[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81482-81485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33177]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 11-51]


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 11-51 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 21, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 11-51
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 *.................  $514 million
Other.....................................  436 million
 
    n,sTotal.............................  950 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 C-27J aircraft; 23 
AE2100D2 Rolls Royce engines; 12 Electronic Warfare Self Protection 
Suites; 12 AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning Systems; 12 ALE-47(V) Threat 
Adaptive Countermeasures Dispensing Systems; 12 APR-39 Radar Warning 
Receivers; 13 AN/APN-241 Radar Systems; 44 AN/ARC-210 Warrior Very High 
Frequency/Ultra High Frequency Communication Systems; 12 KY-100 Units; 
12 HF 9550 Radios; 12 APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (Mode 4); 14 
Blue Force Trackers; 12 Portable Flight Mission Planning Systems; 
support and test equipment; repair and return; spare and repair parts; 
aircraft ferry and tanker support; personnel training and training 
equipment; publications and technical data; Operational Flight 
Simulator, Fuselage, and Maintenance trainers; U.S. Government and 
contractor representative engineering, logistics,

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and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics 
and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force. (SGU).
    (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 Articles 
or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Annex attached.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 16 December 2011.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Australia--C-27J Aircraft and Related Support
    The Government of Australia requested a possible sale of 10 C-27J 
aircraft; 23 AE2100D2 Rolls Royce engines; 12 Electronic Warfare Self 
Protection Suites; 12 AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning Systems; 12 ALE-47(V) 
Threat Adaptive Countermeasures Dispensing Systems; 12 APR-39B(V)2 
Radar Warning Receivers; 13 AN/APN-241 Radar Systems; 44 AN/ARC-210 
Warrior Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency Communication Systems; 
12 KY-100 Units; 12 HF 9550 Radios; 12 APX-119 Identification Friend or 
Foe (Mode 4); 14 Blue Force Trackers; 12 Portable Flight Mission 
Planning Systems; support and test equipment; repair and return; spare 
and repair parts; aircraft ferry and tanker support; personnel training 
and training equipment; publications and technical data; Operational 
Flight Simulator, Fuselage, and Maintenance trainers; U.S. Government 
and contractor representative engineering, logistics, and technical 
support services; and other related elements of logistics and program 
support. The estimated cost is $950 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 views interoperability with U.S. Forces as an 
important goal and objective for equipment acquisition. On November 16, 
President Obama announced the deployment of a U.S. Marine Ground Air 
Task Force to Darwin which will also include increased rotations of 
U.S. aircraft to facilitate collaboration and greater opportunities for 
combined training and exercises. Accordingly, and in line with the 
overall procurement strategy, Australia seeks an acquisition FMS case 
that supports the procurement of the C-27J aircraft.
    The proposed sale will allow the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to 
improve its capability to meet current and future air mobility needs 
and humanitarian operations and disaster relief efforts in Southeast 
Asia. The ADF retired its fleet of 14 DHC-4 Caribou aircraft in 2009 
and will soon retire 12 C-130H aircraft. The proposed sale of C-27J's 
will provide the capability needed to meet operational needs and 
emerging requirement. Australia will have no difficulty absorbing the 
C-27J and support into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be L3 Integrated Systems Group in Waco, 
Texas. 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. 11-51
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 C-27J is a fixed wing cargo aircraft platform with multi-
purposes to include: passenger and cargo movement, combat employment 
and sustainment, aeromedical evacuation (humanitarian assistance), 
special operations support and operational support airlift (airdrop 
operations) in support of the range of military operations. The C-27J 
is capable of rapid strategic delivery with a maximum payload of 26,000 
lbs and a maximum takeoff weight of 67,000 lbs to support the various 
mission/operational support requirements to advance personnel and 
equipment to main operating bases or forward operating locations. The 
aircraft is capable of enhanced takeoff and landing performance; short 
field landings with a full cargo load to include unimproved landings 
and takeoffs. Finally, the aircraft can perform tactical airlift and 
airdrop missions and can also transport litters and ambulatory patients 
during aeromedical evacuation when required. A fully integrated 
electronic cockpit and advanced cargo delivery system allow a crew of 
four: pilot, copilot, and two loadmasters, to operate the aircraft on 
any type of mission.
    2. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures 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, radar command-guided missiles, radar homing 
guided missiles, and infrared 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. 
CMDS 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 is 
Unclassified. The software is classified Secret. Technical data and 
documentation to be provided is Unclassified.
    3. The AN/AAR-47 missile warning system is a small, lightweight, 
passive, electro-optic, threat warning device used to detect surface-
to-air missiles fired at helicopters and low-flying fixed-wing aircraft 
and automatically provide countermeasures, as well as, audio and 
visual-sector warning messages to the aircrew. The basic system 
consists of multiple Optical Sensor Converter (OSC) units, a Computer 
Processor (CP) and a Control Indicator (CI). The set of OSC units, 
which normally consist of four, is mounted on the aircraft exterior to 
provide omni-directional protection.
    The OSC detects the rocket plume of missiles and sends appropriate 
signals to the CP for processing. The CP analyzes the data from each 
OSC and automatically deploys the appropriate countermeasures. The CP 
also contains comprehensive BIT circuitry. The CI displays the incoming 
direction of the threat, so that the pilot can take appropriate action. 
The hardware is Unclassified. The software is classified Secret. 
Technical data and documentation to be provided is Unclassified.
    4. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)/Electronic Warfare 
Management System (EWMS) is fixed on various fixed/rotary/tilt-wing 
aircraft. It manages the Integrated Sensors and Countermeasures (SISCM) 
by integrating and displaying aural and visual from onboard sensors. It 
also automatically initiates countermeasures or, in its semi-auto mode, 
is crew selectable. The SISCM provides full mission data recording to 
include all sensor information, as well as, other mission data such as 
Global Positioning

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Systems (GPS), time, and maintenance activity.
    5. The Blue Force Tracker (BFT 1) System is used to denote a GPS 
enabled system that provides military commanders and forces with 
location information about military forces. The BFT is a subsystem of 
the Force XXI Battlefield Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2). The C-27J 
FBCB2 and BFT is integrated on other Ground and Aviation platforms such 
as the UH-60H, V-22, E-8, and AH-64D weapon systems. The FBCB2 BFT 
system consists of four subsystems: Mobile Tracking and Messaging, GPS, 
Network and Digital Group, and Electronic Data Manager (EDM). The 
system displays the location of the host vehicle on the computer's 
terrain-map display, along with the locations of other platforms in 
their respective locations. It can also be used to send and receive 
simple text and imagery messages. FBCB2 BFT has a mechanism for 
reporting the locations of enemy forces and other battlefield 
conditions.
    6. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.

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