[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76823-76825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30120]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 13-69]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated
July 21, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703)
601-3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 13-69 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: December 13, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 13-69
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: Austria
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment.................. $ 72 million
Other.................................... $ 65 million
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Total.................................. $ 137 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
3 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in standard USG configuration with
designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
3 Aviation Survivability Equipment (ASE)
7 T700-GE-701D Engines (6 installed and 1 spare)
3 Aviation Mission Planning Systems
1 Transportable Black Hawk Operations Simulator (TBOS)
8 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles
1 Aviation Ground Power Unit
8 Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation
Also included are Communication Security equipment including AN/
ARC-231, AN/ARC-210, AN/ARC-220 and AN/ARC-201D radios, Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, AN/VRC-92 SINCGARS, aircraft warranty, air
worthiness support, facility construction, spare and repair parts,
support equipment, communication equipment, publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, site surveys,
tool and test equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical and
logistics support services, and other related element of program,
technical and logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (VAR)
(v) Prior Related Cases: 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: 5 Dec 13
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
Policy Justification
Austria--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters in Total Package Approach
The Government of Austria has requested a possible sale of:
3 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in standard USG configuration with
designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
3 Aviation Survivability Equipment (ASE)
7 T700-GE-701D Engines (6 installed and 1 spare)
3 Aviation Mission Planning Systems
1 Transportable Black Hawk Operations Simulator (TBOS)
8 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles
1 Aviation Ground Power Unit
8 Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation
Also included are Communication Security equipment including AN/
ARC-231, AN/ARC-210, AN/ARC-220 and AN/ARC-201D radios, Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, AN/VRC-92 SINCGARS, aircraft warranty, air
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worthiness support, facility construction, spare and repair parts,
support equipment, communication equipment, publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, site surveys,
tool and test equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical and
logistics support services, and other related element of program,
technical and logistics support. The estimated cost is $137 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve the
security of a friendly country which has been, and continues to be, an
important force for political stability and progress in Europe.
The proposed sale of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters will improve
Austria's capability to conduct domestic search and rescue missions,
border surveillance operations, and contribute to international
operations. The proposed sale will also contribute to the Austrian
military's modernization goals while enhancing interoperability between
Austria, the U.S., and other allies. Austria, which has S-70A-42
aircraft in its inventory, will have no difficulty absorbing these
additional helicopters and support 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 Sikorsky Aircraft Company in
Stratford, Connecticut. The engines will be purchased from General
Electric Aircraft Company (GEAC) in Lynn, Massachusetts. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential
sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require nine U.S.
government or contractor representatives to travel to Austria for a
period of up to five years for support.
There will be no adverse impact on the U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 13-69
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 UH-60M aircraft is a medium lift aircraft which includes two
T-701D Engines, and the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS)
cockpit, which provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and
communication management systems. The CAAS includes five Multifunction
Displays (MFDs), two General Purpose Processor Units (GPPUs), two
Control Display Units (CDUs) and two Data Concentrator Units (DCUs).
The Navigation System will have Embedded GPS/INS (EGIs), two Digital
Advanced Flight Control Systems (DAFCS), one ARN-149 Automatic
Direction Finder, one ARN-147 (VOR/ILS marker Beacon System), one ARN-
153 TACAN, two air data computers, and one Radar Altimeter system. The
communication equipment includes the APX-118A IFF, AN/ARC-231 UHF/VHF-
AM/FM and the AN/ARC-201D/E VHF-FM. depending on the finalized
configuration, the AN/ARC-210 dual multiband radio and AN/ARC-220 HF
radio may also be included on the UH-60M.
a. The AN/APX-118A, Transponder is classified Secret if Mode IV or
Mode S fill is installed.
b. The AN/ARC-210 radio is a multi mode radio with satellite
communications capabilities.
c. The AN/ARC-201D Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems
(SINCGARS) is a tactical FM airborne radio subsystem that provides
secure, anti-jam voice and data communication. The Enhanced Data Modes
(EDM) of the radio employs a Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction
(FEC) technique that provides enhanced bit-error-rate performance. That
EDM Packet Data Mode supports packet data transfer from the airborne
host computer to another airborne platform or the ground-based
equivalent SINCGARS system. Performance capabilities, Electronic
Countermeasures/Electronic Counter Countermeasures specifications and
Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) are classified Secret.
d. A commercial variant of the AN/ARC-201D is available to FMS
customers.
e. The AN/ARC-231 requires an exportable variant of the AN/ARC-231
radio, the MXF-4027.
f. The Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) unit CN-1689-(H-764GU) contains
sensitive GPS technology.
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 equivalent systems which might
reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a
system with similar or advanced capabilities.
3. The benefits to be derived from this sale, as outlined in the
Policy Justification outweigh the potential damage that could result if
the sensitive technology were revealed to unauthorized persons. The
Government of Austria is expected to afford all system related
information and technologies the same degree of protection given to it
by the United States.
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