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6,953,476 is granted for a period of one 

year from the extended expiration date 

of the patent. 

Robert Bahr, 

Deputy Commissioner for Patents, United 

States Patent and Trademark Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

[Transmittal No. 20–48] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

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 

20–48 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: February 23, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 20–48 

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: NATO 

Communications and Information 

Agency (NCIA) 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $38 million 

Other ...................................... $27 million 

TOTAL ............................... $65 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Five hundred seventeen (517) AN/PRC– 

158 Manpack UHF SATCOM Radio 

Systems 

Non-MDE: Also included are crypto 

fill devices, man-portable ancillaries, 

vehicular ancillaries, deployed 

Headquarter ancillaries, power support, 

and operator and maintenance training, 


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and other related elements of program, 

technical and logistics support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (K4– 

B–VAA) 

(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: February 5, 2021 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

Policy Justification 

NATO Communications and 

Information Agency (NCIA)—UHF 

SATCOM Radio Systems 

The NATO Communications and 

Information Agency (NCIA) has 

requested to buy five hundred seventeen 

(517) AN/PRC–158 Manpack UHF 

SATCOM radio systems. Also included 

are crypto fill devices, man-portable 

ancillaries, vehicular ancillaries, 

deployed Headquarter ancillaries, 

power support, and operator and 

maintenance training, and other related 

elements of program, technical and 

logistics support. The total estimated 

program cost is $65 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of NATO allies and partner 

nations that are an important force for 

ensuring peace and stability in Europe. 

This proposed sale will ensure NATO 

warfighters have access to the latest C3I 

systems and technologies, and will be 

interoperable with U.S. forces. An 

updated UHF TACSAT radios in the 

hands of NATO allies and partners will 

offer significant C3I capabilities at all 

echelons, from the operational level 

down to the lowest small unit tactical 

formation. These capabilities increase 

secure communication effectiveness and 

efficiency and enhance military 

decision making. NCIA will have no 

difficulty absorbing this equipment into 

its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

will not alter the basic military balance 

in the region. 

The prime contractor will be Collins 

Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, IA. There are 

no known offset agreements in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require one (1) or two (2) contractor 

representatives to travel to the specified 

NATO country to conduct the Operator 

and Maintenance OCONUS for a period 

of two (2) months. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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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 UHF SATCOM terminal 

provides voice or data connectivity. The 

device itself is CCI but is not classified 

until it is keyed with the proper keying 

material to enable secure 

communications. 

2. The highest level of information 

required to furnish the equipment, 

training, and data associated with this 

proposed sale is UNCLASSIFIED. 

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 that might 

reduce weapon system effectiveness or 

be used in the development of a system 

with similar or advanced capabilities. 

4. This sale is necessary in 

furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy 

and national security objectives 

outlined in the enclosed Policy 

Justification. A determination has been 

made that the NCIA can provide the 

same degree of protection for the 

sensitive technology being released as 

the U.S. Government. 

5. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

NCIA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

[Transmittal No. 20–81] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

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 

20–81 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: February 23, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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