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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7672-7674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01489]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 24-32]

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 24-32 
and Policy Justification.

    Dated: January 16, 2025.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-32
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 Canada
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $ 0
Other...................................  $138 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $138 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
Non-MDE:
    Telecommunications services providing Tactical Narrowband Satellite 
Communications (SATCOM) access to Canadian Armed Forces users over the 
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) service; communication technical 
assistance to provide operational support, lifecycle management 
support, and engineering technical assistance and services; personnel 
training and training equipment; United States (U.S.) Government and 
contractor engineering; technical and logistics support services; and 
other related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (CN-D-DAV)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CN-P-FEU, CN-P-FFN
    (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: None
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 7, 2024

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

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Canada--Mobile User Objective System Access

    The Government of Canada has requested to buy telecommunications 
services providing Tactical Narrowband Satellite Communications 
(SATCOM) access to Canadian armed forces users over the Mobile User 
Objective System (MUOS) service; communication technical assistance to 
provide operational support, lifecycle management support, and 
engineering technical assistance and services; personnel training and 
training equipment; 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 $138 
million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the U.S. by helping to improve the military 
capability of Canada, a NATO Ally that is an important force for 
ensuring political stability and economic progress and a contributor to 
military, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations around the world.
    The proposed sale will improve Canada's ability to meet current and 
future threats by providing ultra-high frequency SATCOM access. MUOS 
access will increase Canada's capacity to conduct operations in concert 
with U.S. forces for the defense of North America. Enhanced 
functionality in northern latitudes is integral to meeting Canada's 
North American Aerospace Defense Command missions and makes MUOS 
particularly beneficial to continental air defense collaboration. 
Canada will have no difficulty absorbing these 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 contractor will be General Dynamics, Reston, 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 Canada.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

[FR Doc. 2025-01489 Filed 1-21-25; 8:45 am]
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