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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 107124-107127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31139]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-01]

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-
01, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 20, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 23-01
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 Greece
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $6.0 billion
Other....................................  $2.6 billion
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    TOTAL................................  $8.6 billion
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Forty (40) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and 
Landing (CTOL) Aircraft
    Forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 Engines (40 installed, 2 
spares)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; KGV-135A embedded 
secure communications devices; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant 
Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares; Full 
Mission Simulators and system trainers; electronic warfare systems and 
Reprogramming Lab support; logistics management and support systems; 
threat detection, tracking, and targeting systems; Contractor Logistics 
Support (CLS); classified software and software development, delivery 
and integration support; transportation, ferry, and refueling support; 
weapons containers; aircraft and munitions support and support 
equipment; integration and test support and equipment; aircraft engine 
component improvement program (CIP) support; secure communications, 
precision navigation, and cryptographic systems and equipment; 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; spare and repair parts, 
consumables, and accessories, and repair and return support; minor 
modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support; personnel training 
and training equipment; classified and unclassified publications and 
technical documents; warranties; and United States (U.S.) Government 
and engineering, technical, and logistics support services, studies, 
and surveys; and other related elements of logistics and program 
support.

    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (GR-D-SAD)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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: January 26, 2024
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Greece--F-35 Aircraft

    The Government of Greece has requested to buy up to forty (40) F-35 
Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft; 
and forty-two (42) Pratt & Whitney F135-PW-100 engines (40 installed, 2 
spares). Also included are AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; KGV-135A 
embedded secure communications devices; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); impulse cartridges, chaff, and 
flares; Full Mission Simulators and system trainers; electronic warfare 
systems and Reprogramming Lab support; logistics management and support 
systems; threat detection, tracking, and targeting systems; Contractor 
Logistics Support (CLS); classified software and software development, 
delivery and integration support; transportation, ferry, and refueling 
support; weapons containers; aircraft and munitions support and support 
equipment; integration and test support and equipment; aircraft engine 
component improvement program (CIP) support; secure communications, 
precision navigation, and cryptographic systems and equipment; 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) equipment; spare and repair parts, 
consumables, and accessories, and repair and return support; minor 
modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support; personnel training 
and training equipment; classified and unclassified publications and 
technical documents; warranties; and U.S. Government and engineering, 
technical, and logistics support services, studies, and surveys; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated 
total cost is $8.6 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and 
national security of the U.S. by improving the air capabilities and 
interoperability of a NATO Ally that is a force for political and 
economic stability in Europe.
    The proposed sale will allow Greece to modernize its air force and 
improve Greece's ability to provide for the defense of its airspace, 
contribute to NATO missions to preserve regional security and defend 
NATO Allies, and maintain interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces. 
The F-35 will offset the increasing obsolescence of other Hellenic Air 
Force aircraft such as the F-4 and Mirage 2000. Greece 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 contractors will be Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 
Company, Fort Worth, TX, and Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, East 
Hartford, CT. 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 Greece.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-01
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 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft is a 
single seat, single engine, all-weather, stealth, fifth-generation, 
multirole aircraft. It contains sensitive technology including the low 
observable airframe/outer mold line, the Pratt and Whitney F135 engine, 
AN/APG-81 radar, an integrated core processor central computer, a 
mission systems/electronic warfare suite, a multiple sensor suite, 
technical data/documentation, and associated software.
    a. The Pratt and Whitney F135 engine is a single 40,000-lb thrust 
class engine designed for the F-35 and assures highly reliable, 
affordable performance. The engine is designed to be utilized in all F-
35 variants, providing unmatched commonality and supportability 
throughout the worldwide base of F-35 users.
    b. The AN/APG-81 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) is a 
high processing power/high transmission power electronic array capable 
of detecting air and ground targets from a greater distance than 
mechanically scanned array radars. It also contains a synthetic 
aperture radar (SAR), which creates high-resolution ground maps, 
provides weather data to the pilot, and provides air and ground tracks 
to the mission system, which uses it as a component to fuse sensor 
data.

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    c. The Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) provides long-range 
detection and tracking as well as an infrared search and track (IRST) 
and forward-looking infrared (FLIR) capability for precision tracking, 
weapons delivery, and bomb damage assessment (BDA). The EOTS replaces 
multiple separate internal or podded systems typically found on legacy 
aircraft.
    d. The Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EODAS) provides 
the pilot with full spherical coverage for air-to- air and air-to-
ground threat awareness, day/night vision enhancements, a fire control 
capability and precision tracking of wingmen/friendly aircraft. The 
EODAS provides data directly to the pilot's helmet as well as the 
mission system.
    e. The F-35 Electronic Warfare (EW) system is a reprogrammable, 
integrated system that provides radar warning and electronic support 
measures (ESM) along with a fully integrated countermeasures (CM) 
system. The EW system is the primary subsystem used to enhance 
situational awareness, targeting support and self-defense through the 
search, intercept, location, and identification of in-band emitters and 
to automatically counter IR and RF threats.
    f. The F-35 Command, Control, Communications, Computers and 
Intelligence/Communications, Navigation, and Identification (C4I/CNI) 
system provides the pilot with unmatched connectivity to flight 
members, coalition forces and the battlefield. It is an integrated 
subsystem designed to provide a broad spectrum of secure, anti-jam 
voice and data communications, precision radio navigation and landing 
capability, self-identification, beyond visual range target 
identification, and connectivity to off-board sources of information. 
It also includes an inertial navigation and global positioning system 
(GPS) for precise location information. The functionality is tightly 
integrated within the mission system to enhance efficiency.
    g. The F-35 C4I/CNI system includes two data links: the Multi-
Function Advanced Data Link (MADL) and Link 16. The MADL is designed 
specifically for the F-35 and allows for stealthy communications among 
F-35s. Link 16 is an advanced command, control, communications, and 
intelligence (C3I) system incorporating jam-resistant, digital 
communication links for exchange of near real-time tactical 
information, including both data and voice, among air, ground, and sea 
elements. It provides the warfighter key theater functions such as 
surveillance, identification, air control, weapons engagement 
coordination, and direction for all services and allied forces. Link-16 
equipment allows the F-35 to communicate with legacy aircraft using 
widely distributed J-series message protocols.
    h. The F-35 Autonomic Logistics Global Sustainment (ALGS) provides 
a fully integrated logistics management solution. ALGS integrates a 
number of functional areas, including supply chain management, repair, 
support equipment, engine support, and training. The ALGS 
infrastructure employs a state-of-the-art information system that 
provides real-time, decision-worthy information for sustainment 
decisions by flight line personnel. Prognostic health monitoring 
technology is integrated with the air system and is crucial to 
predictive maintenance of vital components.
    i. The F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) provides 
an intelligent information infrastructure that binds all the key 
concepts of ALGS into an effective support system. ALIS establishes the 
appropriate interfaces among the F-35 Air Vehicle, the warfighter, the 
training system, government information technology (IT) systems, and 
supporting commercial enterprise systems. Additionally, ALIS provides a 
comprehensive tool for data collection and analysis, decision support, 
and action tracking.
    j. The F-35 Training System includes several training devices to 
provide integrated training for pilots and maintainers. The pilot 
training devices include a Full Mission Simulator (FMS) and Deployable 
Mission Rehearsal Trainer (DMRT). The maintenance training devices 
include an Aircraft Systems Maintenance Trainer (ASMT), Ejection System 
Maintenance Trainer (ESMT), Outer Mold Line (OML) Lab, Flexible Linear 
Shaped Charge (FLSC) Trainer, F135 Engine Module Trainer and Weapons 
Loading Trainer (WLT). The F-35 Training System can be integrated so 
both pilots and maintainers learn in the same Integrated Training 
Center (ITC). Alternatively, the pilots and maintainers can train in 
separate facilities (Pilot Training Center and Maintenance Training 
Center).
    k. Other subsystems, features, and capabilities include the F-35's 
low observable air frame, Integrated Core Processor (ICP) Central 
Computer, Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), Pilot Life Support 
System (PLSS), Off-Board Mission Support (OMS) System, and 
publications/maintenance manuals. The HMDS provides a fully sunlight 
readable, biocular display presentation of aircraft information 
projected onto the pilot's helmet visor. The use of a night vision 
camera integrated into the helmet eliminates the need for separate 
Night Vision Goggles. The PLSS provides a measure of Pilot Chemical, 
Biological, and Radiological Protection through use of an On-Board 
Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS); and an escape system that provides 
additional protection to the pilot. OBOGS takes the Power and Thermal 
Management System (PTMS) air and enriches it by removing gases (mainly 
nitrogen) by adsorption, thereby increasing the concentration of oxygen 
in the product gas and supplying breathable air to the pilot. The OMS 
provides a mission planning, mission briefing, and a maintenance/
intelligence/tactical debriefing platform for the F-35.

    2. The Electronic Warfare Reprogramming Lab is used by U.S. 
Government engineers in the reprogramming and creation of shareable 
Mission Data Files for foreign F-35 customers.
    3. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader is a portable, hand-held device 
used for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between 
compatible cryptographic and communications equipment.
    4. The KGV-135A is a high-speed, general purpose encryptor/
decryptor module used for wide-band data encryption.
    5. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    6. 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.
    7. A determination has been made that Greece 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.
    8. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Greece.

[FR Doc. 2024-31139 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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