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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103799-103802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30322]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 24-05]

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 24-
05, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 16, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-05
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 Italy
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $345 million
Other...................................  $ 55 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $400 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Twenty-one (21) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems 
(HIMARS)
    One (1) M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary (GMLRS-
U) High Explosive (HE) Pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion 
System (IMPS)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are Universal Fielding Modules; towbar toolkits and 
sets; crypto-fill cable; AN/PRC-158 Multi-Channel Tactical Radio 
installation kits; Multi-Channel AN/PRC-158 radios; RF-7800i-CU100 
radio router; HARRIS installation kits for 160W high frequency (HF) 
radio system; HF AN/PRC-160W-HF radios; Simple Key Loader (SKL) AN/PYQ-
10 (C); RF-7800i Tactical Intercom System installation kit; RF7800i 
Tactical Intercom System; Fire Control Panel Trainer (FCPT) hardware 
and software; Missile Common Test

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Device Trainer (MCTD-T), slim; Panasonic Toughbook ruggedized laptop 
with 30ft cables and power adapters and internal CD ROM drive; RF-7800i 
Tactical Intercom System training hardware; RF-7800i and CU100 training 
rigs, test equipment, and Golden System for operator and maintenance 
training; Launcher Adapter Group (LAG) and Sling; Launcher Control Unit 
(LCU); Weapons Control Unit (WCU); MCTD V.4 hardware and spares; MCTD 
V.4 software and publications; spare parts; Maintenance Support Device 
(MSD) V.4; Wireless AT-Platform Test Set (WATS); guided missile 
organizational tool kit; Hydraulic Servicing Unit (HSU); Interactive 
Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) development; Direct Support (DS)/
General Support (GS) tool kits; Gas Particulate Filter Unit (GPFU); 
Forward Repair System (FRS); Positioning Navigation Assembly (PNA) with 
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) Global Positioning 
System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/PPS); Common MLRS SPORT Test 
Program Set (CMST) hardware and software development; mobile Standard 
Automotive Tool Set (SATS); RF7800i Tactical Intercom System spare 
package; Technical Manual Unit organizational Repair Parts and Special 
Tools List (RPSTL); Technical Manual operator's manual; Launch POD/
container (LP/C) trainer M68A2; GMLRS-U flight surveillance kit; and 
other related elements of program and logistic support.

    (iv) Military Department: Army (IT-B-YDQ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IT-B-PSX
    (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: December 15, 2023
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Italy--M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

    The Government of Italy has requested to buy twenty-one (21) M142 
High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); and one (1) M31A2 
Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Unitary (GMLRS-U) High Explosive 
(HE) Pods with Insensitive Munitions Propulsion System (IMPS). Also 
included are Universal Fielding Modules; towbar toolkits and sets; 
crypto-fill cable; AN/PRC-158 Multi-Channel Tactical Radio installation 
kits; Multi-Channel AN/PRC-158 radios; RF-7800i-CU100 radio router; 
HARRIS installation kits for 160W high frequency (HF) radio system; HF 
AN/PRC-160W-HF radios; Simple Key Loader (SKL) AN/PYQ-10 (C); RF-7800i 
Tactical Intercom System installation kit; RF7800i Tactical Intercom 
System; Fire Control Panel Trainer (FCPT) hardware and software; 
Missile Common Test Device Trainer (MCTD-T), slim; Panasonic Toughbook 
ruggedized laptop with 30ft cables and power adapters and internal CD 
ROM drive; RF-7800i Tactical Intercom System training hardware; RF-
7800i and CU100 training rigs, test equipment, and Golden System for 
operator and maintenance training; Launcher Adapter Group (LAG) and 
Sling; Launcher Control Unit (LCU); Weapons Control Unit (WCU); MCTD 
V.4 hardware and spares; MCTD V.4 software and publications; spare 
parts; Maintenance Support Device (MSD) V.4; Wireless AT-Platform Test 
Set (WATS); guided missile organizational tool kit; Hydraulic Servicing 
Unit (HSU); Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) development; 
Direct Support (DS)/General Support (GS) tool kits; Gas Particulate 
Filter Unit (GPFU); Forward Repair System (FRS); Positioning Navigation 
Assembly (PNA) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) 
Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/PPS); Common 
MLRS SPORT Test Program Set (CMST) hardware and software development; 
mobile Standard Automotive Tool Set (SATS); RF7800i Tactical Intercom 
System spare package; Technical Manual Unit organizational Repair Parts 
and Special Tools List (RPSTL); Technical Manual operator's manual; 
Launch POD/container (LP/C) trainer M68A2; GMLRS-U flight surveillance 
kit; and other related elements of program and logistic support. The 
estimated total program cost is $400 million.
    This proposed sale will support United States (U.S.) foreign policy 
and national security by helping to improve the security of a North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Ally which is an important partner for 
political stability and economic progress in Europe. Italy requests 
these capabilities to provide for the defense of deployed troops, 
regional security, and interoperability with the U.S.
    The proposed sale will improve Italy's capability to meet current 
and future threats and enhance its interoperability with U.S. and other 
allied forces. Italy 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 Lockheed Martin, Grand Prairie, 
TX. There are no known offset agreements in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
10 U.S. Government and 10 contractor representatives annually to Italy 
for a period of one week. U.S. Government or contractor representatives 
travel to Italy will be required for program management reviews and New 
Equipment Training.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-05
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 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a C-
130-transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5-ton Family of Medium 
Tactical Vehicles truck chassis. HIMARS is the modern Army-fielded 
version of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270 launcher and 
can fire all the MLRS Family of Munitions (FOM) including Guided 
Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) variants and the Army Tactical 
Missile System (ATACMS). Utilizing the MLRS FOM, the HIMARS can engage 
targets between 15 and 300 kilometers with GPS-aided precision 
accuracy.
    2. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M31A2 Unitary 
is the Army's primary munition for units fielding the M142 HIMARS and 
M270Al Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) launchers. The M31 
Unitary is a solid propellant artillery rocket that uses Global 
Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)-aided inertial 
guidance to accurately and quickly deliver a single high-explosive 
blast fragmentation warhead to targets at ranges from 15-70 kilometers. 
The rockets are fired from a launch pod container that also serves as 
the storage and transportation container for the rockets. Each rocket 
pod holds six (6) total rockets.
    3. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and

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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 Italy can provide 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 are 
authorized for release and export to Italy.

[FR Doc. 2024-30322 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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