)
Non-MDE:
Also included are Electronic Warfare Systems; Command, Control,
Communication, Computers and Intelligence/Communication, Navigation and
Identification (C4I/CNI) system; Autonomic Logistics Global
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Support System (ALGS); Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS);
F-35 Training System; Weapons Employment Capability and other
Subsystems, Features and Capabilities; F-35 unique infrared flares;
reprogramming center access and F-35 Performance Based Logistics;
software development/integration; aircraft transport from Ft. Worth, TX
to the CONUS initial training base and tanker support (if necessary);
spare and repair parts; support equipment, tools and test equipment;
technical data and publications; personnel training and training
equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics
support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (SN-D-SAE)
(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: January 9, 2020
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Singapore--F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL)
The Government of Singapore has requested to buy up to twelve (12)
F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft (four (4) F-
35B STOVL aircraft with the option to purchase an additional eight (8)
F-35B STOVL aircraft); and up to thirteen (13) Pratt and Whitney F135
Engines (includes 1 initial spare). Also included are Electronic
Warfare Systems; Command, Control, Communication, Computers and
Intelligence/Communication, Navigation and Identification (C4I/CNI)
system; Autonomic Logistics Global Support System (ALGS); Autonomic
Logistics Information System (ALIS); F-35 Training System; Weapons
Employment Capability and other Subsystems, Features and Capabilities;
F-35 unique infrared flares; reprogramming center access and F-35
Performance Based Logistics; software development/integration; aircraft
transport from Ft. Worth, TX to the CONUS initial training base and
tanker support (if necessary); spare and repair parts; support
equipment, tools and test equipment; technical data and publications;
personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics support. The total estimated cost
is $2.750 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States. Singapore is a strategic
friend and Major Security Cooperation Partner and an important force
for political stability and economic progress in the Asia Pacific
region.
This proposed sale of F-35s will augment Singapore's operational
aircraft inventory and enhance its air-to-air and air-to-ground self-
defense capability, adding to an effective deterrence to defend its
borders and contribute to coalition operations with other allied and
partner forces. Singapore will have no difficulty absorbing these
aircraft into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this aircraft and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractors will be Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company,
Fort Worth, Texas, and Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East
Hartford, Connecticut. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contactor
representatives to Singapore.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-06
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 F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) 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, mission systems/electronic warfare suite, a multiple
sensor suite, technical data/documentation, and associated software.
Sensitive elements of the F-35B are also included in operational flight
and maintenance trainers.
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 ofF-35 users. The Short Takeoff and
Vertical Landing (STOVL) propulsion configuration consists of the main
engine, diverter-less supersonic inlet, a three (3) Bearing Swivel
Module, Roll Posts and Duct Assembly System, and Lift Fan.
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 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 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
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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 aircraft 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
between F-35s. Link 16 data link 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 maintainer 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, Fl35 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 airframe, Integrated Core Processor (ICP) Central
Computer, Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), Pilot Life Support
System, Off-Board Mission Support (OMS) System, and publications/
maintenance manuals. The HMDS provides a fully sunlight readable, bi-
ocular 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 (NVG).
The Pilot Life Support System 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 Reprogramming Center is located in the U.S. and provides F-
35 customers a means to update F-35 electronic warfare databases.
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 Singapore can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed sale is
necessary to further the U.S. foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy Justification. Moreover, the benefits
to be derived from this sale, as outlined in the Policy Justification,
outweigh the potential damage that could result if the sensitive
technology were revealed to unauthorized persons.
5. All defense articles and services listed on this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
Singapore.
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