[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82591-82593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23550]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-16]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales 
notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
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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-
16, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: October 7, 2024.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-16
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 Poland
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $13 billion
Other....................................  $ 2 billion
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  TOTAL..................................  $15 billion
 

    Funding Source: National Funds.
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Poland has 
requested to buy phase two of a two-phase program for an Integrated Air 
and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) enabled PATRIOT 
Configuration-3+ with modernized sensors and components. The request is 
for the following equipment:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Forty-eight (48) PATRIOT M903 Launch Stations
    Up to six hundred forty-four (644) PATRIOT Advanced Capability 
(PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) Missiles
    Forty-eight (48) Launcher Interface Network Kits (LINKs)
    Twelve (12) Lower Tier Air and

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Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS)
    Twelve (12) Large Tactical Power Systems (LTPS) for the LTAMDS
Non-MDE:
    Also included is communications equipment; tools and test 
equipment; support equipment; generators; spare parts; repair parts; 
Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM) Global Positioning 
System Precise Positioning Service receivers; modification kits; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support 
services for planning, execution, Systems Integration and Checkout 
(SICO), flight test activities, field office support, and training; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UEJ, PL-B-UEK, PL-B-UEL, PL-B-
UEM)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL-B-UCW
    (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:

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Poland--Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System 
(IBCS)

    The Government of Poland has requested to buy phase two of a two-
phase program for an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command 
System (IBCS) enabled PATRIOT Configuration-3+ with modernized sensors 
and components. The request is for the following equipment: forty-eight 
(48) PATRIOT M903 Launch Stations; up to six hundred forty-four (644) 
PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced (MSE) 
missiles; forty-eight (48) Launcher Interface Network Kits (LINKs); 
twelve (12) Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensors (LTAMDS); and 
twelve (12) Large Tactical Power Systems (LTPS) for the LTAMDS. Also 
included is communications equipment; tools and test equipment; support 
equipment; generators; spare parts; repair parts; Selective 
Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM) Global Positioning System 
Precise Positioning Service receivers; modification kits; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support 
services for planning, execution, Systems Integration and Checkout 
(SICO), flight test activities, field office support, and training; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The total 
estimated program cost is $15 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and 
national security objectives of the United States (U.S.) by improving 
the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and 
economic progress in Europe.
    The proposed sale will improve Poland's missile defense capability 
and contribute to Poland's military goals of updating capability while 
further enhancing interoperability with the U.S. and other allies. 
Poland 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 contractors will be Raytheon Corporation, Andover, 
MA; Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, TX; and 
another original equipment manufacturer to be selected to develop and 
produce generator sets for the LTPS. The purchaser has requested 
offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between 
the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately 
forty (40) U.S. Government and/or forty-five (45) contractor 
representatives to travel to Poland for an extended period for 
equipment de-processing/fielding, system checkout, training, and 
technical and logistics support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-16
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 PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC) 3 Missile Segment Enhanced 
(MSE) missile is a small, highly agile, kinetic kill interceptor for 
defense against tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-
breathing threats. The MSE variant of the PAC-3 missile represents the 
next generation in hit-to-kill interceptors and provides expanded 
battlespace against evolving threats. The PAC-3 MSE improves upon the 
original PAC-3 capability with a higher performance solid rocket motor, 
modified lethality enhancer, more responsive control surfaces, upgraded 
guidance software, and insensitive munitions improvements.
    2. M903 launcher stations are capable of launching the entire 
family of PATRIOT missiles. All new U.S. launchers are M903 
configuration.
    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 the Government of Poland 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 
Poland.

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