[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72682-72684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30370]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 11-49]


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, Transmittals 11-49 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 21, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 11-49
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*................  $ 225 million.
Other...................................  $ 75 million.
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  TOTAL.................................  $ 300 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: one C-17 GLOBEMASTER III 
aircraft, up to four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 engines, one AN/AAQ-
24V(13) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System, 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.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (SGV)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

--FMS case SEN--$1.2B-19May06

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--FMS case SGT--$300M-31Mar11

    (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: 15 November 2011
Policy Justification

Australia--C-17 GLOBEMASTER III Aircraft

    The Government of Australia has requested a possible sale of one C-
17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft, up to four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 
engines, one AN/AAQ-24V(13) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures 
(LAIRCM) System, 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 is $300 million.
    Australia is one of our most important allies in the Western 
Pacific. The strategic location of this political and economic power 
contributes significantly to ensuring peace and economic stability in 
the region. Australia's efforts in Operation IRAQI and ENDURING 
FREEDOM, and peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations have made a 
significant impact on regional, political, and economic stability and 
have served U.S. national security interests. This proposed sale is 
consistent with those objectives and facilitates burden sharing with 
our allies.
    Australia currently has a heavy airlift capability comprised of 
five C-17As. This additional C-17 will further improve Australia's 
capability to rapidly deploy in support of global coalition operations 
and will also greatly enhance its ability to lead regional 
humanitarian/peacekeeping operations such as its current response to 
the Queensland flooding, cyclone aftermath and the New Zealand 
earthquake.
    Australia has the ability to absorb and employ the additional C-17. 
The C-17 fleet is based at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base 
Amberley. RAAF Base Amberley is the primary base for airlift and tanker 
aircraft and is currently undergoing the infrastructure upgrades 
required to support the C-17 and other large aircraft Australia already 
received or is under contract to purchase.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a 
wholly owned subsidiary of 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. 11-49
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-17 GLOBEMASTER III military airlift aircraft is the 
newest, 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 to 
forward operating bases. The aircraft is also capable of short field 
landings with a full cargo load. Finally, the aircraft can perform 
tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can also transport litters 
and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. A 
fully integrated electronic cockpit and advanced cargo systems allow a 
crew of three: the pilot, copilot and loadmaster, to operate the 
aircraft on any type of mission.
    2. The AN/AAQ-24V(13) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure 
(LAIRCM) is an active countermeasure system designed to defeat guidance 
systems of man-portable, shoulder-fired, and vehicle-launched infrared 
guided missiles by directing a high-intensity, modulated laser beam 
into the missile seeker. This aircraft's self-protection suite will 
provide fast and 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 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) is an 
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 routines 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. 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.

[FR Doc. 2011-30370 Filed 11-23-11; 8:45 am]
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