[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69439-69442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27605]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 14-56]
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 14-56 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: November 18, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 14-56
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: Australia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $1.465 billion.
Other................................... $ .144 billion.
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TOTAL................................. $1.609 billion.
* 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: up to 4 C-17A GLOBEMASTER
III aircraft, 19 F117-PW-100 Pratt & Whitney engines, 4 AN/AAQ-24V
Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Systems, 4 Small Laser
Transmitter Assemblies, 4 System Processors, 4 AN/AAR-54 Missile
Warning Sensors, 1 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser, 1 AN/AAR-47
Missile Warning System, 5 Trimble Force 524 Receivers, 2 GAS-1 Antenna
Units, 2 Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas, 1 AN-USC-43V Advanced
Narrowband Voice Terminal, 16 Honeywell H-764 ACE Embedded Global
Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, spare and repair parts,
supply and test equipment, personnel training and training equipment,
publications and technical documentation, United States Government and
contractor engineering,
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logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements
of logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (SAQ)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Case SEN-$1.2B-19May06, FMS
Case SGT-$254M-6Apr11, FMS Case SGV-$275M-22Mar12.
(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: 12 Nov 2014
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Australia--C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft
The Government of Australia has requested a possible sale of up to
4 C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, 19 F117-PW-100 Pratt & Whitney
engines, 4 AN/AAQ-24V Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)
Systems, 4 Small Laser Transmitter Assemblies, 4 System Processors, 4
AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors, 1 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure
Dispenser, 1 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System, 5 Trimble Force 524
Receivers, 2 GAS-1 Antenna Units, 2 Controlled Reception Pattern
Antennas, 1 AN-USC-43V Advanced Narrowband Voice Terminal, 16 Honeywell
H-764 ACE Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
Systems, spare and repair parts, supply and test equipment, personnel
training and training equipment, publications and technical
documentation, United States Government and contractor engineering,
logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements
of logistics support. The estimated cost for up to four C-17As, support
and services is $1.609 billion.
This sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
major contributor to political stability, security, and economic
development in Southeast Asia. Australia is an important ally and
partner that contributes significantly to peacekeeping and humanitarian
operations around the world. It is vital to the U.S. national interest
to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a strong and ready
self-defense capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those
objectives and facilitates burden sharing with a key ally.
Australia's current heavy airlift capability consists of six C-17A
aircraft. The proposed sale of additional C-17As will further improve
Australia's capability to deploy rapidly in support of global coalition
operations and will also greatly enhance its ability to lead regional
humanitarian and peacekeeping operations. Australia has the ability to
absorb and employ these additional C-17As into its inventory.
The proposed sale of these aircraft and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be the Boeing Company in Long Beach,
California. 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 Australia.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 14-56
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 Boeing C-17A Globemaster III military airlift aircraft is
the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the U.S. Air Force fleet. The
C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of up to 170,900 pounds of
personnel and equipment to main operating bases or forward operating
locations. The aircraft is also capable of short field landings with a
full cargo load. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop
missions as well as transport litters and ambulatory patients during
aeromedical evacuation when required. A fully integrated electronic
cockpit and advanced cargo delivery system allow a crew of three:
Pilot, copilot, and loadmaster, to operate the aircraft on any type of
mission.
2. The AN/AAQ-24V(13) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures
(LAIRCM) is an active countermeasures system designed to defeat man-
portable, shoulder-fired, and vehicle-launched infrared guided missile
guidance systems by directing a high-intensity modulated laser beam
into the missile seeker. This aircraft self-protection suite will
provide fast, accurate threat detection, processing, tracking and
countermeasures to defeat current and future generation infrared
missile threats. LAIRCM is designed for installation on a wide range of
fixed-wing aircraft.
3. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS) is a
integrated, threat-adaptive, software-programmable dispensing system
capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency
expendables. The threats countered by the CMDS include radar-directed
anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), radar command-guided missiles, radar
homing guided missiles, and infrared (IR) guided missiles. The system
is internally mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone system or
may be integrated with other on-board electronic warfare and avionics
systems. The AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the aircraft
interfaces to assess the threat situation and to determine a response.
Expendable decoys tailored to the immediate aircraft and threat
environment may be dispensed using one of four operational modes. The
hardware, technical data, and documentation to be provided are
Unclassified.
4. The Global Positioning System (GPS) Antenna System (GAS)-1 is a
controlling unit that is part of the Controlled Reception Pattern
Antenna (CRPA) system. The CRPA is part of the GPS tracking. The GAS-1
antenna provides basic anti-jam capability allowing operations to be
carried out with greater accuracy and decreased risk.
5. The Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) provides
secure voice communications. These terminals are handled as
unclassified controlled cryptographic items when un-keyed; when keyed,
they assume the classification of the key. The ANDVT provides joint
interoperability between Service components of U.S. command elements
and North American Treaty Organization allies.
6. KYV-5 Communication Security Module enables secure voice for the
ANDVT.
7. If a technologically advance adversary were to obtain knowledge
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could
be used to develop countermeasures or equivalent systems with might
reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a
system with similar or advanced capabilities.
8. A determination has been made that the Government 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.
9. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been
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authorized for release and export to the Government of Australia.
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