[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70165-70168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27480]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-38]
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
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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 19-38 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of
Technology.
Dated: December 16, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-38
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: Kingdom of Morocco
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............................... $187 million
Other................................................... $ 22 million
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TOTAL................................................. $209 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Five thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bomb (Tritonal)
Three hundred (300) MK84-4 Bomb (Tritonal)
One hundred and five (105) Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) KMU-
572F/B Tail Kits
One hundred eighty (180) MXU-651B/B Air Foil Group (AFG), GBU-10
Four thousand one hundred twenty five (4,125) MXU-650C/B AFG, GBU-12
Four thousand three hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B Computer
Control Group (CCG), GBU-10,-12,-16
Five thousand one hundred seventy-eight (5,178) FMU-152 Fuze
Non-MDE:
Also included are flares M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B, Impulse Cartridges
BBU-36, Impulse Cartridges BBU-35/B, Bomb Sensor DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb
components, spares, repair parts, support equipment, publications and
technical documentation, engineering technical and support services,
and other related elements of logistics, transportation, and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (MO-D-AAG and MO-D-AAE)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-D-SAY
(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: September 11, 2019
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Morocco--Additional F-16 Ammunition
The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of five
thousand eight hundred and ten (5,810) MK82-1 Bombs (Tritonal); three
hundred (300) MK84-4 Bombs (Tritonal); one hundred and five (105) Joint
Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) KMU-572F/B Tail Kits; one hundred eighty
(180) MXU-651B/B Air Foil Groups (AFG), GBU-10; four thousand one
hundred twenty five (4,125) MXU-650C/B AFGs, GBU-12; four thousand
three hundred and five (4,305) MAU-169L/B Computer Control Groups
(CCG), GBU-10,-12,-16; and five thousand one hundred seventy-eight
(5,178) FMU-152 Fuzes. Also included are flares M-206, Flares MJU-7A/B,
Impulse Cartridges BBU-36, Impulse Cartridges BBU-35/B, Bomb Sensor
DSU-33C/B, chaff, bomb components, spares, repair parts, support
equipment, publications and technical documentation, engineering
technical and support services, and other related elements of
logistics, transportation, and program support. The estimated cost is
$209 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
major Non-NATO ally that continues to be an important force for
political stability and economic progress in Africa.
The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet current
and future threats of terror from violent extremist organizations
prevalent throughout the region. Additionally, the additional munitions
provided by this sale will improve interoperability with the United
States and other regional allies and enhance Morocco's ability to
undertake coalition operations, as it has done in the past in flying
sorties against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Morocco will have no difficulty
absorbing these additional munitions and services into its armed
forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Raytheon USA, Orbital ATK (USA),
General Dynamics, Kilgore Cheming Groupe (USA), Cheming Groupe (USA),
and Kaman Precision Products (USA). The purchaser typically requests
offsets, however there are no known offset agreements at this time in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require U.S.
Government or contractor representatives to be assigned to Morocco.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-38
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. Sensitive and/or classified (up to SECRET) elements of the
proposed sale include munitions and support equipment: MK82-1 Bomb
(Tritonal), MAU-169L/B, MXU-651B/B, MXU-650C/B, Fuzes FMU-152A/B, and
JDAM MK-84 KMU-572 F/B. The hardware, software, and data identified are
classified to protect vulnerabilities, design and performance
parameters, and other similar critical information.
2. GBU-10/12/16/58 Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided Bomb (LGB), is
a maneuverable, free-fall weapon that guides to a spot of laser energy
reflected off the target. The LGB is delivered like a normal general
purpose (GP) warhead, and the semi-active guidance corrects for many of
the normal errors inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation
for the LGB consists of a Computer Control Group (CCG) that is not
warhead specific, and a warhead specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that
attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body. The PWII can use
either the FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B fuzes. The overall weapon is
CONFIDENTIAL. The GBU-10 is a 2,000 lb (MK-84 or BLU-117 B/B) GP bomb
body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG, and MAU-209C/B or MAU-168L/B CCGs to
guide to its laser designated target. MK-82 bomb body's hardware are
UNCLASSIFIED.
3. Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) is a Joint Service weapon
which uses an onboard GPS-aided Inertial Navigation System (INS)
Guidance Set with a MK82, MK83, MK84, BLU-109, BLU-100, BLU-111, BLU-
117, BLU-126 (Navy) or BLU-129 warhead. The Guidance Set, when combined
with a warhead and appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit
(GBU). The JDAM Guidance Set gives these bombs adverse weather
capability with improved accuracy. The JDAM weapon can be delivered
from modest standoff ranges at high or low altitudes against a variety
of land and surface targets during the day or night. After release,
JDAM autonomously guides to a target using the resident GPS-aided INS
guidance system. JDAM is capable of receiving target coordinates via
preplanned mission data from the delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft
sensors (i.e. FLIR, Radar, etc.) during captive carry, or from a third
party source via manual or automated aircrew
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cockpit entry. The JDAM as an All Up Round is UNCLASSIFIED; technical
data for JDAM is classified up to SECRET.
4. Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) FMU-152 is a multi-delay, multi-
arm and proximity sensor compatible with general purpose blast, frag
and hardened-target penetrator weapons. The JPF settings are cockpit
selectable in flight when used with JDAM weapons.
5. 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.
6. A determination has been made that Morocco 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.
7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are
authorized for release and export to the Government of Morocco.
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