[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19967-19970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08525]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 15-05]
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, Transmittals 15-05 with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: April 9, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN14AP15.003
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Transmittal No. 15-05
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: Pakistan
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment................. $645 million
Other................................... 307 million
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Total................................. 952 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: 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack
Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and 2 spares), 1000
AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1 Technical Refresh
Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems, 30 629F-23 Ultra
High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication Systems, 19 H-764
Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems, 32
Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17 APX-117A Identification
Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems, 17 AN/ALE-47
Countermeasure Dispenser Sets, 18 APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receivers,
15 Joint Mission Planning Systems, and 17 M197 20mm Gun Systems. Also
included are system integration and testing, software development and
integration, aircraft ferry, support equipment, spare and repair parts,
tools and test equipment, publications and technical documentation,
personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (SBO); Army (WAX)
(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 Annex attached.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 06 April 2015
Policy Justification
Pakistan--AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters and AGM-114R Hellfire II
Missiles
The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale of 15 AH-
1Z Viper Attack Helicopters, 32 T-700 GE 401C Engines (30 installed and
2 spares), 1000 AGM-114 R Hellfire II Missiles in containers, 36 H-1
Technical Refresh Mission computers, 17 AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight Systems,
30 629F-23 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency Communication
Systems, 19 H-764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation Systems, 32 Helmet Mounted Display/Optimized Top Owl, 17
APX-117A Identification Friend or Foe, 17 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning
Systems, 17 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Sets, 18 AN/APR-39C(V)2
Radar Warning Receivers, 15 Joint Mission Planning Systems, and 17 M197
20mm Gun Systems. Also included are system integration and testing,
software development and integration, aircraft ferry, support
equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment,
publications and technical documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering,
technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements
of logistics and program support. The total estimated cost is $952
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 country vital to U.S. foreign policy and national
security goals in South Asia.
This proposed sale of helicopters and weapon systems will provide
Pakistan with military capabilities in support of its counterterrorism
and counter-insurgency operations in South Asia.
This proposed sale will provide Pakistan with a precision strike,
enhanced survivability aircraft that it can operate at high-altitudes.
By acquiring this capability, Pakistan will enhance its ability to
conduct operations in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and other remote and mountainous
areas in all-weather, day-and-night environments. Pakistan will have no
difficulty absorbing these helicopters into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Bell Helicopter, Textron in Fort
Worth, Texas; General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts; The Boeing
Company in Huntsville, Alabama; and Lockheed Martin in Bethesda,
Maryland. There are no known offset agreements proposed in conjunction
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips by
U.S. Government and contractor representatives to participate in
program and technical reviews, as well as training and maintenance
support in country for a period of 66 months. It will also require
three contractor representatives to reside in country for a period of
three years to support this program.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15-05
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. The AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter is a twin-engine attack
helicopter that features a four-blade, bearingless, composite main
rotor system, upgraded transmission, and a new target sighting system.
The AH-1Z incorporates new rotor technology with upgraded military
avionics, weapons systems, and electro-optical sensors in an integrated
weapons platform. It has improved survivability and can find targets at
longer ranges and attack them with precision weapons. The blades are
made of composites, which have an increased ballistic survivability,
and there is a semiautomatic folding system for stowage aboard
amphibious assault ships. Its two redesigned wing stubs are longer,
having stations for 2.75-inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 rocket pods and AGM-114
R NON-NATO Hellfire quad missile launchers.
a. The integrated avionics system (IAS) includes two mission
computers and an automatic flight control system. Each crew station has
two 8x6-inch multifunction liquid crystal displays (LCD) and one
4.2x4.2-inch dual function LCD display. The communications suite will
have an ARC 210 629F-23 (NON COMSEC) Ultra High Frequency/Very High
Frequency (UHF/VHF) radio, and associated communications equipment. The
navigation suite includes a Honeywell H-764 Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System (EGIs), a digital map system and a
low-airspeed air data subsystem, which allows weapons delivery when
hovering.
b. The crew is equipped with the Optimized Top Owl (OTO) helmet-
mounted sight and display system. The OTO has a Day Display Module
(DDM) and a Night Display Module (NDM) harmonized to a night vision
goggle to provide day/night capability. The AH-1Z has survivability
equipment including the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning and Laser Detection
System, AN/ALE-47 Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) and the AN/
APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver
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to cover countermeasure dispensers, radar warning, incoming/on-way
missile warning and on-fuselage laserspot warning systems.
c. The AN/AAQ-30 Target Sight System (TSS) is the multi-sensor
electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) fire control system. The TSS provides
target sighting in day, night or adverse weather conditions. It has a
large aperture midwave Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor, color
television, laser designator/rangefinder and an on-gimbal inertial
measurement unit integrated into a highly stabilized turret mounted to
the nose of the aircraft. The TSS provides the capability to identify
and laser-designate targets at maximum weapon range, significantly
enhancing platform survivability and lethality. The TSS hardware is
unclassified, but the laser designation implementation is classified
Confidential.
d. The AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System is unclassified. The AN/
AAR-47 is a missile approach warning system used to notify the pilot of
threats and to trigger the aircraft's countermeasures systems. The
Operational Flight Program (OFP) and User Data Files used on the AN/
AAR-47 are classified Secret. The software programs contain threat
parametric data used to identify and establish priority of detected
radar emitters.
e. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System is Unclassified.
AN/AAR-47 is a threat-adaptive dispensing system that dispenses chaff,
and flares for self-protection against airborne and ground-based Radio
Frequency and Infrared threats. The AN/AAR-47OFP and Mission Data Files
used in the AN/AAR-47 are classified Secret.
f. The AN/APR-39C(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver is unclassified. The
AN/APR-39C(V)2 system detects the radio emissions of radar systems that
might be a threat. The warning can then be used, manually or
automatically, to evade the detected threat. The AN/APR-39C(V)2, OFP,
and Mission Data Files used in the AN/AAR-47 are classified Secret.
g. The Rockwell Collins 629F-23 is an exportable version the ARC-
210 programmable digital communication system. The 629F-23 is a fully
digital transceiver, with performance from 30 to 512 MHz and provides
interoperability between ground and airborne military forces and land-
based civil agencies. The 629F-23 is Unclassified. This version does
not offer a SAT COM or COMSEC capability.
h. The AN/APX-117 is a combined interrogator/transponder and is
unclassified. The AN/APX-117 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) is an
exportable version of the USMC AN/APX-118 IFF with Modes 1,2,3,4, and
Mode 5 capable being provided.
i. The H-1 Technical Refresh Mission Computer (TRMC) is an upgrade
to the H-1 weapon system. The TRMC will contain the mission processor,
video/graphics processing, and I/O required interfacing the TRMC with
other elements of the Integrated Avionics Suite. The TRMC hardware is
Unclassified. The OFP and Data Files used in the TRMC are classified
Secret.
j. The crew is equipped with the Optimized Top Owl (OTO) helmet-
mounted sight and display system. The OTO has a Day Display Module
(DDM) and a Night Display Module (NDM to provide day/night capability.)
k. The H764 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
Systems (EGIs) is a modification of the H-1 CN-1689(V)13 units used on
the USMC AH-1Z and UH-1Y to meet export requirements. The export
version will remove the Precise Positioning Service-Security Module
(PPS_SM) and replace it with a Standard Positioning service (SPS) GPS
Receiver. The classification of the EGI is Unclassified.
l. The AGM-114 R Hellfire II 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 Army.
m. The highest level for release of the AGM-114 R Hellfire II 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 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 Secret or Confidential.
n. The M197 20mm Gun System is a three-barreled electric Gatling-
type rotary cannon used by the USMC AH-1Z aircraft. The Gun System
incorporates a link less feed system that corrects problems with
jamming. The system is capable of holding 650 rounds in the storage
unit. The Gun system is Unclassified.
o. The Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) provide support for
unit-level mission planning for all phases of military flight
operations and have the capability to provide necessary mission data
for the aircrew. JMPS will support the downloading of data to
electronics data transfer devices for transfer to aircraft and weapon
systems. The JMPS will be tailored to the specific releasable
configuration for the AH-1Z. The Joint Mission Planning System is
Secret.
2. 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 system with 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 Government of Pakistan
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 the Government of
Pakistan.
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