[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28048]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-53]
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.
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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 19-53 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. 19-53
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 the United Arab Emirates
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *.............. $503.8 million
Other.................................. $326.5 million
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TOTAL................................ $830.3 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Ten (10) CH-47F Chinook Cargo Helicopters
Twenty-six (26) T55-GA-714A Engines (20 installed, 6 spares)
Twenty-four (24) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial
Navigation System (GPS/INS) (20 installed, 4 spares)
Twelve (12) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (10
installed, 2 spares)
Twenty (20) M134D-H Mini Guns Twenty (20) M240H Machine Guns
Non-MDE:
Also included are aircraft survivability equipment to include: APR-
39A(V)l, AN/ARC-231, Harris RF-7850A-MR, Thales 5400NS, Tetra THR9i,
AN/APX-123A, WESCAM MX-l5HDi, ARN-147 VOR/ILS, ARN-153 TACAN, APN-209
Receiver Transmitters, APN-209 Indicator, AN/ARC-220; Infrared
Suppression System (IRSS); Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
(FRIES); Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS); Fire Fighting Equipment;
Ballistic Armor Protection System; air worthiness support; spare and
repair parts; communications equipment; personnel training and training
equipment; site surveys; tool and test equipment; ground support
equipment; repair and return; publications and technical documentation;
Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services; and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (AE-B-ZAP)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AE-B-ZAF
(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 7, 2019
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
United Arab Emirates (UAE)--CH-47F Chinook Cargo Helicopters
The Government of the United Arab Emirates has requested to buy ten
(10) CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters; twenty-six (26) T55-GA-714A
Engines; twenty-four (24) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with
Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS); twelve (12) AN/AAR-57 Common
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS); twenty (20) M134D-H Mini Guns; and
twenty (20) M240H Machine Guns. Also included are aircraft
survivability equipment to include: APR-39A(V)l, AN/ARC-231, Harris RF-
7850A-MR, Thales 5400NS, Tetra THR9i, AN/APX-123A, WESCAM MX-l5HDi,
ARN-147 VOR/ILS, ARN-153 TACAN, APN-209 Receiver Transmitters, APN-209
Indicator, AN/ARC-220; Infrared Suppression System (IRSS); Fast Rope
Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES); Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS);
Fire Fighting Equipment; Ballistic Armor Protection System; air
worthiness support; spare and repair parts; communications equipment;
personnel training and training equipment; site surveys; tool and test
equipment; ground support equipment; repair and return; publications
and technical documentation; Quality Assurance Team (QAT); U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
The estimated cost is $830.3 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of an
important partner in the region. This sale is consistent with U.S.
initiatives to provide key partners in the region with modem systems
that will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and increase
security.
The proposed sale will expand the UAE's helicopter fleet. Further,
it will enhance the UAE's operational and defensive capabilities to
better defend U.S. and UAE national security interests in the region,
and increase the UAE's contributions to any future joint or coalition
efforts requiring helicopter support. The UAE will have no difficulty
absorbing these defense articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of these helicopters will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Boeing Helicopters Aircraft
Company in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania; Honeywell Engine Company in
Phoenix, Arizona; Science and Engineering Services in Huntsville,
Alabama. There are no known offset agreements in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require an estimated ten
(10) U.S. Government and contractor representatives to travel to UAE
for up to 60 months for equipment de-processing, fielding, system
checkout, training and technical logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-53
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 CH-47F Chinook Cargo Helicopter is a medium lift aircraft
that includes two T55-GA-714A Engines and an advanced cockpit that
features five multi- function displays, a four-axis coupled flight
director, digital map, and Dual Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI).
a. Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System
(GPS/INS) (EGI) - The EGI is a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing
Module (SAASM) based navigation platform that combines an inertial
sensor assembly with a fixed reception pattern antenna GPS receiver.
The EGI system is the primary source for position information and is
UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS crypto variables needed for the highest GPS
accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
b. AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) - The CMWS
detects threat missiles in flight, evaluates potential false alarms,
declares validity of threat and selects the appropriate Infrared
Countermeasure (IRCM). Each platform includes: Electro Optical Missile
Sensors, an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Sequencer, and the Improved
Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD). The hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified SECRET.
c. AN/APR-39A Radar Warning System - This radar signal detecting
set provides warning of a radar directed air defense threat to allow
appropriate countermeasures. Hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL when
programmed
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with U.S. threat data. Releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical data
(technical performance) are classified SECRET. The system can be
programmed with threat data provided by the purchasing country.
d. The U.S. Army will provide the RT-1749 exportable version of the
AN/ARC-220 radio. This radio is fully digital and made specifically for
rotary wing applications allowing crew members to communicate at non
line of sight distances.
e. The AN/PYQ-10 (C) Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized,
portable, hand-held fill device used for securely receiving, storing,
and transferring electronic key material and data between compatible
end cryptographic units (ECU) and communications equipment. It supports
both the DS-101 and DS-102 interfaces, as well as the Crypto Ignition
Key and is compatible with existing ECUs.
f. The MX-15 HDi imaging system is a multi-sensor, multi-spectral
imaging system with a range of features and benefits to include long
range laser illumination. The MX-15 HDi is ideal for medium-altitude
covert Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Search
and Rescue (SAR) missions, and it can be integrated into aerostat,
fixed-wing, rotary wing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle aircraft. The MX-15
HDi system can include up to six imaging and laser sensors, HD Thermal
Imager, Color Low-Light Continuous Zoom, Daylight Step-Zoom Spotter,
Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) Imager, Laser Rangefinder (LRF), and Laser
Illuminator (LI). The MX-15 HDi offers superior high-definition imaging
resolution from Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) cameras. The
system boasts user-friendly technologies that improve operator
effectiveness such as a color low-light, wide-angle zoom EO imager, and
outstanding range performance during limited visibility due to
atmospherics, real-time image enhancement for EO day, EO night and IR.
This MX-15 HDi imaging system is a highlyeffective system that utilizes
the most recent developments in imaging technology.
2. Software, hardware, and other data/information that is
classified or sensitive is reviewed prior to release to protect system
vulnerabilities, design data, and performance parameters. Some end-item
hardware, software, and other data identified above are classified at
the CONFIDENTIAL level.
3. Loss of this hardware, software, documentation and/or data could
permit development of information which may lead to a significant
threat to future U.S. military operations. 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.
4. A determination has been made that UAE can provide substantially
the same degree of protection for this technology as the U.S.
Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
5. All of the defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the United
Arab Emirates.
[FR Doc. 2019-28048 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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