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(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: February 15, 2024 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Italy—AIM–120C–8 Advanced MediumRange Air-to-Air Missiles 

The Government of Italy has 

requested to buy twelve (12) AIM– 

120C–8 Advanced Medium Range Airto-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) that will be 

added to a previously implemented case 

whose value was under the 

congressional notification threshold. 

The original Foreign Military Sales 

(FMS) case, valued at $32.5 million 

($23.0 million in Major Defense 

Equipment (MDE)), included twelve (12) 

AIM–120C–8 AMRAAM missiles. This 

notification is for a combined total of 

twenty-four (24) AIM–120C–8 

AMRAAM missiles. Also included are 

Common Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT)/ 

Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); 

ADU–891 Adaptor Group Test Set; 

AMRAAM containers and support 

equipment; integration and test support 

and equipment; munitions support and 

support equipment; spare parts, 

consumables and accessories, and repair 

and return support; contractor logistics 

support; classified software delivery and 

support; classified and unclassified 

publications and technical 

documentation; studies and surveys; 

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 

$69.3 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by improving the security of a NATO 

Ally that is a force for political stability 

and economic progress in Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve Italy’s 

capability to meet current and future 

threats by ensuring Italy has modern, 

capable air-to-air munitions. It will also 

advance United States interoperability 

with NATO and the Italian Armed 

Forces. Italy already has AMRAAMs in 

its inventory and 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 RTX 

Corporation, Arlington, VA. There are 

no known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Italy. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 24–19 

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 AIM–120C–8 Advanced 

Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 

(AMRAAM) is a supersonic, airlaunched, aerial intercept, guided 

missile featuring digital technology and 

micro-miniature, solid-state electronics. 

AMRAAM capabilities include lookdown/shoot-down, multiple launches 

against multiple targets, resistance to 

electronic countermeasures, and 

interception of high and low-flying and 

maneuvering targets. 

2. The Common Munitions Built-InTest (BIT)/Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE) is support equipment used to 

interface with weapon systems to 

initiate and report BIT results, and to 

upload and 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 data, 

loading of munitions mission planning 

data, loading of Global Positioning 

System cryptographic keys, and 

declassification of munitions memory. 

3. The ADU–891 Adapter Group Test 

Set provides the physical and electrical 

interface between the CMBRE and the 

missile. 

4. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

5. 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. 

6. A determination has been made 

that Italy 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. 

7. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to 

Italy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00143 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 24–06] 

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 24–06, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: January 2, 2025. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 24–06 

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 ................................... $1.2 billion 

TOTAL ............................. $1.2 billion 

Funding Source: Foreign Military 

Financing Direct Loan and National 

Funds 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

None 

Non-MDE: 

Airspace and Surface Radar 

Reconnaissance (ASRR) aerostat 

systems; Airborne Early Warning 

(AEW) Radars with Identification of 

Friend or Foe (IFF) capability; 

electronic intelligence (ELINT) 

sensors systems; mooring systems 

with powered tether with 

embedded fiber optics; Ground 

Control Systems (GCS); associated 

installation hardware; special tools 

and test equipment; Basic Issue 

Items (BII); program management 

support; verification testing; 

systems technical support; 

transportation; spare and repair 

parts; communications equipment; 

operators and maintenance 

manuals; personnel training and 

training equipment; tool and test 

equipment; repair and return; 

publications and technical 

documentation; Quality Assurance 

Team (QAT); U.S. Government and 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

• • . . :28()0 !)dense Pentagon • • 

WHltih9ton, QC 20301-"';lSOO 

Tb~Honorable MikeJohnson 

Speaker ofthe House 

u .s. House of' Represen.tatives 

H--209l Tht} Capitol 

Washington, DC 205lS 

Dear Mt Speaker: 

Pl.u•suaiit to tlie tepc,rtingrequiremenfs of'Sectlon 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control 

Act as amen4edt we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 2;4 .. ()6~ coneeming tile Anny's 

proposed Letter(sJ ofOffer and Acceptance to the Government of Poland for defense articles and 

services estimated to cost$1;2 billion; We wilt issue a news :release to riotifythe public of this 

prol)OSCd sale upon delivery of this letter to )'our office. 

Enclosures: 

L Tmnsmittal 

2: Po1ic>t Justification 

3. Sensiti.vity ofTcchriology 

SincereJy • 

... ~a,~ 

f Jarries A, Hurseh 

Dirwtor 
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country Field Service 

Representatives (FSR); and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (PL– 

B–UET) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None 

(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: February 7, 2024 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Poland—Aerostat Systems 

The Government of Poland has 

requested to buy Airspace and Surface 

Radar Reconnaissance (ASRR) aerostat 

systems; Airborne Early Warning (AEW) 

Radars with Identification of Friend or 

Foe (IFF) capability; electronic 

intelligence (ELINT) sensors systems; 

mooring systems with powered tether 

with embedded fiber optics; Ground 

Control Systems (GCS); associated 

installation hardware; special tools and 

test equipment; Basic Issue Items (BII); 

program management support; 

verification testing; systems technical 

support; transportation; spare and repair 

parts; communications equipment; 

operators and maintenance manuals; 

personnel training and training 

equipment; tool and test equipment; 

repair and return; publications and 

technical documentation; Quality 

Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering, 

technical, and logistics support services; 

in-country Field Service Representatives 

(FSR); and other related elements of 

logistics and program support. The 

estimated total program cost is $1.2 

billion. 

The proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the United States 

by improving the security of a NATO 

Ally that is a force for political stability 

and economic progress in Europe. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Poland’s capability to meet current and 

future threats of enemy air and ground 

weapons systems. Poland will use the 

capability as an airborne early warning 

system to defend against incoming 

regional threats. This will also enable 

Poland to increase its contribution to 

future NATO operations. 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 contractors will be 

Raytheon Intelligence and Space, of El 

Segundo, CA; TCOM, L.P., of Columbia, 

MD; ELTA North America, of Annapolis 

Junction, MD; and Avantus Federal LLC 

(a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ, 

Inc.), of McLean, VA. There are no 

known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require forty (40) aerostat contractor 

representatives to travel to Poland for 

eighty-four (84) months to conduct the 

Contractor Logistics Support, training, 

and component assembly support. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 24–06 

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 Airspace and Surface Radar 

Reconnaissance (ASRR) system is a 

tethered aerostat system capable of 

supporting a variety of surveillance 

payloads. It incorporates a tethered 

aerostat with a relocatable mooring 

system capable of supporting payloads 

up to 7,000 lbs at altitudes up to 15,000 

ft, which provides surveillance systems 

with a line of sight of up to 350km. In 

addition to the aerostat, each system 

includes a mobile mooring system, 

ground control and maintenance 

shelters, electrical generators and power 

distribution panel, forklift and man lift, 

and supply of helium and spare parts. 

The program will also include system 

training, maintenance, and in-country 

support services. Each of the four (4) 

aerostats will carry a payload consisting 

of one (1) radar system and one (1) 

electronic surveillance electronic 

intelligence (ELINT) sensor system with 

integrated Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) 

capability. 

a. Radar System. The radar system 

will include one of the following: ETLA 

North America ELM–2083, Raytheon 

KnightWatch, or C-Speed ESR–LWR 

Radar. These systems comprise of a 

multi-function radar capable of 

providing long-range detection of 

airborne and maritime targets that are 

static or in motion. The systems can 

operate in overland, maritime, and airto-air modes. They display Moving 

Target Indicator (MTI) tracks overlaid 

on a Doppler Beam Sharpened (DBS) 

image. The systems can switch between 

vertically and horizontally orientated 

antennas and incorporate an IFF 

capability of one of the following: 

Raytheon APX–119, TPX–62, and AS– 

4664 electronically scanned array (ESA) 

antennas or Telephonics SFF–44 AllMode interrogator. 

b. ELINT System. The ELINT system 

will include one of the following: 

Raytheon Deutschland Advanced Radar 

Detection System (ARDS), BANC3 TSD– 

2000, or ETLA North America ELL– 

8385. These systems comprise of a 

modular, scalable software-defined 

radio (SDR) designed for airborne ELINT 

missions. The system can search, 

intercept, collect, geo-locate, analyze, 

store, and distribute wireless signals. 

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 which 

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 Poland 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. 

5. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of Poland. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00141 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 24–09] 

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 


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