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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101584-101586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29498]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-86]

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-
86, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 10, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-86
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 *................  $ 0
Other....................................  $255 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $255 million
 

    Funding Source: National Funds
    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
    Non-MDE:
    Communications equipment, including AN/PRC-117G, AN/PRC-152A, AN/
PRC-158, AN/PRC-160, AN/PRC-163, and AN/PRC-167 radios; Global 
Positioning System (GPS) receivers enabled by Selective Availability 
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code; support equipment; spare parts; 
technical manuals and publications; new equipment training; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical engineering, logistics, and 
personnel services; and other related elements of logistics and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UEP)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL-B-UAZ, PL-B-UBM, PL-B-UBN, PL-
B-UBZ, PL-B-UCA, PL-B-UCF, PL-B-UCI, PL-B-UCN, PL-B-UCR, PL-B-UCT, PL-
B-UCV, PL-B-UDA, PL-B-UDC, PL-B-UDG, PL-B-UDH, PL-B-UDI, PL-B-UDK, PL-
B-UDM, PL-B-UDO
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or

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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 13, 2023

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Poland--Communications Equipment

    The Government of Poland has requested to buy communications 
equipment, including AN/PRC-117G, AN/PRC-152A, AN/PRC-158, AN/PRC-160, 
AN/PRC-163, and AN/PRC-167 radios; Global Positioning System (GPS) 
receivers enabled by Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 
(SAASM) or M-Code; support equipment; spare parts; technical manuals 
and publications; new equipment training; U.S. Government and 
contractor technical engineering, logistics, and personnel services; 
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The 
estimated total program cost is $255 million.
    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 (NATO) Ally that is a 
force for political stability and economic progress in Europe.
    The proposed sale will improve Poland's communications capability 
and contribute to its military goal of updating 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 L3Harris Technologies, Inc., 
Melbourne, FL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require temporary duty 
travel of up to five (5) U.S. Government and/or contractor 
representatives to travel to Poland for a short period to conduct 
training.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-86
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/PRC-117G delivers breakthrough wideband data speed and 
legacy narrowband performance. Equipped with MUOS-ready hardware, this 
manpack is 30% smaller and 35% lighter than any other currently 
available. The AN/PRC-117G is also the industry's first and only 
tactical radio with NINE Suite B encryption, allowing for secure 
interoperability with the United States, NATO, and regional tactical 
partners.
    2. The Falcon III AN/PRC-152A delivers simultaneous voice and high-
speed data, seamlessly connecting dismount and upper-echelon networks. 
Even in challenging environments, the AN/PRC-152A provides voice, data, 
imagery, and video, giving warfighters critical mission intelligence 
for enhanced decision-making.
    3. The Falcon IV AN/PRC-158 delivers dual-channel connectivity 
across the full 30-2500 MHz frequency range. Compact and lightweight, 
the MCMP provides forward-deployed warfighters with an unrivaled level 
of tactical communications flexibility. Equipped with a Software 
Communications Architecture (SCA) and a broad portfolio of narrowband 
and wideband waveforms, the AN/PRC-158 ensures advanced 
interoperability and fast in-field updates for new capabilities. The 
manpack's two channels and superior routing and crossbanding 
technologies support communications redundancy and sharing critical 
voice and data intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
with a variety of nets and sub nets.
    4. The Falcon III AN/PRC-160(V) is the smallest, lightest, and 
fastest Type 1-certified high frequency (HF) manpack available today. 
Engineered for advanced security and performance, the Wideband HF/VHF 
Tactical Radio System features industry-leading encryption and 
breakthrough data performance and interoperability.
    5. The AN/PRC-163 Multi-channel Handheld Radio is a versatile, 
secure solution that leverages crossbanding to provide simultaneous 
data & voice across SATCOM, Line-of-Sight, and Mobile Ad-hoc Networking 
(MANET) modes. As mission needs evolve, this software-defined handheld 
supports fast, in-field updates to new capabilities. An external 
mission module hardware interface allows warfighters to quickly add 
options including ISR video and SATCOM.
    6. The AN/PRC-167 harnesses the power of multiple tactical devices 
converged into a single manpack. The radio provides superior 
communications range extension, delivering real-time situational 
awareness updates up and down levels of command. Engineered to meet 
multi-domain challenges of any combination of ground, vehicular, and 
airborne missions, the manpack simultaneously and independently runs 
the full frequency range of a broad portfolio of waveforms on each of 
two channels. As mission needs evolve, this software-defined manpack 
supports fast, in-field capability updates.
    7. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    8. 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.
    9. A determination has been made that 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.
    10. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Poland.

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