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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–14] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

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 with attached 

Transmittal 23–14, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

2.800 Dafenu Pentagon 

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy 

Speaker of the House 

U.S. House of Representatives 

H.;209, llbe Capitol 

Washington., DC 20S l S 

Dear Mr. Speaker: 

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March 7, 2023 

Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section J6(b )fl) of the Anns Export Control. 

Act, as amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 23 .. 14,· coneemhig the Navy's 

proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of Japan for defense articles and 

servicfl estimated to cost Stl81 bill.ion. We \\"ill issue a news release to .noti.fy the public of this 

proposed sale upon delivery of this letter to your office. 

Enclosures: 

l, Transmittal 

2. Policy Justification 

3. Sensitivity of Technology 

Sincerely, 

•. rJI ' .a,..~ 

James A. Hursch 

Director 
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Transmittal No. 23–14 

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 Japan 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $1.125 billion 

Other ................................... $ .256 billion 

TOTAL ............................. $1.381 billion 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Five (5) E–2D Advanced Hawkeye 

(AHE) Airborne Early Warning and 

Control (AEW&C) Aircraft 

Twelve (12) T56–A–427A Engines (10 

installed, 2 spares) 

Six (6) Multifunction Information 

Distribution System Joint Tactical 

Radio System (MIDS JTRS) 

Terminals (5 installed, 1 spare) 

Five (5) APY–9 Radars (installed) 

Five (5) AN/AYK–27 Integrated 

Navigation Control and Display 

Systems (INCDS) (installed) 

Twelve (12) LN–251 Embedded 

Global Positioning Systems/Inertial 

Navigation Systems (EGIs) with 

Embedded Airborne Selective 

Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 

(SAASM) or M-Code Receiver (10 

installed, 2 spares) 

Six (6) ALQ–217 Electronic Support 

Measures Systems (5 installed and 

1 spare) 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are aircraft ancillary 

equipment; modifications; spare 

and repair parts; support 

equipment; publications and 

technical documentation; software; 

personal protective equipment; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; ferry services; U.S. 

Government and contractor 

logistics, engineering, and technical 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (JA–P– 

SDF) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA–P– 

SCW, JA–P–SCJ, JA–P–SCL, JA–P–SCM, 

JA–P–SCQ 

(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: March 7, 2023 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Japan—E–2D Advanced Hawkeye 

Airborne Early Warning and Control 

Aircraft 

The Government of Japan has 

requested to buy five (5) E–2D 

Advanced Hawkeye (AHE) Airborne 

Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) 

aircraft; twelve (12) T56–A–427A 

engines (10 installed, 2 spares); six (6) 

Multifunction Information Distribution 

System Joint Tactical Radio System 

(MIDS JTRS) terminals (5 installed, 1 

spare); five (5) APY–9 radars (installed); 

five (5) AN/AYK–27 Integrated 

Navigation Control and Display Systems 

(INCDS) (installed); twelve (12) LN–251 

Embedded Global Positioning Systems/ 

Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs) with 

Embedded Airborne Selective 

Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 

(SAASM) or M-Code Receiver (10 

installed, 2 spares); and six (6) ALQ–217 

Electronic Support Measures Systems (5 

installed, 1 spare). Also included are 

aircraft ancillary equipment; 

modifications; spare and repair parts; 

support equipment; publications and 

technical documentation; software; 

personal protective equipment; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; ferry services; U.S. 

Government and contractor logistics, 

engineering, and technical support 

services; and other related elements of 

logistics and program support. The 

estimated total program cost is $1.381 

billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by improving the security of a major ally 

that is a force for political stability and 

economic progress in the Asia-Pacific 

region. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Japan’s ability to effectively provide 

homeland defense utilizing an AEW&C 

capability. Japan will use the E–2D AHE 

aircraft to provide AEW&C situational 

awareness of air and naval activity in 

the Pacific region and to augment its 

existing E–2C Hawkeye AEW&C fleet. 

Japan will have no difficulty absorbing 

this equipment into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

Northrop Grumman Corporation 

Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, FL. 

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 

contractor representatives to Japan. 

However, U.S. Government or 

contractor personnel in-country visits 

will be required, on a temporary basis, 

in conjunction with program technical 

and management oversight and support 

requirements. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–14 

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 E–2D Advanced Hawkeye 

(AHE) Airborne Early Warning and 

Control (AEW&C) provides detection 

and surveillance of regional surface and 

aircraft platforms through the use of the 

APY–9 radar, APX–122A Identification 

Friend or Foe (IFF), and ALQ–217 

Electronic Support Measures (ESM) 

systems. The E–2D AHE provides area 

surveillance and detection, air intercept 

control, air traffic control, search and 

rescue assistance, communication relay 

and automatic tactical data exchange. 

2. The APY–9 radar is a mechanically 

rotated, electronically scanned array, 

which utilizes Space-Time Adaptive 

Processing (STAP) technology to 

provide 360-degree detection and 

surveillance in high clutter 

environments. It is able to provide 

simultaneous detection and surveillance 

of surface and air units. 

3. The Multifunction Information 

Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio 

System (MIDS JTRS (5)) terminal 

provides enhanced Link 16 

functionality, namely Concurrent Multinetting with four channels (CMN–4) and 

Concurrent Contention Receive (CCR). 

CMN–4 is a Link 16 enhancement that 

increases the terminal capability from 

receiving only one Tactical Digital 

Information Link-J (TADIL–J) message 

packing structure per time slot to 

receive as many as four simultaneous 

message packing structures per time 

slot, each transmitted on a unique Link 

16 net. CCR described the Link 16 

terminal’s ability to receive multiple 

messages in the same net within the 

same time slot. 

4. The APX–122A IFF Interrogator 

and APX–123A IFF Transponder are 

identification systems designed for 

command and control. They provide the 

ability to distinguish friendly aircraft, 

vehicles, or forces, and to determine 

their bearing and range from the 

Interrogator. 

5. The ALQ–217 Electronic Support 

Measure (ESM) system is used to detect, 


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intercept, identify, locate, record, and/or 

analyze sources of radiated 

electromagnetic energy to support 

classification of unknown surface and 

airborne units. 

6. The AN/AYK–27 Integrated 

Navigation Control and Display System 

serves as the network manager and the 

human machine interface for the E–2D 

navigation system. 

7. The LN–251 Embedded Global 

Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation 

Systems (EGIs) with embedded airborne 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Module (SAASM) or M-Code Receiver 

(ASR) system provides position, 

navigation and timing information to 

the E–2D via the Global Positioning 

Satellite system and an inertial 

measuring unit. 

8. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

9. 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. 

10. A Special Security Agreement will 

be in place to provide additional 

security requirements for 

implementation by the Government of 

Japan to protect the advanced 

capabilities this aircraft provides. This 

sale is necessary in furtherance of the 

U.S. foreign policy and national security 

objectives outlined in the Policy 

Justification. 

11. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Japan. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 22–72] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

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 with attached 

Transmittal 22–72, and Policy 

Justification. 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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