[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44421-44424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18022]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 14-23]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency Department of Defense.
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, Transmittals 14-23 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: July 28, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 14-23
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 Tunisia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............................... $440 million.
Other................................................... $260 million.
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Total................................................. $700 million.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 12 UH-60M Black Hawk
Helicopters in standard USG configuration with designated unique
equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 30 T700-GE-701D
Engines (24 installed and 6 spares), 26 Embedded Global Positioning
Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems, 24 M134 7.62mm Machine Guns,
integration of Precision Guided Rocket System capability to permit
launch of laser-guided variants of 2.75 rockets, 9,100 2.75 Hydra
Rockets, 100 AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles, 20 M299 Hellfire Missile Pods,
24 M261 Hydra-70 Rocket Pods, 24 GAU-19 .50 cal Machine Guns, 15 Wescam
MX-15Di or Brite Star II Electro-Optical Infrared Laser Designators, 6
Aviation Mission
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Planning Systems, 1 Aviation Ground Power Unit, 30 AN/AVS-9 Night
Vision Goggles, 15 AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems, 15 AN/APR-
39A(V)4s Radar Warning Receivers, 15 AN/AVR-2B(V)1s Laser Warning
Systems, 30 MXF-4027 Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency radios,
15 AN/APX-117 IFF Transponders, 15 Very High Frequency/Digitally
Selective Calling radios, 15 ARN-147 VOR/ILS, 15 AN/ARN-153 Tactical
Air Navigation Systems, and 15 AN/ARC-220 radios. Also included are
aircraft warranty, ammunition, 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 and logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (USS)
(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: 23 July 2014.
Policy Justification
Tunisia--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale of 12 UH-
60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard USG configuration with
designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE),
30 T700-GE-701D Engines (24 installed and 6 spares), 26 Embedded Global
Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems, 24 M134 7.62mm Machine
Guns, integration of Precision Guided Rocket System capability to
permit launch of laser-guided variants of 2.75 rockets, 9,100 2.75
Hydra Rockets, 100 AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles, 20 M299 Hellfire Missile
Pods, 24 M261 Hydra-70 Rocket Pods, 24 GAU-19 .50 cal Machine Guns, 15
Wescam MX-15Di or Brite Star II Electro-Optical Infrared Laser
Designators, 6 Aviation Mission Planning Systems, 1 Aviation Ground
Power Unit, 30 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles, 15 AAR-57 Common Missile
Warning Systems, 15 AN/APR-39A(V)4s Radar Warning Receivers, 15 AN/AVR-
2B(V)1s Laser Warning Systems, 30 MXF-4027 Very High Frequency/Ultra
High Frequency radios, 15 AN/APX-117 IFF Transponders, 15 Very High
Frequency/Digitally Selective Calling radios, 15 ARN-147 VOR/ILS, 15
AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation Systems, and 15 AN/ARC-220 radios.
Also included are aircraft warranty, ammunition, 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 and
logistics support. The estimated cost is $700 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 in North Africa.
The proposed sale will improve Tunisia's capability to deter
regional threats and strengthen its homeland defense, as well as
support counter-terrorism operations. The sale of these UH-60
helicopters will bolster Tunisia's ability to provide border patrol,
rapid reaction, and field expedient medical evacuation for its air and
ground forces in counter-terrorism and border security operations.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft Company in
Stratford, Connecticut; and General Electric Aircraft Company in Lynn,
Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements in connection with
this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of
an additional three U.S. Government and five contractor representatives
in Tunisia to support the delivery and training for approximately two-
five years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 14-23
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 that includes two
T-701D Engines and the integrated flight and management system, which
provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication management
systems. The cockpit 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), and two Digital Advanced Flight
Control Systems (DAFCS).
2. The CN-1689-(H-764GU) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) unit contains
sensitive GPS technology. This GPS unit will have a Standard
Positioning System configuration.
3. The AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles are sensitive.
4. The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) detects
energy emitted by threat missile in-flight, evaluates potential false
alarm emitters in the environment, declares validity of threat and
selects appropriate counter-measures. The CMWS consists of an
Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs),
and Sequencer and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD). The ECU
hardware is classified Confidential; and releasable technical manuals
for operation and maintenance are classified Secret.
5. The AN/APR-39A(V)4 Radar Warning Receivers provide warning of a
radar directed air defense threat and allows appropriate
countermeasures. This is the 1553 databus compatible configuration. The
hardware is classified Confidential when programmed with U.S. threat
data; releasable technical manuals for operation and maintenance are
classified Confidential; releasable technical data (technical
performance) is classified Secret.
6. The AN/AVR-2B(V)1 Laser Warning Systems are classified. The AN/
AVR-2B Laser Detecting Set is a passive laser warning system that
receives, processes and displays threat information resulting from
aircraft illumination by lasers on the multi-functional display. The
hardware is classified Confidential; releasable technical manuals for
operation and maintenance are classified Secret.
7. The Hellfire missile is an air-to-surface missile with a multi-
mission, multi-target, precision strike capability. The Hellfire can be
launched from multiple air platforms and is the primary precision
weapon for the United States.
8. The highest level for release of the AGM-114R Hellfire II
missile is Secret, based upon the software. The highest level of
classified information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale or by
testing of the end item is Secret; the
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highest level that must be disclosed for production, maintenance, or
training is Confidential. Reverse engineering could reveal Confidential
information. Vulnerability data, countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions are classified up to
Secret.
9. 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.
10. A determination has been made that the recipient country 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.
11. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
Tunisia.
[FR Doc. 2014-18022 Filed 7-30-14; 8:45 am]
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