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maintenance support; U.S. 

Government and contractor 

engineering, technical, and logistics 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (RO– 

P–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: October 16, 2020 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Romania—Naval Strike Missile (NSM) 

Coastal Defense System (CDS) 

The Government of Romania has 

requested to buy two (2) Coastal Defense 

Systems (CDS) consisting of: Up to ten 

(10) Link-16 Multifunctional 

Information Distribution System—Joint 

Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS–JTRS). 

Also included are two Coastal Defense 

System Fire Distribution Centers; four 

Mobile Launch Vehicles; Transport 

Loading Vehicles; Naval Strike Missiles; 

non-operational Inert Handling/Loading 

Missile (IHM) to support missile 

handling and loading/unloading; 

training missile and equipment spares; 

associated containers; training and 

training equipment; publications and 

technical documentation; spares parts; 

loading and mobile maintenance 

support; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, technical, and 

logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The estimated total 

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 a NATO Ally in 

developing and maintaining a strong 

and ready self-defense capability. This 

proposed sale will enhance U.S. 

national security objectives in the 

region. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Romania’s capability to meet current 

and future threats by improving 

Romania’s maritime defense capabilities 

in the Black Sea and increasing 

interoperability with the United States. 

Romania will use this long-range, 

precision strike weapon to enhance 

mission effectiveness, survivability, and 

NATO interoperability in current and 

future missions and operations. 

Romania will have no difficulty 

absorbing this equipment and support 

into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal U.S. contractor will be 

Raytheon Missile and Defense, Tucson, 

AZ. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of the proposed sale 

will require U.S. Government and 

contractor personnel to visit Romania 

on a temporary basis in conjunction 

with program technical oversight and 

support requirements, including 

program and technical reviews, as well 

as to provide training and maintenance 

support in country. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–72 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

1. The Naval Strike Missile (NSM) 

Coastal Defense System (CDS) provides 

a high performance, mobile, groundbased coastal defense capability. It has 

a net centric architecture, which enables 

multiple simultaneous engagements and 

over-the-horizon (OTH) targeting. The 

system can be closely integrated and 

adapted to a country’s adjacent weapons 

and command and control systems. This 

expands the defended area and 

enhances the total fighting capability of 

the force. The NSM CDS is a ‘‘turn-key’’ 

solution that includes equipment, prime 

movers, spares, training, training 

equipment, logistics support equipment, 

documentation, services, and 

communications. This configuration 

consists of mobile Command and 

Control (C2) Fire Distribution Centers 

(FDCs) with an integrated 

communication subsystem and 

associated software; Mobile Launch 

Vehicles (MLVs) that perform a 

complete fire mission; Transport 

Loading Vehicles (TLVs) for the 

missiles; communication subsystem; 

Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS); 

tactical missiles; telemetered missiles to 

support test firings; inert or ‘‘dummy’’ 

missiles for handling/loading training; 

and an inert operational missile to 

support ground based integration and 

system verification testing. 

2. Multifunctional Information 

Distribution System—Joint Tactical 

Radio System (MIDS–JTRS) is a secure 

data and voice communication network 

using Link-16 architecture. MIDS–JTRS 

provides a high capacity, low latency 

internet Protocol (IP) based waveform 

that can quickly transmit large amounts 

of data. Advanced algorithms allow 

cooperative detection and engagement 

of a wider array of targets, improving 

fused track accuracy and increasing 

lethality/survivability through 

Situational Awareness. 

3. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

4. 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. 

5. A determination has been made 

that Romania 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. 

6. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of the Romania. 

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[Transmittal No. 20–66] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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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 

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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 Finland 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment* ........ $ 8.4 billion 

Other ........................................... $ 4.1 billion 

Total ......................................... $12.5 billion 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Sixty-four (64) F-35 Joint Strike 

Fighter CTOL Aircraft 

Sixty-six (66) Pratt & Whitney F-135 

Engines (64 installed and 2 spares) 

Five hundred (500) GBU-53/B Small 

Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) All-Up 

Round (AUR) 

Twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Guided 

Test Vehicles (GTV) 

Twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Captive 

Carry Vehicles (CCV) 

One hundred fifty (150) Sidewinder, 

AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical 

Missiles 

Thirty-two (32) Sidewinder, AIM-9X 

Block II+ (Plus) Captive Air 

Training Missiles (CATMs) 

Thirty (30) AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) 

Sidewinder Tactical Guidance 

Units 

Eight (8) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder 

CATM Guidance Units 

One hundred (100) AGM-154C-1 Joint 

Stand Off Weapon (JSOW-C1) 

Tactical Missiles 

Two hundred (200) Joint Air-toSurface Standoff Missile-Extended 

Range (JASSM-ER) AGM-158B-2 

Missiles 

Two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER 

Separation Test Vehicles 

Two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER 

Instrumented Test Vehicles 

Two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER 

Jettison Test Vehicles 

Two (2) AGM-158B-2 Inert JASSM w/ 

Intelligent Telemetry 

Instrumentation Kits 

Two (2) AGM-158 Dummy Air 

Training Missiles 

One hundred twenty (120) KMU-556 

JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31 

Three hundred (300) FMU-139D/B 

Fuzes 

Two (2) KMU-556(D-2)/B Trainer 

JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31 

Thirty (30) KMU-557 JDAM Guidance 

Kits for GBU-31 

One hundred fifty (150) KMU-572 

JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-38/54 

One hundred twenty (120) BLU-117, 

General Purpose Bomb 

Thirty-two (32) BLU-109, General 

Purpose Bomb 

One hundred fifty (150) BLU-111, 

General Purpose Bomb 

Six (6) MK-82, Inert Bomb 

One (1) FMU-139D/B (D-1) Inert Fuze 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Electronic Warfare 

Systems; Command, Control, 

Communications, Computer and 

Intelligence/Communications, 

Navigational, and Identification 

(C4I/CNI); Autonomic Logistics 

Global Support System (ALGS); 

Operational Data Integrated 

Network (ODIN); Air System 

Training Devices; Weapons 

Employment Capability and other 

Subsystems, Features, and 

Capabilities; F-35 unique infrared 

flares; reprogramming center access; 

F-35 Performance Based Logistics; 

software development/integration; 

aircraft ferry and tanker support; 

Detector Laser DSU-38A/B, Detector 

Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/B, KMU572(D-2)/B Trainer (JDAM), 40 inch 

Wing Release Lanyard; GBU-53/B 

SDB II Weapon Load Crew Trainers 

(WLCT); GBU-53/B SDB II Practical 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal 

System Trainers (PEST); AGM154C-1 JSOW Captive Flight 

Vehicles; AGM-154C-1 JSOW 

Dummy Air Training Missiles; 

AGM-154C-1 JSOW mission 

planning, integration support and 

testing, munitions storage security 

and training, weapon operational 

flight program software 

development; integration of the 

Joint Strike Missile; weapons 

containers; aircraft and munitions 

support and test equipment; 

communications equipment; 

provisioning, spares and repair 

parts; weapons repair and return 

support; personnel training and 

training equipment; weapon 

systems software, publications and 

technical documents; U.S. 

Government and contractor 

engineering, technical, and logistics 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(FI-D-SAB; FI-D-YAB, FI-D-YAE, FI-DYAJ); Navy (FI-P-AAQ, FI-P-AAS) 

(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: October 9, 2020 

*As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Finland – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 

Aircraft with Air-to-Air Missiles and 

Air-to-Ground Precision Guided 

Munitions 

The Government of Finland has 

requested to buy sixty-four (64) F-35 

Joint Strike Fighter CTOL aircraft; sixtysix (66) Pratt & Whitney F-135 engines 

(64 installed and 2 spares); five hundred 

(500) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II 

(SDB II) All-Up Round (AUR); twelve 

(12) GBU-53/B SDB II Guided Test 

Vehicles (GTV); twelve (12) GBU-53/B 

SDB II Captive Carry Vehicles (CCV); 

one hundred fifty (150) Sidewinder 

AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical 

Missiles; thirty-two (32) Sidewinder 

AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Captive Air 

Training Missiles (CATMs); thirty (30) 

AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Sidewinder 

Tactical Guidance Units; eight (8) AIM9X Block II Sidewinder CATM 

Guidance Units; one hundred (100) 

AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand Off Weapon 

(JSOW-C1) Tactical Missiles; two 

hundred (200) Joint Air-to-Surface 

Standoff Missile-Extended Range 

(JASSM-ER) AGM-158B-2 Missiles; two 

(2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Separation 

Test Vehicles; two (2) AGM-158B-2 

JASSM-ER Instrumented Test Vehicles; 

two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Jettison 

Test Vehicles; two (2) AGM-158B-2 Inert 

JASSM w/Intelligent Telemetry 

Instrumentation Kits; two (2) AGM-158 

Dummy Air Training Missiles; one 

hundred twenty (120) KMU-556 JDAM 

Guidance Kits for GBU-31; three 

hundred (300) FMU-139D/B Fuzes; two 

(2) KMU-556(D-2)/B Trainer JDAM 

Guidance Kits for GBU-31; thirty (30) 

KMU-557 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU31; one hundred fifty (150) KMU-572 

JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-38/54; 

one hundred twenty (120) BLU-117, 

General Purpose Bombs; thirty-two (32) 

BLU-109, General Purpose Bomb; one 

hundred fifty (150) BLU-111, General 

Purpose Bomb; six (6) MK-82, Inert 

Bomb; one (1) FMU-139D/B (D-1) Inert 

Fuze. Also included are Electronic 

Warfare Systems; Command, Control, 

Communications, Computer and 

Intelligence/Communications, 

Navigational, and Identification (C4I/ 

CNI); Autonomic Logistics Global 

Support System (ALGS); Operational 

Data Integrated Network (ODIN); Air 

System Training Devices; Weapons 

Employment Capability and other 

Subsystems, Features, and Capabilities; 

F-35 unique infrared flares; 

reprogramming center access; F-35 

Performance Based Logistics; software 


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development/integration; aircraft ferry 

and tanker support; Detector Laser DSU38A/B, Detector Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/B, 

KMU-572(D-2)/B Trainer (JDAM), 40 

inch Wing Release Lanyard; GBU-53/B 

SDB II Weapon Load Crew Trainers 

(WLCT); GBU-53/B SDB II Practical 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal System 

Trainers (PEST); AGM-154C-1 JSOW 

Captive Flight Vehicles; AGM-154C-1 

JSOW Dummy Air Training Missiles; 

AGM-154C-1 JSOW mission planning, 

integration support and testing, 

munitions storage security and training, 

weapon operational flight program 

software development; integration of the 

Joint Strike Missile; weapons 

containers; aircraft and munitions 

support and test equipment; 

communications equipment; 

provisioning, spares and repair parts; 

weapons repair and return support; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; weapon systems software, 

publications and technical documents; 

U.S. Government and contractor 

engineering, technical, and logistics 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. The total estimated cost is 

$12.5 billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by improving the 

security of a trusted partner which is an 

important force for political stability 

and economic progress in Europe. It is 

vital to the U.S. national interest to 

assist Finland in developing and 

maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. 

The proposed sale of F-35s and 

associated missiles and munitions will 

provide Finland with a credible defense 

capability to deter aggression in the 

region and ensure interoperability with 

U.S. forces. The proposed sale will 

replace Finland’s retiring F/A-18s and 

enhance its air-to-air and air-to-ground 

self-defense capability. Finland will 

have no difficulty absorbing these 

aircraft into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractors will be 

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, 

Fort Worth, TX; Pratt & Whitney 

Military Engines, East Hartford, CT; The 

Boeing Company, St. Charles, MO; and 

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, 

AZ. This proposal is being offered in the 

context of a competition. If the proposal 

is accepted, it is expected that offset 

agreements will be required. Any offset 

agreement will be defined in 

negotiations between the purchaser and 

the contractor(s). 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require multiple trips to Finland 

involving U.S. Government and 

contractor representatives for technical 

reviews/support, program management 

and training over the life of the program. 

U.S. contractor representatives will be 

required in Finland to conduct 

Contractor Engineering Technical 

Services (CETS) and Autonomic 

Logistics and Global Support (ALGS) for 

after-aircraft delivery. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 20–66 

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-35A Conventional Take Off 

and Landing (CTOL) aircraft is a singleseat, singleengine, all-weather, stealth, 

fifth-generation, multirole aircraft. The 

F-35A CTOL 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, a mission systems/ 

electronic warfare suite, a multiple 

sensor suite, technical data/ 

documentation, and associated software. 

Sensitive elements of the F-35A are also 

included in operational flight and 

maintenance trainers. Sensitive and 

classified elements of the F-35A CTOL 

aircraft include hardware, accessories, 

components, and associated software for 

the following major subsystems: 

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 of F-35 

users. 

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 airto-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, selfidentification, beyond visual range 

target identification, and connectivity to 

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 MultiFunction Advanced Data Link (MADL) 

and Link 16. The MADL is designed 

specifically for the F-35 and allows for 

stealthy communications between F35s. 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 


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system that provides real-time, decisionworthy 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 Operational Data 

Integrated Network (ODIN) provides an 

intelligent information infrastructure 

that binds all the key concepts of ALGS 

into an effective support system. ODIN 

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, ODIN 

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, F135 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 air frame, Integrated Core 

Processor (ICP) Central Computer, 

Helmet Mounted Display System 

(HMDS), Pilot Life Support System 

(PLSS), Off-Board Mission Support 

(OMS) System and publications/ 

maintenance manuals. The HMDS 

provides a fully sunlight readable, biocular 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. The PLSS provides a 

measure of Pilot Chemical, Biological, 

and Radiological Protection through use 

of an OnBoard 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 United States and 

provides F-35 customers a means to 

update F-35 electronic warfare 

databases. 

3. The AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface 

Standoff Missile Extended Range 

(JASSM-ER) is an extended range lowobservable, highly survivable subsonic 

cruise missile designed to penetrate 

next generation air defense systems enroute to target. It is designed to kill 

hard, medium-hardened, soft and area 

type targets. The extended range over 

the baseline was obtained by going from 

a turbo jet to a turbo-fan engine and by 

reconfiguring the fuel tanks for added 

capacity. Purchase will include test and 

training missiles. 

4. The AGM-154 Joint Standoff 

Weapon (JSOW) is used by the Navy, 

Marine Corps, and Air Force, and allows 

aircraft to attack well-defended targets 

in day, night, and adverse weather 

conditions. The JSOW C and C-1 utilize 

GPS/INS guidance and an uncooled 

imaging infrared (IIR) seeker for 

terminal guidance, autonomous 

acquisition, and provides a precision 

targeting, 500-lb-class tandem warhead 

that is the Navy’s primary standoff 

weapon against hardened targets. The 

JSOW C-1 added the Link 16 data link 

enabling a robust and flexible capability 

against high-value stationary land 

targets and moving maritime target 

capability. JSOW C-1 can fly via two 

dimensional and three dimensional 

waypoints to the target, offering the 

optimal path around integrated air 

defense systems (IADS). 

5. The AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) 

SIDEWINDER Missile is a supersonic, 

short-range Air-to-Air (A/A) guided 

missile which employs a passive 

Infrared (IR) target acquisition system, 

proportional navigational guidance, and 

a closed-loop position servo Fin 

Actuator Unit (FAU). It represents a 

substantial increase in missile 

acquisition and kinematics performance 

over the AIM-9M and replaces the AIM9X Block I Missile configuration. The 

missile includes a high off-boresight 

seeker, enhanced countermeasure 

rejection capability, low drag/high angle 

of attack airframe and the ability to 

integrate the Helmet Mounted Cueing 

System. The software algorithms are the 

most sensitive portion of the AIM-9X 

missile. The software continues to be 

modified via a pre-planned product 

improvement (P3I) program in order to 

improve its counter-countermeasure 

capabilities. No software source code or 

algorithms will be released. 

a. AIM-9X BLK II Captive Air 

Training Missile (CATM) is a flight 

certified inert mass simulator with a 

functioning Guidance Unit (GU). The 

CATM is the primary aircrew training 

device providing all pre-launch 

functions as well as realistic 

aerodynamic performance that equate to 

carrying a tactical missile. The CATM 

provides pilot training in aerial target 

acquisition and use of aircraft controls/ 

displays. 

b. AIM-9X BLK II+ (Plus) Tactical GU, 

WGU-57/B, provides the missile 

tracking, guidance, and control signals. 

The GU provides countercountermeasures, improved reliability 

and maintainability over earlier 

Sidewinder models. Improvements 

include: (1) upgrade/redesign to the 

Electronics Unit Circuit Card 

Assemblies, (2) a redesigned center 

section harnessing, and (3) a larger 

capacity missile battery. 

c. AIM-9X BLK II CATM GU, WGU57/B, is identical to the tactical GU 

except the GU and Control Actuation 

System (CAS) batteries are inert and the 

software Captive. The software switch 

tells the missile processor that it is 

attached to a CATM and to ignore 

missile launch commands. The switch 

also signals software to not enter abort 

mode because there is no FAU 

connected to the GU. 

d. AIM-9X BLK II Multi-Purpose 

Training Missile (MPTM) is a ground 

training device used to train ground 

personnel in aircraft loading, 

sectionalization, maintenance, 

transportation, storage procedures, and 

techniques. The missile replicates 

external appearance and features of a 

tactical AIM-9X-2 missile. The MPTM 

will physically interface with loading 

equipment, maintenance equipment, 

launchers, and test equipment. The 

missile is explosively and electrically 

inert and is NOT flight certified. 

e. AIM-9X BLK II Dummy Air 

Training Missile (DATM) is used to 

train ground personnel in missile 

maintenance, loading, transportation, 

and storage procedures. All components 

are completely inert. The missile 

contains no programmable electrical 

components and is not approved for 

flight. 

f. AIM-9X BLK II Active Optical 

Target Detector (AOTD) is newly 

designed for Block II. The AOTD/Data 

Link (AOTD/DL) uses the latest laser 

technology allowing significant 

increases in sensitivity, aerosol 

performance, low altitude performance, 

and Pk (Probability of Kill). The AOTD/ 


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DL design includes a DL for 2-way 

platform communication. The AOTD/ 

DL communicates with the GU over a 

serial interface which allows the GU to 

receive and transmit data so that a target 

position and status communication with 

a launching platform is possible during 

missile flight. 

6. The GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack 

Munition (JDAM) is a 2,000 pound 

Inertial Navigation System/Global 

Positioning System (INS/GPS) guided 

precision air to ground munition. The 

GBU-31 has two JDAM tailkit variants, 

KMU-556 and the KMU-557. Each tailkit 

is bomb body specific. The KMU-556 is 

assembled to the MK-84 or BLU-117 

bomb body to make the GBU-31v1, and 

the KMU-557 is assembled with BLU109 bomb body to make the GBU-31v3. 

7. The GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack 

Munition (JDAM) is a 500 pound INS/ 

GPS guided precision air to ground 

munition. The GBU-38 consists of a 

KMU-572 bomb body specific tail kit, 

and MK-82 or BLU-111 bomb body. 

8. The GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct 

Attack Munition (LJDAM) is a 500 

pound JDAM which incorporates all the 

capabilities of the JDAM guidance tail 

kit and adds a precision laser guidance 

set. The LJDAM gives the weapon 

system an optional semi-active laser 

guidance in addition to INS/GPS 

guidance. This provides the optional 

capability to strike moving targets. The 

GBU-54 consists of a DSU-38 laser 

guidance set, and a KMU-572 bomb 

body specific tail kit, and MK-82 or 

BLU-111 bomb body. 

9. The GBU-53/B Small Diameter 

Bomb Increment II (SDB II) is a 250-lb 

class precision-guided, semiautonomous, conventional, air-toground munition used to defeat moving 

targets through adverse weather from 

standoff range. The SDB II has 

deployable wings and fins and uses 

GPS/INS guidance, network-enabled 

datalink (Link-16 and UHF), and a 

multi-mode seeker (millimeter wave 

radar, imaging infrared, semi-active 

laser) to autonomously search, acquire, 

track, and defeat targets from a standoff 

range. The SDB II employs a multieffects warhead (Blast, Fragmentation, 

and Shaped-Charge) for maximum 

lethality against armored and soft 

targets. The SDB II weapon system 

consists of the tactical all-up round 

(AUR) weapon, a 4-place common 

carriage system, and mission planning 

system munitions application program 

(MAP). The carriage system is the BRU61B/A. Two other operable 

configurations and two maintenance 

training configurations are described as 

follows: 

a. SDB II Guided Test Vehicle (GTV) 

is an SDB II configuration used for land 

or sea range-based testing of the SDB II 

weapon system. The GTV has common 

flight characteristics of an SDB II AUR, 

but in place of the multi-effects warhead 

is a Flight Termination, Tracking, and 

Telemetry (FTTT) subassembly that 

mirrors the AUR multi-effects warhead’s 

size and mass properties, but provides 

safe flight termination, free flight 

tracking and telemetry of encrypted data 

from the GTV to the data receivers. The 

SDB II GTV can have either inert or live 

fuses. All other flight control, guidance, 

data-link, and seeker functions are 

representative of the SDB II AUR. 

b. SDB II Captive Carry Vehicles 

(CCV), formerly known as Captive Carry 

Reliability Test (CCRT) vehicles, are an 

SDB II configuration primarily used for 

reliability data collection during 

carriage. The CCV has common 

characteristics of an SDB II AUR but 

with an inert warhead and fuze. The 

CCV has an inert mass in place of the 

warhead that mimics the warhead’s 

mass properties. 

c. The SDB II Weapon Load Crew 

Trainer (WLCT) is a mass mockup of the 

tactical AUR used for load crew and 

maintenance training. It does not 

contain energetics, a live fuze, any 

sensitive components, or hazardous 

material. It is not flight certified. 

d. The SDB II Practical Explosive 

Ordnance Disposal Trainer (PEST) is an 

EOD training unit with sections and 

internal subassemblies which are 

identical to, or correlate to, the external 

hardware, sections and internal 

subassemblies of the tactical AUR. The 

PEST does not contain energetics, a live 

fuze, any sensitive components, or 

hazardous material. It is not flight 

certified. 

10. The highest level of classification 

of information included in this potential 

sale is SECRET. 

11. 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. 

12. A determination has been made 

that Finland can provide substantially 

the same degree of protection for the 

sensitive technology being released as 

the U.S. Government. This sale is 

necessary in furthering U.S. foreign 

policy and national security objectives 

outlined in the Policy Justification. 

13. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to 

Finland. 

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Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–69] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 

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 

20–69 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 8, 2020. 

Kayyonne T. Marston, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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