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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1452-1454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00141]

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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.

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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-
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
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  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 contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; 
in-

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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 air-to-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 All-Mode 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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