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119 Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) 

Systems. Also provided are spare and 

repair parts, communication, test, and 

support equipment, publications and 

technical documentation, airworthiness 

and maintenance support, site surveys 

and bed down planning, personnel 

training and training equipment, 

operational flight test, U.S. Government 

and contractor technical and logistics 

personnel services, and other related 

elements of logistics support. The 

estimated cost was $1.5 billion. Major 

Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted 

$765 million of this total. 

This transmittal reports the retrofit of 

MQ–9s to become weapons capable, and 

the inclusion of 100 GBU–49 Enhanced 

Paveway dual mode GPS and laser 

guided bomb kits comprised of MXU– 

650 Air Foil Group (AFG) and MAU– 

210 Enhanced Computer Control Group 

(ECCG); 200 FMU–152 fuzes; 650 AGM– 

114R Hellfire missiles, with active 

warheads; 45 AGM–114R Hellfire 

training missiles, without active 

warheads; and 6 Hellfire Captive Air 

Training Missiles. 

The retrofit and inclusion of MDE not 

enumerated in the original notification 

will result in an increase in the cost of 

MDE by $210 million. The total case 

value will increase to $1.71 billion. 

(iv) Significance: This notification is 

being provided as the retrofit of the 

MQ–9 systems to become weapons 

capable, and the inclusion of MDE items 

not originally notified represents an 

increase in capability. Enhancement of 

France’s MQ–9 will provide strike 

capability to augment the current 

intelligence, surveillance, and 

reconnaissance (ISR) capability. 

(v) Justification: Enhancement of 

France’s MQ–9 to provide strike 

capability will contribute to the foreign 

and national security policies of the 

United States by enhancing the ISR and 

strike capability of a NATO ally. This 

creates a multi-role capability to provide 

rapid response to neutralize threats 

without having to employ secondary 

aircraft from French, U.S., or coalition 

partners, in support of national, NATO, 

and UN-mandated operations. This 

further contributes to commonality 

between ISR, weapons, and munitions 

capabilities which will greatly increase 

the interoperability between the U.S., 

French militaries and other 

peacekeeping forces. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: France 

currently owns and operates an 

unarmed version of the MQ–9 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) 

system. No new Critical Program 

Information or Technology is involved 

in the weaponization process. In 

addition to weaponization kits and 

pylons, software and hardware 

upgrades, survey and test, and training 

and training equipment, sensitive or 

classified elements of the upgrade will 

include: 

a. The AGM–114R Hellfire is a raillaunched guided missile. The guidance 

system employs a Semi-Active Laser 

(SAL) seeker and an analogue autopilot. 

The SAL missiles home on the laser 

energy reflected off a target that has 

been illuminated by a laser designator. 

The laser designator can be on either the 

launch platform or another platform. 

The Hellfire uses a pulse-coded laser 

illumination so that the missile will 

only lock on to its chosen target, and 

has a multi-purpose selectable warhead. 

The weapon system hardware, as an ‘‘all 

Up Round’’ is UNCLASSIFIED. The 

highest level of classified information to 

be disclosed regarding the AGM–114R 

Hellfire missile is SECRET, based upon 

the software. 

b. The Captive Air Training Missiles 

(CATM) consists of a functional 

guidance section coupled to an inert 

missile bus and is used for flight 

training but cannot be launched. The 

missile has an operational SAL seeker 

that can search for and lock-on to laserdesignated targets. It functions like a 

tactical missile (without launch 

capability) during captive carry on the 

aircraft, making it suitable for training 

aircrew in simulated Hellfire missile 

target acquisition and lock. 

c. GBU–49 Enhanced Paveway II (EP 

II) is a maneuverable, free-fall Laser 

Guided Bomb (LGB) that guides to the 

target using a GPS-aided INS and dual 

mode laser seeker. The GBU–49 consists 

of an Electronic Computer Control 

Group (ECCG) with laser detector sensor 

and a warhead specific Air Foil Group 

(AFG) that attaches to the nose and tail 

of a GP bomb body respectively. The 

GBU–49 uses a 5001b (Mk–82 or BLU– 

111) GP bomb body fitted with the 

MXU–650 AFG and MAU–210 ECCG to 

guide to its laser designated target. The 

hardware is UNCLASSIFIED; technical 

data and documents are classified up to 

SECRET. 

d. FMU–152 is the Joint 

Programmable Bomb Fuze; a multifunction hard/soft target fuze that is 

used on for multiple different Mk-series 

bombs. The fuze can be programmed on 

the wing or in flight and is used with 

the JDAM, Paveway, and Enhanced 

Paveway bombs. The hardware is 

UNCLASSIFIED; technical data and 

documents are UNCLASSIFED. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: July 26, 2018 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Advisory Committee on 

Investigation, Prosecution, and 

Defense of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces; Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: General Counsel of the 

Department of Defense, Defense 

Advisory Committee on Investigation, 

Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual 

Assault in the Armed Forces, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the 

Defense Advisory Committee on 

Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 

of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces 

will take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Thursday 

August 23, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: One Liberty Center, 875 N 

Randolph Street, Suite 1432, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), 

703–693–3903 (Facsimile), 

dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is DACIPAD, One 

Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, 

Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. 

Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The 

most up-to-date changes to the meeting 

agenda can be found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Department of Defense (DoD) and the 

Designated Federal Officer, the Defense 

Business Board was unable to provide 

public notification required by 41 CFR 

102–3.150(a) concerning the meeting on 

August 8, 2018 of the Defense Business 

Board. Accordingly, the Advisory 

Committee Management Officer for the 

Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.150(b), waives the 15- 

calendar day notification requirement. 

This meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 

of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113– 

291), as modified by section 537 of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114–92), 


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Congress tasked the DAC–IPAD to 

advise the Secretary of Defense on the 

investigation, prosecution, and defense 

of allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, 

sexual assault, and other sexual 

misconduct involving members of the 

Armed Forces. This will be the ninth 

public meeting held by the DAC–IPAD. 

The purpose of the meeting is for the 

Committee to conduct deliberations and 

make assessments and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Defense regarding the military justice 

data collection standards and criteria 

required by Article 140a, UCMJ. 

Agenda: 2:00 p.m.–2:10 p.m. Public 

Meeting Begins—Welcome and Remarks 

of the Chair; 2:10 p.m.–3:45 p.m. 

Deliberations on Article 140a, UCMJ; 

3:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Public Comment; 

4:00 p.m. Public Meeting Adjourned. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, and the availability 

of space, this meeting is open to the 

public. Seating is limited and is on a 

first-come basis. Visitors are required to 

sign in at the One Liberty Center 

security desk and must leave 

government-issued photo identification 

on file and wear a visitor badge while 

in the building. Department of Defense 

Common Access Card (CAC) holders 

who do not have authorized access to 

One Liberty Center must provide an 

alternate form of government-issued 

photo identification to leave on file with 

security while in the building. All 

visitors must pass through a metal 

detection security screening. 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations to access the public 

meeting should contact the DAC–IPAD 

at whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@

mail.mil at least five (5) business days 

prior to the meeting so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. In the event 

the Office of Personnel Management 

closes the government due to inclement 

weather or for any other reason, please 

consult the website for any changes to 

the public meeting date or time. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Committee about its 

mission and topics pertaining to this 

public session. Written comments must 

be received by the DAC–IPAD at least 

five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting date so that they may be made 

available to the Committee members for 

their consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written comments should be submitted 

via email to the DAC–IPAD at 

whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@

mail.mil in the following formats: 

Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word. 

Please note that since the DAC–IPAD 

operates under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, all written comments will be 

treated as public documents and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

Oral statements from the public will be 

permitted, though the number and 

length of such oral statements may be 

limited based on the time available and 

the number of such requests. Oral 

presentations by members of the public 

will be permitted from 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 

p.m. on August 23, 2018, in front of the 

Committee members. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Shelly E. Finke, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Defense Business Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Chief Management Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the 

Defense Business Board (‘‘the Board’’) 

will take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday, 

August 8, 2018 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Rooms 3E155 & 3E863 in 

the Pentagon, Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roma Laster, (703) 697–2168 (Voice), 

(703) 614–4365 (Facsimile), 

roma.k.laster.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is Defense Business 

Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Room 

5B1088A, Washington, DC 20301–1155. 

The Board’s website is: http://

dbb.defense.gov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Department of Defense (DoD) and the 

Designated Federal Officer, the Defense 

Business Board was unable to provide 

public notification required by 41 CFR 

102–3.150(a) concerning the meeting on 

August 8, 2018 of the Defense Business 

Board. Accordingly, the Advisory 

Committee Management Officer for the 

Department of Defense, pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.150(b), waives the 15- 

calendar day notification requirement. 

This meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., 

Appendix), the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 

CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the Board is to examine and advise 

the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense, through the Chief 

Management Officer (CMO) of the 

Department of Defense on overall DoD 

management and governance. The Board 

provides independent advice which 

reflects an outside private sector 

perspective on proven and effective best 

business practices that can be applied to 

DoD. 

Agenda: The meeting will begin at 

8:00 a.m. in Room 3E155 with opening 

remarks from Ms. Roma Laster, the 

Board’s Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO, and Mr. Bill Simon, Chairman of 

the Board. Following opening 

comments, the Board will receive 

briefings from the Boston Consulting 

Group and McKinsey & Company, Inc. 

on cost management efforts within the 

Department. The Board will next meet 

in Room 3E863 with the Secretary and 

the Deputy Secretary of the Defense for 

a classified discussion of the National 

Defense Strategy. The meeting will 

adjourn not later than 1:00 p.m. 

Meeting Accessibility: In accordance 

with section 10(d) of the FACA and 41 

CFR 102–3.155, the DoD has determined 

that the Board’s meeting will be closed 

to the public. Specifically, the CMO, in 

consultation with the DoD Office of 

General Counsel, has determined in 

writing that the meeting will be closed 

to the public because it will consider 

matters covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) 

and (c)(4). 

The U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) determination is 

based on the consideration that the 

Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of 

Defense discussions will involve 

classified matters of national defense or 

foreign policy. Such classified material 

is so intertwined with the unclassified 

material that it cannot reasonably be 

segregated into separate discussions 

without disclosing secret or otherwise 

classified material. The 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(4) determination is based on the 

fact that both the Boston Consulting 

Group and McKinsey & Company. Inc. 

will disclose commercial information 

that is privileged or confidential. To 

permit the meeting to be open to the 

public would preclude discussion of 

such matters and would greatly 

diminish the ultimate utility of the 

Board’s advice and recommendations to 

the DoD. 


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