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(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: 

The Electronic Warfare 

Reprogramming Lab is used by USG 

engineers in the reprogramming and 

creation of shareable Mission Data Files 

for foreign F–35 customers. 

The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: September 21, 2023 

[FR Doc. 2024–25822 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–0K] 

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 23–0K. 

Dated: November 1, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

2800 DefenN Pentagon washtngwn, oc 20:,01-aeoo 

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy 

Speaker of the House 

U.S.House of Representatives 

H-209* The capitol 

WasbingtQtt, DC 20515 

Dear Mr, Speaker: 

PursuanttothereportiogrequfrementsofSection36(b)(5)(C)oftheAnnsExportControl 

Act (ABCA), as amended. we are forwarding Transmittal No. 23 .. 0K. This noti.:tication relates to 

enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity oftechnology otcapability describedm 

1heSection36(b)(l) ABCAcertification 16--59 dated.Sepbmlbet8,2O17. 

F..rielosures: 

1. Transmittal 

Sincerely. 

~O•~ 

•. James A. Hursch 

Director·· 

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Transmittal No. 23-0K 

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR 

UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF 

TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 

36(B)(5)(C), AECA) 

(i) Purchaser: Government of Bahrain 

(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal 

No.: 16-59 

Date: September 8, 2017 

Implementing Agency: Air Force 

Funding Source: National Funds 

(iii) Description: On September 8, 

2017, Congress was notified by 

congressional certification transmittal 

number 16-59 of the possible sale under 

Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 

Control Act of the possible upgrade of 

Bahrain’s existing twenty (23) F-16 

Block 40 aircraft to the F-16V 

configuration. The requested sale was 

comprised of twenty-three (23) F110 GE129 engines (includes 3 spares); twentythree (23) APG-83 Active Electronically 

Scanned Array Radars (includes 3 

spares); twenty-three (23) Modular 

Mission Computers (includes 3 spares); 

twenty-three (23) Embedded Global 

Navigation Systems/LN260 EGI 

(includes 3 spares); forty (40) LAU-129 

launchers; twenty-three (23) Improved 

Programmable Display Generators 

(iPDGs) (includes 3 spares); twenty-five 

(25) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Pods; two (2) 

AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles; two (2) 

AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation 

Missiles (HARM); two (2) WGU-43 

Guidance Control Unit (GBU) Guidance 

Control Unit (GCU) (for GBU-24 

Paveway III); two (2) BSU-84 Air Foil 

Group (AFG) (for GBU-24 Paveway III); 

five (5) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack 

Munition (JDAM) Tailkits (for GBU-38 

JDAM and GBU-54 Laser JDAM); two (2) 

GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) 

Guided Test Vehicles (GTV); two (2) 

AGM-84 Harpoon Missiles; three (3) 

MAU-210 ECCG (for GBU-50 Enhanced 

Paveway II); three (3) BLU-109 Inert 

Bomb Bodies; four (4) MK-82/BLU-111 

Inert Bomb Bodies; and two (2) FMU152 or FMU-139 Fuzes. Also included 

were one (1) Joint Mission Planning 

System; one (1) F-16V simulator; twenty 

(20) AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS Systems; 

one (1) avionics level test station; six (6) 

DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance 

Systems; two (2) LAU-118A Launchers; 

forty-five (45) AN/ARC-238 SINCGARS 

Radio or equivalent; twenty-three (23) 

AN/APX126 Advanced Identification 

Friend or Foe (AIFF) systems or 

equivalent; twenty-three (23) 

cryptographic appliques; two (2) CATM9L/M, two (2) AIM-120C-7 Advanced 

Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile 

(AMRAAM) Captive Air Training 

Missiles (CATM); three (3) MXU-651 

AFG (for GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II); 

four (4) DSU-38 Precision Laser 

Guidance sets (PLGS) (for GBU-54 Laser 

JDAM); four (4) AGM-154 Joint StandOff Weapon (JSOW) Captive Flight 

Vehicles (CFV); three (3) MK-84/BLU117 Inert Bomb Bodies; two (2) FMU152 D-1 Inert Fuzes; three (3) BRU-57 

Bomb Racks; two (2) BRU-61 Bomb 

Racks for SDB; two (2) ADU-890 SDB 

adapter cable for CMBRE; two (2) ADU891 AMRAAM/AIM-9X adapter cable 

for CMBRE; telemetry for all flight test 

assets secure communication 

equipment; spares and repair parts; 

support equipment; personnel training 

and training equipment; publications 

and technical documentation; U.S. 

Government and contractor technical 

support services; containers; missile 

support and test equipment; integration 

test; site survey; design; construction 

studies/analyses/services; associate 

operations, maintenance, training; 

support facilities; cybersecurity; critical 

computer resources support; force 

protection; and other related elements of 

logistics and program support. The 

estimated total cost was $1.082 billion. 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 

constituted $406 million of this total. 

On September 28, 2018, Congress was 

notified by Congressional certification 

transmittal number 18-0C of the 

possible sale, under Section 36(b)(5)(C) 

of the Arms Export Control Act, of: 

1. The inclusion of twenty-three (23) 

Multifunction Information Distribution 

System Joint Tactical Radio System 

(MIDS-JTRS) Concurrent MultiNetworking-4 (CMN-4) which are MDE; 

2. The inclusion of an additional 

nineteen (19) AN/ALQ-211 Advanced 

Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare 

Suite (AIDEWS) Systems (non-MDE), 

which will increase the number from 

twenty (20) to thirty-nine (39). These 

additional nineteen (19) were not 

included in the total value of the 

AIDEWS systems previously notified. 

This change was due to a change in 

system requirements and a desire to 

prioritize system components with long 

lead procurement timelines; and 

3. The inclusion of additional test 

weapons quantities and MDE 

designations outlined below: 

a. BLU-109—Increase from quantity of 

three (3) to four (4) 

b. Bomb Practice GBU-39 Guided Test 

Vehicle (GTV)—MDE item not on 

original notification 

c. MK-82 Inert Filled Bomb Body— 

Increase in quantity of four (4) to six 

(6)—MDE not on original notification 

d. KMU-572 JDAM Tail Kit—Quantity 

of five (5) not included on original 

Congressional Notification and MDE 

designation not on original notification 

e. MXU-650 Air Foil Group—Quantity 

of two (2) not included on original 

Congressional Notification and MDE 

designation not on original notification 

f. MXU-651 Air Foil Group—MDE 

designation not on original notification 

g. MAU-210 Enhanced Computer 

Control Group—Increase in quantity of 

three (3) to four (4) and MDE 

designation not on original notification. 

Also, correct that this MAU is for the 

GBU-49, not the GBU-50 as outlined in 

the original notification. 

h. FMU-152—Quantity of six (6) not 

included on original Congressional 

Notification and MDE designation not 

on original notification. 

These changes were due to unit pack 

minimum required quantities, items not 

properly identified as MDE on the 

original notification, and errors in 

requirements identification by the 

procuring office. 

The inclusion of these MDE items did 

not increase the value of MDE beyond 

what was originally notified. The 

inclusion of AIDEWS caused the total 

case value to rise from $1.082 billion to 

$1.292 billion. 

On October 1, 2019, Congress was 

notified by Congressional certification 

transmittal number 0T–19, under 

Section 36(b)(5)(A) of the Arms Export 

Control Act, of the inclusion of an 

additional five (5) AN/AAQ–33 SNIPER 

Pods, which increased the number from 

twenty-five (25) to thirty (30). These 

additional five (5) were not included in 

the total value of the SNIPER Pods 

previously notified. The addition of 

these items resulted in a net increase in 

cost of MDE of $11.6 million. The 

revised MDE total value was $417.6 

million. The total case value remained 

$1.292 billion. 

This transmittal notifies the following 

change in MDE items: the ‘‘twenty-three 

(23) Embedded Global Navigation 

Systems/LN260 EGI (includes 3 spares)’’ 

previously notified will be changed to 

‘‘twenty-three (23) Embedded Global 

Navigation Systems/LN260 EGI 

(includes 3 spares) and/or EGI devices 

with M-code technology.’’ The 

following non-MDE items will also be 

included: MS–110 Reconnaissance Pod 

Retrofit Kits; additional spare parts and 

repair and return support; and 

additional integration, training, and 

sustainment equipment and support. 

The estimated total value of new MDE 

items is $7 million but will not result in 

a net increase in the total MDE cost. The 

total MDE value will remain $417.6 

million. The total cost of added nonMDE items is $139 million. The total 

estimated case value will increase by 

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(iv) Significance: This notification is 

being provided as the included 

replacement and additional items 

represent in an increase in capability 

over what was originally notified. The 

proposed sale increases Bahrain’s F–16 

fleet’s reconnaissance capability and 

contributes to greater interoperability 

with the United States. Bahrain is 

upgrading its F–16 program as a 

deterrent to regional threats and to 

strengthen its homeland defense. 

(v) Justification: This proposed sale 

will support the foreign policy and 

national security of the United States by 

helping to improve the security of a 

Major Non-NATO Ally in developing 

and maintaining a strong and ready selfdefense capability. This proposed sale 

will enhance U.S. national security 

objectives in the region. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Mcode capable Embedded Global 

Positioning System (GPS) Inertial 

Navigation System (INS) (EGI), with an 

embedded GPS Precise Positioning 

Service (PPS) Receiver Application 

Module-Standard Electronic Module 

(GRAM–S/M), is a self-contained 

navigation system that provides 

acceleration, velocity, position, attitude, 

platform azimuth, magnetic and true 

heading, altitude, body angular rates, 

time tags, and coordinated universal 

time (UTC) synchronized time. The 

embedded GRAM–S/M enables access 

to both the encrypted P(Y) and M-Code 

signals, providing protection against 

active spoofing attacks, enhanced 

military exclusivity, integrity, and antijam. 

The MS–110 is a tactical 

reconnaissance pod with long-range, 

day/night, multi-spectral sensor 

technology. The multi-spectral sensor 

lets the end user see color and better 

distinguish subtle features than a DB– 

110 pod’s dual band imagery. The pod 

can transmit imagery via a datalink to 

ground-stations for near real time 

analysis and exploitation. The MS–110 

Retrofit Kit converts a DB–110 pod into 

an MS–110 pod. 

The Sensitivity of Technology 

Statement contained in the original 

notification applies to additional items 

reported here. 

The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: September 6, 2023 

[FR Doc. 2024–25765 Filed 11–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–40] 

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 23–40, 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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