[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 248 (Friday, December 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71384-71388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27968]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-63]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text
of an arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected]
or (703) 697-8976.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 19-63 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: December 19, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-63
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: Kingdom of Morocco
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $3.00 billion
Other.................................... $1.25 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $4.25 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Thirty-six (36) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters (24 new, 12 optional)
Seventy-nine (79) T700-GE-701 D Engines (72 installed, 6 spares)
Thirty-six (36) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (M-
TADS/PNVS)
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Eighteen (18) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronic
Units (REU)
Eighteen (18) AN/APR-48B Modernized-Radar Frequency Interferometers
(MRFI)
Five hundred fifty-one (551) AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles (441 new, 110
optional)
Sixty (60) AGM-114L Hellfire Missiles
Seventy-two (72) M36E9 Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
Five hundred eighty-eight (588) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
(APKWS) Kits (478 installed, 110 optional)
Seventy-eight (78) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial
Navigation (EGIs) (72 installed, 6 spares)
Thirty-nine (39) AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (36
installed, 3 spares)
Two hundred (200) AIM-92H Stinger Missiles
Non-MDE:
Also included are twenty-one (21) Manned-Unmanned Teaming-2 (MUMT-
2) video receivers (18 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) Manned-
Unmanned Teaming-2 (MUMT-2) air-air-ground kits (36 installed, 3
spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APR-39D(V)2 radar signal detecting sets
(36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/AVR-2B laser detecting
sets (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APX-123 or AN/APX-
123A common transponders (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39)
IDM-401 Improved Data Modems (36 new, 3 spares); six (6) Link-16
terminals; thirty-nine (39) Improved Countermeasure Dispensing System
(ICMD) (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/ARN-149 (V)3
automatic direction finders (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39)
Doppler ASN-157 Doppler radar velocity sensors (36 installed, 3
spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APN-209 radar altimeters (36 installed, 3
spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
sets (36 installed, 3 spares); four (4) TACAN ground stations; thirty-
six (36) Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range/Instrument Landing
Systems (VOR/ILS) (36 installed, 3 new); twelve (12) AN/PYQ-10(C)
simple key loader (12 new); thirty-six (36) M230E1 + M139 AWS automatic
gun (36 new); eighty-one (81) M261 rocket launchers (72 new, 9 spares);
seventy-eight (78) M299 missile launchers (72 new, 6 spares); fifty-
three (53) Stinger Air-to-Air launchers (53 new); twenty-nine (29)
Stinger Captive Flight Trainers (CFT) (29 new); eight (8) Stinger
Aerial Handling Trainers (AHT) (8 new); five thousand two hundred
sixteen (5,216) 2.75-inch rockets (3,896 new, 1,320 optional); ninety-
three thousand (93,000) 30mm rounds (65,500 new, 27,500 optional);
secure voice radios; training devices; communication systems; helmets;
simulators; generators; transportation and organization equipment;
spare and repair parts; support equipment; tools and test equipment;
technical data and publications; personnel training and training
equipment; U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance,
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Army
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-B-UTN
(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: November 19, 2019
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Morocco--AH-64E Helicopters
The Government of Morocco has requested a possible sale of thirty-
six (36) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters (24 new, 12 optional);
seventy-nine (79) T700-GE-701D engines (72 installed, 6 spares);
thirty-six (36) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (M-
TADS/PNVS); eighteen (18) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with
Radar Electronic Units (REU); eighteen (18) AN/APR-48B Modernized -
Radar Frequency Interferometers (MRFI); five hundred fifty-one (551)
AGM-114R Hellfire missiles (441 new, 110 optional); sixty (60) AGM-114L
Hellfire missiles; seventy-two (72) M36E9 Hellfire Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM); five hundred eighty-eight (588) Advanced Precision
Kill Weapon System (APKWS) kits (478 installed, 110 optional); seventy-
eight (78) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation
(EGIs) (72 installed, 6 spares); thirty-nine (39) AAR-57 Common Missile
Warning Systems (CMWS) (36 installed, 3 spares); and two hundred (200)
AIM-92H Stinger missiles. Also included are twenty-one (21) Manned-
Unmanned Teaming-2 (MUMT-2) video receivers (18 installed, 3 spares);
thirty-nine (39) Manned-Unmanned Teaming-2 (MUMT-2) air-air-ground kits
(36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APR-39D(V)2 radar signal
detecting sets (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/AVR-2B
laser detecting sets (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APX-
123 or AN/APX-123A common transponders (36 installed, 3 spares);
thirty-nine (39) IDM-401 Improved Data Modems (36 new, 3 spares); six
(6) Link-16 terminals; thirty-nine (39) Improved Countermeasure
Dispensing System (ICMD) (36 installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/
ARN-149 (V)3 automatic direction finders (36 installed, 3 spares);
thirty-nine (39) Doppler ASN-157 Doppler radar velocity sensors (36
installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/APN-209 radar altimeters (36
installed, 3 spares); thirty-nine (39) AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air
Navigation (TACAN) sets (36 installed, 3 spares); four (4) TACAN ground
stations; thirty-six (36) Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range/
Instrument Landing Systems (VOR/ILS) (36 installed, 3 new); twelve (12)
AN/PYQ-10(C) simple key loader (12 new); thirty-six (36) M230E1 + M139
AWS automatic gun (36 new); eighty-one (81) M261 rocket launchers (72
new, 9 spares); seventy-eight (78) M299 missile launchers (72 new, 6
spares); fifty-three (53) Stinger Air-to-Air launchers (53 new);
twenty-nine (29) Stinger Captive Flight Trainers (CFT) (29 new); eight
(8) Stinger Aerial Handling Trainers (AHT) (8 new); five thousand two
hundred sixteen (5,216) 2.75-inch rockets (3,896 new, 1,320 optional);
ninety-three thousand (93,000) 30mm rounds (65,500 new, 27,500
optional); secure voice radios; training devices; communication
systems; helmets; simulators; generators; transportation and
organization equipment; spare and repair parts; support equipment;
tools and test equipment; technical data and publications; personnel
training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
technical assistance, technical and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is
$4.25 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
major Non-NATO ally that is an important force for political stability
and economic progress in North Africa.
The proposed sale will improve Morocco's capability to meet current
and future threats, and will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces
and other allied forces. Morocco will use the enhanced capability to
strengthen its homeland defense and provide close air support to its
forces. Morocco will have
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no difficulty absorbing the Apache aircraft into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and services will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractors involved in this program will be Boeing
Company, Mesa, AZ and Lockheed Martin, Orlando, FL. There are no known
offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. The
purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
eleven U.S. Government personnel and three contractor representatives
to Morocco as part of the Technical Assistance Fielding Team and Field
Service Representatives.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-63
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 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter weapon system contains
communications and target identification equipment, navigation
equipment, aircraft survivability equipment, displays, and sensors. The
airframe itself does not contain sensitive technology; however, the
pertinent equipment listed below will be either installed on the
aircraft or included in the sale. The highest classification of the AH-
64E Apache Helicopter is CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest classification
of data and information is SECRET.
a. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/ AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) provides day,
night, and limited adverse weather target information, as well as night
navigation capabilities. The PNVS provides thermal imaging that permits
nap-of-the-earth flight to, from, and within the battle area, while
TADS provides the co-pilot gunner with search, detection, recognition,
and designation by means of Direct View Optics (DVO), EI2 television,
and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sighting systems that may be used
singularly or in combinations. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical
manuals for authorized maintenance levels are UNCLASSIFIED.
b. The AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) is an active, low-
probability of intercept, millimeter-wave radar, combined with a
passive AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer (M-RFI)
mounted on top of the helicopter mast. The FCR Ground Targeting Mode
detects, locates, classifies and prioritizes stationary or moving
armored vehicles, tanks and mobile air defense systems as well as
hovering helicopters, and fixed wing aircraft in normal flight. If
desired, the radar data can be used to refer targets to the regular
electro-optical Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight
(MTADS). The content of these items is classified SECRET. User Data
Module (UDM) on the RFI processor, contains the Radio Frequency threat
library. The UDM, which is a hardware assemblage, is classified
CONFIDENTIAL when programmed.
c. The AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer (M-RFI)
is an updated version of the passive radar detection and direction
finding system. It utilizes a detachable UDM on the M-RFI processor,
which contains the Radar Frequency (RF) threat library. The UDM, which
is a hardware assemblage item is classified CONFIDENTIAL when
programmed. Hardware becomes CLASSIFIED when populated with threat
parametric data. Releasable technical manuals are UNCLASSIFIED/
Restricted distribution.
d. The AGM-114R is used against heavy and light armored targets,
thin skinned vehicles, urban structures, bunkers, caves and personnel.
The missile is Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) based, with a variable
delay fuse, improved safety and reliability. The highest level for
release of the AGM-114R is SECRET. The highest level of classified
information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale or by testing of
the end item is up to and including SECRET. The highest level that must
be disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is up to and
including SECRET. Vulnerability data, countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions are classified SECRET
or CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse engineering could reveal SECRET information.
e. The Hellfire M36E9 CATM is a flight-training missile that
consists of a functional guidance section coupled to an inert missile
bus. The M36E9 CATM does not have a functional rocket motor or warhead,
and cannot be launched. The missile has an operational semiactive laser
seeker that can search for and lock-on to laser-designated targets. It
functions like a tactical missile (without launch capability) during
captive carry on the aircraft, making it suitable for training the
aircrew in simulated Hellfire missile target acquisition and lock. The
missile comes in a reusable aluminum container designed to protect the
missile from shock, vibration, and other environmental conditions
encountered during shipment, handling, and storage. The highest level
for release of the CATM 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.
f. The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
System plus Multi Mode Receiver (EGl+MMR). The aircraft has two EGIs
which use internal accelerometers, rate gyro measurements, and external
sensor measurements to estimate the aircraft state, provides aircraft
flight and position data to aircraft systems. The EGI is a velocity-
aided, strap down, ring laser gyro based inertial unit. The EGI unit
houses a GPS receiver. The receiver is capable of operating in either
non-encrypted or encrypted. When keyed, the GPS receiver will
automatically use anti-spoof/jam capabilities when they are in use. The
EGI will retain the key through power on/off/on cycles. Because of
safeguards built into the EGI, it is not considered classified when
keyed. Integrated within the EGI is an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
for processing functions. Each EGI also houses a Multi-Mode Receiver
(MMR). The MMR is incorporated to provide for reception of ground based
NAVAID signals for instrument aided flight. Provides IMC I IFR
integration and certification of improved Embedded Global Positioning
System and Inertial (EGI) unit, with attached MMR, with specific
cockpit instrumentation allows Apaches to operate within the worldwide
IFR route structure. Also includes integration of the Common Army
Aviation Map (CAAM), Area Navigation (RNAV), Digital Aeronautical
Flight Information File (DAFIF) and Global Air Traffic Management
(GATM) compliance.
g. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) detects energy
emitted by threat missiles in-flight, evaluates potential false alarm
emitters in the environment, declares validity of threat and selects
appropriate countermeasures. The CMWS consists
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of an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors
(EOMSs), and Sequencer and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
The ECU hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical
manuals for operation and maintenance are classified SECRET.
h. The AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Set is a system that
provides warnings of radar-directed air defense threats and allows
appropriate countermeasures. This is the 1553 databus compatible
configuration. The hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL when programmed
with threat data; releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical data
(technical performance) is classified SECRET. The system can be
programmed with threat data provided by the purchasing country.
i. The Stinger RMP Block I Missile, hardware, embedded software
object code and operating documentation contain sensitive technology
and are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The highest classification of the
Stinger 92H Reprogrammable Micro-Processor (RMP) Block I missile
hardware is CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest classification of data and
information is SECRET. The guidance section of the missile and tracking
head trainer contain highly sensitive technology and are classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Missile System hardware components contain sensitive
critical technologies. Stinger Block I critical technology is primarily
in the area of design and production know-how and not end-items.
Information on countermeasures vulnerability to electronic
countermeasures, system performance capabilities and effectiveness,
simulation and test data and software source code are classified up to
SECRET.
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 or
advanced capabilities.
3. A determination has been made that Morocco 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 are
authorized for release and export to the Government of Morocco.
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