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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL–B– 

UCJ, PL–B–UEK, PL–B–UEL, PL–B– 

UEM 

(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: September 11, 2023 

* 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 twophase program for an Integrated Air and 

Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle 

Command System (IBCS) enabled 

PATRIOT Configuration-3+ with 

modernized sensors and components; 

the sale includes ninety-three (93) 

Integrated Air and Missile Defense 

(IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) 

Engagement Operation Centers (EOCs) 

and one hundred seventy-five (175) 

IBCS Integrated Fire Control Network 

(IFCN) relays. Also included are 

network encryptors; IBCS software 

development and component 

integration; U.S. Government and 

contractor technical support; System 

Integration Lab (SIL) infrastructure; SIL 

test tools and equipment; U.S. 

Government and contractor technical 

support for SIL; flight test infrastructure 

and equipment; flight test targets; flight 

test range costs and fees; U.S. 

Government and Original Equipment 

Manufacturer (OEM) flight test services 

and support; and other related elements 

of logistics and program support. The 

total estimated program cost is $4.0 

billion. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by improving the security of a North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization 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 goal of updating 

its military capability while further 

enhancing interoperability with the 

United States 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 contractor will be 

Northrup Grumman, Huntsville, AL. 

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 deprocessing and 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. 23–64 

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 Integrated Air and Missile 

Defense (IAMD) Battle Command 

System (IBCS) is the centerpiece of the 

U.S. Army’s modernization strategy for 

air and missile defense capability. The 

system’s resilient, open, modular, 

scalable architecture is foundational to 

deploying a truly integrated network of 

all available assets in the battlespace, 

regardless of source, service, or domain. 

IBCS enables the efficient and affordable 

integration of current and future 

systems, including assets deployed over 

IP-enabled networks, counterunmanned aerial systems (UAS), 4th 

and 5th-generation aircraft, space-based 

sensors, and more. It senses, identifies, 

tracks, and defeats evolving air and 

missile threats, enabling revolutionary 

‘‘multi-domain, any sensor, best 

effector’’ operations. 

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 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. 

5. 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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–72] 

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 23–72, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: November 1, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 23–72 

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 * $ 75.2 million 

Other ................................... $238.2 million 

Total ................................. $313.4 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: The 

Government of Canada has requested to 

buy munitions and other systems to be 

integrated into MQ–9Bs purchased 

through Direct Commercial Sales, to 

include: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Twelve (12) AN/APY–8 Lynx 

Synthetic Aperture Radars 

Two hundred nineteen (219) AGM– 

114R2 Hellfire II Missiles 

Eighteen (18) KMU–572 Tail Kits for 

the GBU–38 Joint Direct-Attack 

Munition (JDAM) and GBU–54 

Laser JDAM (LJDAM) 

Twelve (12) Mk82 500-lb General 

Purpose (GP) Bombs 

Six (6) Mk82 Filled Inert Bombs 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are Due Regard Radars; 

SAGE 750 and SNC 4500 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures Systems; 

AN/ARC–210 radios; Compact 

Multi-Band Data Link (CMDL); KY– 

100M Narrowband/Wideband 

Terminals; KOR–24A Small 

Tactical Terminals; HighBandwidth Compact Telemetry 

Modules (HCTM); KIV–77 

cryptographic appliques and other 

Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 

equipment; AN/PYQ–10C Simple 

Key Loaders (SKL); Common 


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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

2800 DEFENS&PENTAGON 

The Honorable Kevitt McCarthy 

Speaker.oftbe Hoose 

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Washingto~ DC 20S1S 

Dear Mr. Speaker: 

WAaHINGTON. DC· 20301-2800 

September 15~ 2023 

Pttml8nttothe reporting reqi1kements otSecifon.36(b)(f)J:>fibe Aims. Export t.ontrol 

A~ as· amended,we··are· forwarding herewith·.traosmittal No.23-72,.•conoeming the Air Force's 

proposed Lettet(s) tlf otretandAcceptanceto the··aovemment of Canada.for defense articles 

and services estimated to cost .S313.4 •million .. we·win issue a; news release to notify the public 

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Enclosures: 

l. Transmittal 

2. •• Poli(:y Jusliflcatkm 

3. Sensitivity ofTeehnology 

Sincerely, 

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1ames A. Horsch 

Director 
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Munitions Built-In-Test/ 

Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE); FMU–139 Joint 

Programmable Fuses (JPF); M299 

Hellfire launchers and training 

missiles; DSU–38 Precision Laser 

Guidance Sets; classified 

publications and technical 

documentation; munitions support 

and support equipment; secure 

communications, precision 

navigation, and cryptographic 

equipment; spare and repair parts, 

consumables, accessories, and 

repair and return support; 

unclassified software delivery and 

support; testing and integration 

support and equipment; maps and 

charts; personnel training and 

training equipment; transportation 

support; warranties; studies and 

surveys; Contractor Logistics 

Support (CLS); U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, 

technical, and logistics support 

services; and other related elements 

of logistics and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(CN–D–BAB) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CN–D– 

GBV 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

known at this time 

(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: September 15, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Canada—MQ–9B Integrated Systems 

The Government of Canada has 

requested to buy munitions and other 

systems to be integrated into MQ–9Bs 

purchased through Direct Commercial 

Sales, to include: twelve (12) AN/APY– 

8 Lynx Synthetic Aperture radars; two 

hundred nineteen (219) AGM–114R2 

Hellfire II missiles; eighteen (18) KMU– 

572 tail kits for the GBU–38 Joint DirectAttack Munition (JDAM) and GBU–54 

Laser JDAM (LJDAM); twelve (12) Mk82 

500-lb General Purpose (GP) bombs; and 

six (6) Mk82 Filled Inert bombs. Also 

included are Due Regard Radars; SAGE 

750 and SNC 4500 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures Systems; AN/ 

ARC–210 radios; Compact Multi-Band 

Data Link (CMDL); KY–100M 

Narrowband/Wideband Terminals; 

KOR–24A Small Tactical Terminals; 

High-Bandwidth Compact Telemetry 

Modules (HCTM); KIV–77 cryptographic 

appliques and other Identification 

Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; AN/ 

PYQ–10C Simple Key Loaders (SKL); 

Common Munitions Built-In-Test/ 

Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); 

FMU–139 Joint Programmable Fuses 

(JPF); M299 Hellfire launchers and 

training missiles; DSU–38 Precision 

Laser Guidance Sets; classified 

publications and technical 

documentation; munitions support and 

support equipment; secure 

communications, precision navigation, 

and cryptographic equipment; spare and 

repair parts, consumables, accessories, 

and repair and return support; 

unclassified software delivery and 

support; testing and integration support 

and equipment; maps and charts; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; transportation support; 

warranties; studies and surveys; 

Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering, 

technical, and logistics support services; 

and other related elements of logistics 

and program support. The estimated 

total cost is $313.4 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives of the United States 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. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Canada’s capability to meet current and 

future threats by enabling unmanned 

surveillance and reconnaissance patrols 

of its northern arctic territories. It will 

also enable Canada to optimally fulfill 

its North American Aerospace Defense 

(NORAD) and NATO missions while 

increasing interoperability with U.S. 

and NATO forces. Canada will have no 

difficulty absorbing these articles and 

services 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 

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, 

Poway, CA. The purchaser typically 

requests offsets. Any offset agreement 

will be defined in negotiations between 

the purchaser and the contractor. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Canada. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 23–72 

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 AN/APY–8 Lynx Synthetic 

Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground 

Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) system 

provides all-weather surveillance, 

tracking and targeting for military and 

commercial customers from manned 

and unmanned vehicles. 

2. The AGM–114–R2 Hellfire II is a 

missile equipped with a Semi-Active 

Laser (SAL) seeker that homes-in on the 

reflected light of a laser designator. The 

AGM–114R can be launched from 

higher altitudes than previous variants 

because of its enhanced guidance and 

navigation capabilities which include a 

Height-of-Burst (HOB)/proximity sensor. 

With its multi–purpose warhead, the 

missile can destroy hard, soft, and 

enclosed targets. Inert missiles have no 

explosive fill and are used for 

integration testing. 

3. The M299 launcher provides 

mechanical and electrical interface 

between the Hellfire missile and 

aircraft. 

4. Joint Direct-Attack Munitions 

(JDAM) consist of a bomb body paired 

with a warhead-specific tail kit 

containing an Inertial Navigation 

System (INS)/Global Positioning System 

(GPS) guidance capability that converts 

unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, 

adverse weather ‘‘smart’’ munitions. 

The JDAM weapon can be delivered 

from modest standoff ranges at high or 

low altitudes against a variety of land 

and surface targets during the day or 

night. The JDAM can receive target 

coordinates via preplanned mission data 

from the delivery aircraft, by onboard 

aircraft sensors (i.e., FLIR, Radar, etc.) 

during captive carry, or from a thirdparty source via manual or automated 

aircrew cockpit entry. Inert bombs have 

no explosive fill and are used for 

integration testing. 

a. The GBU–38v1 is a 500-pound 

JDAM, consisting of a KMU–572 tail kit 

and BLU–111 or Mk–82 bomb body. 

b. The GBU–54 Laser Joint Direct 

Attack Munition (LJDAM) is a 500- 

pound JDAM which incorporates all the 

capabilities of the JDAM guidance tail 

kit and adds a precision laser guidance 

set. The LJDAM gives the weapon 

system an optional semi-active laser 

guidance in addition to the INS/GPS 

guidance. This provides the optional 

capability to strike moving targets. The 

GBU–54 consists of a DSU–38 laser 


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guidance set and bomb body with 

appropriate KMU–5XX tail kit. 

5. The SAGE 750 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures (ESM) System is 

a UK-produced, digital electronic 

intelligence (ELINT) sensor which 

analyzes the electromagnetic spectrum 

to map the source of active emissions. 

Using highly accurate Direction Finding 

(DF) antennas, SAGE builds target 

locations and provides situational 

awareness, advance warning of threats 

and the ability to cue other sensors. 

6. The SNC 4500 Auto Electronic 

Surveillance Measures (ESM) System is 

a digital electronic intelligence (ELINT) 

sensor which analyzes the 

electromagnetic spectrum to map the 

source of active emissions. Using highly 

accurate Direction Finding (DF) 

antennas, the SNC 4500 builds target 

locations and provides situational 

awareness, advance warning of threats 

and the ability to cue other sensors. 

7. ARC–210 radios are voice 

communications radio systems 

equipped with HAVE QUICK II and 

Second Generation Antijam Tactical 

UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN), which 

employ cryptographic technology. Other 

waveforms may be included as needed. 

8. CMDL is on the leading edge of 

miniaturized, high-performance, wideband data links. Operating in Ku, C, L 

or S-band, with both analog and digital 

waveforms. It is interoperable with 

military and commercial products 

including: Tactical Common Data Link 

(TCDL) terminals, the complete line of 

ROVER products, and COFDM 

receivers. 

9. The KY–100M is a lightweight 

terminal for secure voice and data 

communications. The KY–100M 

provides wideband/narrowband halfduplex communication. Operating in 

tactical ground, marine and airborne 

applications, the KY–100M enables 

secure communication with a broad 

range of radio and satellite equipment. 

10. The KOR–24A Small Tactical 

Terminal Link-16 is a command, control 

communications, and intelligence (C31) 

system incorporating high-capacity, 

jam-resistant, digital communication 

links for exchange of near real-time 

tactical information, including both data 

and voice, among air, ground, and sea 

elements. 

11. The KIV–77 is a cryptographic 

applique for IFF. It can be loaded with 

Mode 5 classified elements. 

12. The AN/PYQ–10 Simple Key 

Loader is a handheld device used for 

securely receiving, storing, and 

transferring data between compatible 

cryptographic and communications 

equipment. 

13. Common Munitions Built-In-Test 

(BIT)/Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE) is supporting equipment used 

to interface with weapon systems to 

initiate and report BIT results, and 

upload/download flight software. 

CMBRE supports multiple munitions 

platforms with a range of applications 

that perform preflight checks, periodic 

maintenance checks, loading of 

Operational Flight Program (OFP) data, 

loading of munitions mission planning 

data, loading of Global Positioning 

System (GPS) cryptographic keys, and 

declassification of munitions memory. 

14. The FMU–139 Joint Programmable 

Fuze (JPF) is a multi-delay, multi-arm 

and proximity sensor compatible with 

general purpose blast, frag and 

hardened-target penetrator weapons. 

The JPF settings are cockpit selectable 

in flight when used with numerous 

precision-guided weapons. 

15. The highest level of classification 

of defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

16. 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. 

17. 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. 

18. 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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–0O] 

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)(5)(C) 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 23–0O. 

Dated: November 1, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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