[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1896-1899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00371]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 14-59]
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, Transmittal 14-59 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: January 8, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 14-59
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: Greece
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*................. $ 57.2 million
Other.................................... $ 92.8 million
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TOTAL.................................. $150.0 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: 10 CH-47D Model Chinook
Helicopters to include 23 T55-GA-714A Engines (20 installed and, 3
spares), 12 AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (10 installed and 2
spares), 12 AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Radios, 12 AN/ARC-186 Very
High Frequency (VHF) AM/FM Radios, 12 AN/ARC-164 Ultra High Frequency
(UHF)-AM, 12 AN/ARN 123 VOR ILS Marker Beacons, 12 AN/ARN-89 or AN/ARN-
149 Direction Finder Sets, 12 AN/ASN-128 Doppler/Global Positioning
System Navigation Sets, 12 AN/ARC-201D or AN/ARC-201E VHF FM Homing
Radios, 12 AN/APX-118 Transponders, 3 AN/APX-118A Transponders, 12 AN/
APR-39A(V)1 Radar Signal Detecting Sets, mission equipment,
communication and navigation equipment, Maintenance Work Orders/
Engineering Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs), aircraft hardware and software
support, repair and return, spare and repair parts, publications and
technical documentation, support equipment, minor modifications,
personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and
contractor technical and engineering support services, and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (XOP)
(v) Prior Related Cases: None
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(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: 11 Dec 14
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Greece--CH-47D Chinook Helicopters
The Government of Greece has requested a possible sale of 10 CH-47D
Model Chinook Helicopters to include 23 T55-GA-714A Engines (20
installed and, 3 spares), 12 AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System
(10 installed and 2 spares), 12 AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Radios,
12 AN/ARC-186 Very High Frequency (VHF) AM/FM Radios, 12 AN/ARC-164
Ultra High Frequency (UHF)-AM, 12 AN/ARN 123 VOR ILS Marker Beacons, 12
AN/ARN-89 or AN/ARN-149 Direction Finder Sets, 12 AN/ASN-128 Doppler/
Global Positioning System Navigation Sets, 12 AN/ARC-201D or AN/ARC-
201E VHF FM Homing Radios, 12 AN/APX-118 Transponders, 3 AN/APX-118A
Transponders, 12 AN/APR-39A(V)1 Radar Signal Detecting Sets, mission
equipment, communication and navigation equipment, Maintenance Work
Orders/Engineering Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs), aircraft hardware and
software support, repair and return, spare and repair parts,
publications and technical documentation, support equipment, minor
modifications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S.
government and contractor technical and engineering support services,
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The
estimated cost is $150 million.
This proposed sale of these helicopters and support will contribute
to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by
helping to improve the security of a NATO ally.
This sale will contribute to both the United States' and Greece's
defense and security goal of greater stability in the Balkans and the
Levant regions by enhancing a critical helicopter lift capability.
Additionally, this sale will facilitate greater interoperability of
Greek systems both bilaterally and within NATO. Greece, which already
operates CH-47s, will have no difficulty absorbing these helicopters
into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of these helicopters and support will not alter
the basic military balance in the region.
There is no principal contractor as the systems will be coming from
U.S. Army stock. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Greece at some point
in future.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 14-59
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section
36(b)(1) Of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. Identification and security classification of classified
equipment, major components, subsystems, software, and technical data
(performance, maintenance, operational (R&M, etc), documentation,
training devices, and services to be conveyed with the purposed sale
are classified up to Secret. The CH-47D is a medium lift aircraft,
remanufactured from CH-47A, B, and C aircraft. The avionic system in
the CH-47D helicopter consists of the following communications
equipment: HF (AN/ARC-220), VHF AM/FM (AN/ARC-186) and UHF-AM (AN/ARC
164). The navigation equipment includes Automatic Direction Finder (AN/
ARN-89 or 149), VOR ILS Marker Beacon (AN/ARN 123), Doppler/GPS (AN/ASN
128) Navigation System, and VHF FM Homing (AN/ARC-201D) provided
through the FM communications radio. Transponder equipment (AN/APX-118
and AN/APX-118A) consists of an IFF receiver with inputs from the
barometric altimeter for altitude encoding. Mission equipment consists
of the radar signal detecting set, (AN/APR-39A (V) 1) and the Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS) AN/AAR-57.
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 that might reduce weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar
advanced capabilities.
3. 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 US 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 the Government of
Greece.
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