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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82588-82591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23554]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-47]

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, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

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-
47, 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. 23-47
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 Canada
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $3.9 billion
Other....................................  $2.0 billion
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  TOTAL..................................  $5.9 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Up to sixteen (16) P-8A Patrol Aircraft
    Up to twenty-six (26) Multifunctional Information Distribution 
System Joint Tactical Radio System 5 (MIDS JTRS 5)
    Up to thirty-eight (38) Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/
Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs) for the LN-251
    Up to twenty-five (25) System Processor Replacements for AN/AAQ-
24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System 
Processor Replacement (LSPR) with Exelis Embedded GPS Receiver (EGR) 
integrated with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)
    Up to twenty-two (22) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) 
for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N
Non-MDE:
    Also included are commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission 
Software (TOMS); Electro-Optical (E.O.) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD; AN/
AAQ-2 Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 Radar; AN/ALQ-240 Electronic Support 
Measures; NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) Radios; 
AN/PRC-117G Manpack Radios including MPE-S type II with SAASM 3.7; AN/
ALQ-213 Electronic Countermeasures; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser 
Systems; AN/UPX-43 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Interrogators; 
AN/APX-123A(V) IFF Digital Transponders; KIV-78 IFF Mode 4/5 
Cryptographic Appliques; KIV-701A Cryptographic Core Modules; KY-100M, 
KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121C radios; KG-175 Encryptor Network Convergence 
System; AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loaders (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic 
Appliques; Radiant Mercury Hardware and Software with ENTR(V)4 Receiver 
with Embedded Crypto for the Integrated Broadcast System (IBS); 
software; publications; Dual KIV-7M with Power Supply HFIP Channel Link 
Encryptor; Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Antenna 
Electronics (AE); Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Controlled 
Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPA); Control Interface Units (CIU) for 
AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM; aircraft spares; spare engines; support 
equipment; operational support systems; training; training devices; 
maintenance trainer/classrooms; engineering technical assistance (ETA); 
logistics technical assistance (LTA); Country Liaison Officer (CLO) 
support; Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS); Contractor 
Logistics Support (CLS); repair and return; transportation; aircraft 
ferry; other associated training and support; and other related 
elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (CN-P-SAH)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CN-P-FGC
    (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: June 27, 2023

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Canada--P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support

    The Government of Canada has requested to buy up to sixteen (16) P-
8A Patrol Aircraft; up to twenty-six (26) Multifunctional Information 
Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); up to 
thirty-eight (38) Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial 
Navigation Systems (EGIs) for the LN-251; up to twenty-five (25) System 
Processor Replacements for AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared 
Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System Processor Replacement (LSPR) with 
Exelis Embedded GPS Receiver (EGR) integrated with SAASM; and up to 
twenty-two (22) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) for the 
AN/AAQ-24(V)N. Also included are commercial engines; Tactical Open 
Mission Software (TOMS); Electro-Optical (E.O.) and Infrared (IR) MX-
20HD; AN/AAQ-2 Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 Radar; AN/ALQ-240 Electronic 
Support Measures; NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) 
Radios; AN/PRC-117G Manpack Radios including MPE-S type II with SAASM 
3.7; AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Countermeasures; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures 
Dispenser Systems; AN/UPX-43 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
Interrogators; AN/APX-123A(V) IFF Digital Transponders; KIV-78 IFF Mode 
4/5 Cryptographic Appliques; KIV-701A Cryptographic Core Modules; KY-
100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121C radios; KG-175 Encryptor Network 
Convergence System; AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loaders (SKL) with KOV-21 
Cryptographic Appliques; Radiant Mercury Hardware and Software with 
ENTR(V)4 Receiver with Embedded Crypto for the Integrated Broadcast 
System (IBS); software; publications; Dual KIV-7M with Power Supply 
HFIP Channel Link Encryptor; Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) 
Antenna Electronics (AE); Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) 
Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPA); Control Interface Units 
(CIU) for AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM; aircraft spares; spare engines; support 
equipment; operational support systems; training; training devices; 
maintenance trainer/classrooms; engineering technical assistance (ETA); 
logistics technical assistance (LTA); Country Liaison Officer (CLO) 
support; Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS); Contractor 
Logistics Support (CLS); repair and return; transportation; aircraft 
ferry; other associated training and support; and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is 
$5.9 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States (U.S.) by helping to improve 
the military capability of Canada, a NATO ally that is an important 
force for ensuring political stability and economic progress, and a 
contributor to military, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations 
around the world.
    This proposed sale will increase Canadian maritime forces' 
interoperability with the U.S. and other allied forces, as well as 
their ability to contribute to missions of mutual interest. This will 
significantly improve network-centric warfare capability for the U.S. 
forces operating globally alongside Canada. Canada will have no 
difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.

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    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA. There 
are a significant number of other companies under contract with the 
U.S. Navy that will provide components, systems, and engineering 
services during the execution of this effort. While the purchaser 
typically requests offsets, any offset agreement will be defined in 
future negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips by 
U.S. Government representatives and the assignment of contractor 
representatives to Canada on an intermittent basis over the life of the 
case to support delivery and integration of items and to provide supply 
support management, inventory control and equipment familiarization.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-47
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item
No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The P-8A Patrol Aircraft is a version of the Boeing 737-800 Next 
Generation (NG) commercial aircraft adapted for military uses. The P-8A 
will replace the CP-140 as Canada's long-range anti-submarine warfare 
(ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime, and 
littoral operations.
    a. Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS). Functions include 
environment planning, tactical aids, weapons planning aids, and data 
correlation. TOMS includes an algorithm for track fusion which 
automatically correlates tracks produced by on board and off board 
sensors.
    b. Electro-Optical (E.O.) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD. The E.O./IR 
system processes visible E.O. and IR spectrum (IR Focal Plane Array 
(FPA) and Turret Stabilization) to detect and image objects.
    c. AN/AQQ-2 Acoustic System. The acoustic sensor system is 
integrated within the mission system as the primary sensor for the 
aircraft ASW missions. The system has multi-static active coherent 
(MAC) 64 sonobuoy processing capability and acoustic sensor prediction 
tools.
    d. AN/APY-10 Radar. The aircraft radar is a direct derivative of 
the legacy AN/APS 137(V) installed in the CP-140. The radar 
capabilities include Global Positioning System (GPS) selective 
availability anti-spoofing monitoring (SAASM), Synthetic Aperture Radar 
(SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) imagery resolutions, 
and periscope detection mode.
    e. AN/ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures (ESM). This system 
provides real time capability for the automatic detection, location, 
measurement, and analysis of Radio Frequency (RF) signals and modes. 
Real time results are compared with a library of known emitters to 
perform emitter classification.
    f. The P-8A Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP) suite 
consists of the AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System (EWMS), 
AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS), the NexGEN Missile 
Warning Sensors (MWS), AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared 
Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System Processor Replacement (LSPR) with 
Exelis EGR integrated with SAASM, and the AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft 
Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly 
(GLTA) processors. The AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM is a self-contained, 
directed energy countermeasures system designed to protect aircraft 
from infrared guided surface-to-air missiles. The Electronic Warfare 
Self Protection (EWSP) includes threat information.
    g. AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) Radio. The RT-2036(C) radios are capable 
of line of sight and beyond line of sight (SATCOM) and can transmit 
clear or secure voice using Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio 
System (SINCGARS) or HAVEQUICK security features.
    h. AN/PRC-117G Radio, Manpack. The AN/PRC-117G is a tactical radio 
that extends communications Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) with abilities 
for simultaneous SATCOM voice and data communications. Situational 
awareness is enhanced by an embedded SAASM 3.7 GPS receiver.
    i. Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical 
Radio System (MIDS JTRS) 5, is an advanced Link-16 command, control, 
communications, and intelligence system incorporating high-capacity, 
jam-resistant, digital communication links for exchange of near real-
time tactical information, including both data and vice, among air, 
ground, and sea elements.
    j. The Embedded Global Positioning System (EGI)-Inertial Navigation 
System (INS)/LN-251 is a sensor that combines GPS and inertial sensor 
inputs to provide accurate location information for navigation and 
targeting.
    k. AN/UPX-43 IFF Interrogator. The Identification Friend or Foe 
(IFF) AN/UPX-43 Interrogator system provides operators with the 
capability for timely and accurate display of both civil and military 
air traffic.
    l. Radiant Mercury Hardware and Software. The Radiant Mercury Cross 
Domain Solution (CDS) allows data transfer traffic between both 
classified and unclassified networks onboard the P-8A.
    m. ENTR(V)4 Receiver with Embedded Crypto. The tactical receiver 
interfaces with the Integrated Broadcast System receiving nationally 
transmitted tracks for situational awareness.
    n. The Dual KIV-7M. The KIV-7M provides programmable link and 
multi-channel network encryption for High Frequency (HF) radio 
communications.
    o. Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP), Antenna Electronics 
(AE). The ADAP antenna electronics interfaces with the ADAP Controlled 
Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) antennas to insure availability of GPS 
signals to the aircraft.
    p. Advance Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Controlled Reception 
Pattern Antenna (CRPA). The ADAP CRPA enables reception of GPS signals 
to the aircraft.
    q. KG-175 Encryptor Network Convergence System (NC) CNTRX, 
INMARSAT, IP Data. The KG-175 TACLANE provides network communications 
security on internet Protocol (IP) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) 
networks used by the P-8A.
    r. AN/APX-123A(V) IFF Transponder Digital. The IFF AN/APX-123A(V) 
transponder is capable of both Mode 5 and Mode S secure modes and 
provides own ship positional information.
    s. KIV-78 IFF Mode 4/5 Cryptographic Applique. The KIV-78 is Type 1 
NSA-certified COMSEC for IFF. The KIV-78 provides cryptographic and 
time-of-day services, concurrent Mode 4/5 operations as well as 
concurrent interrogator/transponder operations. The KIV-78 IFF system 
is deployed to identify cooperative, friendly systems.
    t. KIV-701A Cryptographic Core Module. The KIV-701A encrypts the 
common data link that is used for line-of-sight secure transmission of 
video imagery to ground terminals and ships.
    u. KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121CD Radio. The KY-100M is a 
narrowband/wideband terminal that interoperates with TACTERM (CV-3591/
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VINSON (KY-57, KY-58), and SINCGARS. The KY-100M provides for secure 
voice and data communications in tactical airborne and ground 
environments and is a self-contained terminal that includes COMSEC. The 
KY-100M is based on the KY-99A architecture with enhanced interface 
capability. It includes KY-99A's operational modes and KY-58's 
operational modes.
    v. AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loader (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic 
Applique. The SKL is a ruggedized, portable, hand-held fill device used 
for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between 
compatible cryptographic and communications equipment. The SKL provides 
streamlined management of COMSEC key, Electronic Protection (EP) data, 
and Signal Operating Instructions (SOI). Cryptographic functions are 
performed by an embedded KOV-21 applique.
    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    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. A determination has been made that Canada 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.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Canada.

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