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return, maintenance, publications and 

technical documentation, personnel 

training and training equipment, U.S. 

Government and contractor 

representative engineering, logistics, 

and technical support services, and 

other related elements of logistics and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(X7–D–YAH) 

(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: September 29, 2017 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Australia—GBU–53/B Small Diameter 

Bomb Increment II (SDB II) 

The Government of Australia has 

requested a possible sale of up to three 

thousand nine hundred (3,900) GBU– 

53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II 

(SDB II), up to thirty (30) GBU–53/B 

Guided Test Vehicles (GTV), up to sixty 

(60) GBU–53/B Captive Carry Reliability 

Trainers (CCRT). Also included in this 

sale are Weapon Load Crew Trainers 

(WLCT), Practical Explosive Ordinance 

Disposal Trainers (PEST), containers, 

support and ground crew test 

equipment, site survey, transportation, 

warranties, repair and return, 

maintenance, publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, U.S. Government 

and contractor representative 

engineering, logistics, and technical 

support services, and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The estimated total case value 

is $815 million. 

This sale will support the foreign 

policy and national security of the 

United States by helping to improve the 

security of a major non-NATO ally that 

continues to be an important force for 

political stability and economic progress 

in the Western Pacific. It is vital to the 

U.S. national interest to assist our ally 

in developing and maintaining a strong 

and ready self-defense capability. 

The proposed sale of SDB II supports 

and complements the ongoing sale of 

the F–35A to the Royal Australian Air 

Force (RAAF). This capability will 

strengthen combined operations, 

particularly air to ground strike 

missions in all-weather conditions, and 

increase interoperability between the 

United States and the RAAF. Australia 

will have no difficulty absorbing this 

equipment into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Australia’s F–35 survivability and will 

enhance its capability to deter global 

threats, strengthen its homeland defense 

and cooperate in coalition defense 

initiatives. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. 

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 personnel 

or contractor representatives to 

Australia. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 17–44 

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 GBU–53/B Small Diameter 

Bomb Increment II (SDB II) is a 250-lb 

class precision-guided air-to-ground 

munition used to defeat moving or 

mobile targets through adverse weather 

from standoff range. SDB II has 

deployable wings and fins and uses 

Inertial Navigation System/Global 

Positioning System (INS/GPS) guidance, 

network-enabled datalink, (Link-16 and 

UHF) and a multi-mode seeker to 

autonomously search, acquire, track, 

and defeat targets from a standoff range. 

SDB II employs a multi-effects warhead 

for maximum lethality against armored 

and soft targets. Sensitive areas include 

operating manuals and maintenance 

technical orders containing performance 

information, operating and test 

procedures, and other information 

related to support operations and repair. 

The GBU–53/B SDB II hardware, 

including guidance, multi-mode seeker, 

and datalink, is UNCLASSIFIED. The 

software is UNCLASSIFIED. 

a. SDB II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV) 

are telemetry test vehicles used for land 

or sea range based testing of the SDB II 

weapons system. The GTV have 

common flight characteristics of an SDB 

II but with an inert warhead. In place of 

the multi-effects warhead is a Flight 

Termination, Tracking, and Telemetry 

(FTTT) subassembly that mirrors the 

multi-effects warhead’s size and mass 

properties, but provides safety flight 

termination, free flight tracking and 

telemetry, and transmission of 

encrypted data from the vehicle to the 

ground. The SDB II GTV can have either 

inert or live fuses. All other flight 

control, guidance, data-link, and seeker 

functions are representative of the SDB 

II. The hardware, including guidance, 

multi-mode seeker, and datalink, is 

UNCLASSIFIED. The software is 

UNCLASSIFIED. 

b. SDB II Captive Carry Reliability 

Test (CCRT) vehicles are SDB II variants 

primarily used for captive flight 

reliability testing. The CCRT has 

common characteristics of an SDB II but 

with an inert warhead and fuze. The 

CCRT does not have an FTTT 

subassembly in place of the warhead; it 

instead uses ballast to mimic the 

warhead’s mass properties. The CCRT is 

a flight capable representative of the 

SDB II and, although not its primary 

objective, could be dropped as a test 

round on ranges not requiring telemetry, 

digital tracking, or a Flight Termination 

System (FTS). All other flight control, 

guidance, data-link, and seeker 

functions are representative of the SDB 

II. The hardware, including guidance, 

multi-mode seeker, and datalink, is 

UNCLASSIFIED. The software is 

UNCLASSIFED. 

2. If a technologically advanced 

adversary obtains knowledge of the 

specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures or 

equivalent systems that might reduce 

weapon system effectiveness or be used 

in the development of a system with 

similar or advanced capabilities. 

3. A determination has been made 

that the Commonwealth of Australia 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. 

4. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Commonwealth of Australia. 

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or 

Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, 

kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ 

DSA–RAN. 

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, Transmittal 

17–42 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 17–42 

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 Japan 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $108 million 

Other .................................... $ 5 million 

TOTAL .............................. $113 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Fifty-six (56) AIM–120C–7 Advanced 

Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 

(AMRAAMs) 

Non-MDE includes: 

Containers, weapon support and 

support equipment, spare and repair 

parts, U.S. Government and contractor 

engineering, technical and logistical 

support services, and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(X7–D–YAK) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA–D– 

YAI, JA–D–YAH 

(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: October 4, 2017 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Japan—AIM–120C–7 Advanced 

Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles 

(AMRAAMs) 

The Government of Japan has 

requested a possible sale of fifty-six (56) 

AIM 120C–7 Advanced Medium Range 

Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs). Also 

included are containers, weapon 

support and support equipment, spare 

and repair parts, U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, technical and 

logistical support services, and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The total estimated 

program cost is $113 million. 

This sale will support the foreign 

policy and national security of the 

United States by meeting the security 

and defense needs of a major ally and 

partner nation. Japan continues to be an 

important force for peace, political 

stability, and economic progress in the 

Asia-Pacific region. 

The proposed sale will provide Japan 

a critical air defense capability to assist 

in defending the Japanese homeland 

and U.S. personnel stationed there. 

Japan will have no difficulty absorbing 

these additional munitions into the 

Japan Air Self-Defense Force. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, 

Arizona. There are no offset 

arrangements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives to Japan. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 17–42 

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 proposed sale will involve the 

release of sensitive technology to the 

Government of Japan related to the 

AIM–120C Advanced Medium Range 

Air-to-Air (AMRAAM). The AIM–120C 

AMRAAM is a radar guided missile 

featuring digital technology and microminiature solid-state electronics. 

AMRAAM capabilities include lookdown/shoot-down, multiple launches 

against multiple targets, resistance to 

electronic countermeasures, and 

interception of high flying, low flying, 

and maneuvering targets. The 

AMRAAM All Up Round is classified 

CONFIDENTIAL, major components 

and subsystems range from 

UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, 

and technology data and other 

documentation are classified up to 

SECRET. 

2. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures or an 

equivalent system which might reduce 

system effectiveness or be used in the 

development of a system with similar or 

advanced capabilities. 

3. A determination has been made 

that Japan 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. 

4. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to 

Japan. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22968 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

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Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 17–45] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or 

Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217, 

kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/ 

DSA–RAN. 

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, Transmittal 

17–45 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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