[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15001-15004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05402]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 13-05]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 13-05 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: March 4, 2013.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[[Page 15002]]

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN08MR13.000

Transmittal No. 13-05

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: Commonwealth of Australia.
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment*.................  $2.6 billion
Other....................................  $1.1 billion
                                          ------------------------------
  TOTAL..................................  $3.7 billion
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: up to 12 F/A-18E/F Super 
Hornet aircraft, 12 EA-18G Growler aircraft, 54 F414-GE-402 engines 
(48 installed and 6 spares), 2 engine inlet devices, 35 AN/APG-79 
Radar Systems, 70 AN/USQ-140 Multifunctional Informational 
Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) or RT-1957(C)/
USQ-190(V) Joint Tactical Radio Systems, 40 AN/ALQ-214 Integrated 
Countermeasures Systems, 24 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electronic Warfare 
Countermeasures Receiving Sets, 72 LAU-127 Guided Missile Launchers, 
15 M61A2 Vulcan Cannons, 32 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles or Night 
Vision Cueing Device Systems, 40 AN/APX-111 Combined Interrogator 
Transponders, 80 AN/ARC-210/RT-1990A(C) Communication Systems, 100 
Digital Management Devices with KG-60's, 36 Accurate Navigation 
Systems, 30 AN/AYK-29(V) Distributed Targeting Systems (DTS), 4 AN/
PYQ-21 DTS Mission Planning Transit Cases, 24 AN/

[[Page 15003]]

ASQ-228 Advance Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) Pods, 40 
AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL), 80 KIV-78 Mode \4/5\ Modules, 48 
COMSEC Management Workstations (CMWS), 24 AN/ALE-47 Electronic 
Warfare Countermeasures Systems, 80 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing 
Systems (JHMCS), and 400 AN/ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoys. Also 
included are system integration and testing, tools and test 
equipment, support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications 
and technical documents, personnel training and training equipment, 
aircraft ferry and refueling support, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical assistance, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy (SCI).
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

FMS Case SAF--$2.2B--02May07
FMS case GQY--$358M--6May11
FMS case LEN-- $992M--13September12

    (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: None.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 27 February 2013.

\*\ As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

Policy Justification

Australia--F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft

    The Government of Australia has requested a possible sale of up 
to 12 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, 12 EA-18G Growler aircraft, 
54 F414-GE-402 engines (48 installed and 6 spares) 2 engine inlet 
devices, 35 AN/APG-79 Radar Systems, 70 AN/USQ-140 Multifunctional 
Informational Distribution System Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT) or 
RT-1957(C)/USQ-190(V) Joint Tactical Radio Systems, 40 AN/ALQ-214 
Integrated Countermeasures Systems, 24 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electronic 
Warfare Countermeasures Receiving Sets, 72 LAU-127 Guided Missile 
Launchers, 15 M61A2 Vulcan Cannons, 32 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles 
or Night Vision Cueing Device System, 40 AN/APX-111 Combined 
Interrogator Transponders, 80 AN/ARC-210/RT-1990A(C) Communication 
Systems, 100 Digital Management Devices with KG-60's, 36 Accurate 
Navigation Systems, 30 AN/AYK-29(V) Distributed Targeting Systems 
(DTS), 4 AN/PYQ-21 DTS Mission Planning Transit Cases, 24 AN/ASQ-228 
Advance Targeting Forward Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) Pods, 40 AN/PYQ-
10 Simple Key Loaders (SKL), 80 KIV-78 Mode \4/5\ Module, 48 COMSEC 
Management Workstations (CMWS), 24 AN/ALE-47 Electronic Warfare 
Countermeasures Systems, 80 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems 
(JHMCS), and 400 AN/ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoys. Also included 
are system integration and testing, tools and test equipment, 
support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and 
technical documents, personnel training and training equipment, 
aircraft ferry and refueling support, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical assistance, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support. The estimated cost is $3.7 billion.
    Australia is an important ally in the Western Pacific that 
contributes significantly to ensuring peace and economic stability 
in the region. Australia's efforts in 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.
    The proposed sale will improve Australia's capability in current 
and future coalition efforts. Australia will use the enhanced 
capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its 
homeland defense. Australia will have no difficulty absorbing these 
additional aircraft 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 The Boeing Corporation in St. 
Louis, Missouri; General Electric Aircraft Engines in Lynn, 
Massachusetts; Data Link Solutions in Chesterfield, Missouri; BAE 
Systems in Rockville, Maryland; Northrop Grumman Corporation in 
Falls Church, VA; Raytheon Corporation in Waltham, MA; and Visions 
Systems International in San Jose, California. There are no known 
offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment 
of 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. 13-05

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 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a single- and two-seat, twin 
engine, multi-mission fighter/attack aircraft that can operate from 
either aircraft carriers or land bases. The F/A-18 fills a variety 
of roles: Air superiority, fighter escort, suppression of enemy air 
defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close and deep air 
support, and day and night strike missions. The F/A-18E/F Weapon 
System is considered Secret.
    2. The EA-18G Growler is a two-seat, twin engine, multi-mission 
Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) aircraft that can operate from 
either aircraft carriers or land bases. It provides a capability to 
detect, identify, locate, and suppress hostile emitters. The EA-18G 
provides organic accurate emitter targeting for employment of 
onboard suppression weapons, such as High-Speed Anti-Radiation 
Missile (HARM). The EA-18G Weapon System is considered Secret.
    3. The AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar 
System is classified Secret. The radar provides the F/A-18 aircraft 
with all-weather, multimission capability for performing air-to-air 
and air-to-ground targeting and attack. Air-to-air modes provide the 
capability for all-aspect target detection, long-range search and 
track, automatic target acquisition, and tracking of multiple 
targets. Air-to-surface attack modes provide high-resolution ground 
mapping navigation, weapon delivery, and sensor cueing. The system 
component hardware (Antenna, Transmitter, Radar Data Processor, and 
Power Supply) is Unclassified. The Receiver-Exciter hardware is 
Confidential. The radar Operational Flight Program (OFP) is 
classified Secret. Documentation provided with the AN/APG-79 radar 
set is classified Secret.
    4. The AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electric Warfare Countermeasures Receiving 
Set is classified Confidential. The AN/ALR-67(V)3 provides the F/A-
18F aircrew with radar threat warnings by detecting and evaluating 
friendly and hostile radar frequency threat emitters and providing 
identification and status information about the emitters to on-board 
Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment and the aircrew. The OFP and User 
Data Files (UDF) used in the AN/ALR-67(V)3 are classified Secret. 
Those software programs contain threat parametric data used to 
identify and establish priority of detected radar emitters.
    5. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Systems is 
classified Secret. The AN/ALE-47 is a threat-adaptive dispensing 
system that dispenses chaff, flares, and expendable jammers for 
self-protection against airborne and ground-based Radio Frequency 
and Infrared threats. The AN/ALE-47 Programmer is classified 
Confidential. The OFP and Mission Data Files used in the AN/ALE-47 
are classified Secret. Those software programs contain algorithms 
used to calculate the best defense against specific threats.
    6. The APX-111 Combined Interrogator/Transponder (CIT) with the 
Conformal Antenna System (CAS) is classified Secret. The CIT is a 
complete MARKXII identification system compatible with 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Modes 1, 2, 3/A, C, 4, and 5 
(secure). A single slide-in module that can be customized to the 
unique cryptographic functions for a specific country provides the 
systems secure mode capabilities. The Mode S Beacon System is a 
combined data link and Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) system 
that was standardized in 1985 by the International Civil Aviation 
Organization (ICAO). Mode S provides air surveillance using a data 
link with a permanent unique aircraft address.
    7. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a modified 
HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up Display 
(HUD) to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground targets. 
In close combat, a pilot must currently align the aircraft to shoot 
at a target. JHMCS allows the pilot to simply look at a target to 
shoot. This system projects visual targeting and aircraft 
performance information on the back of the helmet's visor, enabling 
the pilot to monitor this information without interrupting his field 
of view through the cockpit canopy, the system uses a magnetic 
transmitter unit fixed to the pilot's seat and a magnetic field 
probe mounted on the helmet to define helmet pointing positioning. A 
Helmet Vehicle Interface (HVI) interacts with the aircraft

[[Page 15004]]

system bus to provide signal generation for the helmet display. This 
provides significant improvement for close combat targeting and 
engagement. Hardware is Unclassified; technical data and documents 
are classified up to Secret.
    8. The AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles provide imagery sufficient 
for an aviator to complete night time missions down to starlight and 
extreme low light conditions. The AN/AVS-9 is designed to satisfy 
the F/A-18 mission requirements for covert night combat, engagement, 
and support. The third generation light amplification tubes provide 
a high-performance, image-intensification system for optimized F/A-
18 night flying at terrain-masking altitudes. The AN/AVS-9 night 
vision goggles are classified as Unclassified but with restrictions 
on release of technologies.
    9. The AN/USQ-140 Multifunctional Informational Distribution 
System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminal (LVT) is classified Confidential. 
The MIDS LVT is a secure data and voice communication network using 
the Link-16 architecture. The systems provides enhanced situational 
awareness, positive identification of participants within the 
network, secure fighter-to-fighter connectivity, and secure voice 
capability and ARN-118 TACAN functionality. It provides three major 
functions: Air Control, Wide Area Surveillance, and Fighter-to-
Fighter. The MIDS LVT can be used to transfer data in Air to-Air, 
Air-to-Surface, and Air-to-Ground scenarios. The MIDS enhanced 
Interference Blanking Unit (EIBU) provides validation and 
verification of equipment and concept. EIBU enhances input/output 
signal capacity of the MIDS LVT and addresses parts obsolescence.
    10. The RT-1957(C)/USQ-190(V)Multifunctional Informational 
Distribution System (MIDS) Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) is 
classified Confidential. It is a 4-channel radio designed to run the 
complex Link 16 waveform and up to three additional communication 
protocols, including Airborne Networking Waveform (ANW). The 
terminal can host and provide the necessary computer processing to 
run routing and platform specific applications.
    11. The ALE-55 Fiber Optic Towed Decoys is radio frequency 
countermeasure designed to protect an aircraft from radar guided 
missiles. It consists of an aircraft-towed decoy and onboard 
electronics. It works together with the aircraft's electronic 
warfare system to provide radar jamming. In addition, it can also be 
used in a backup mode as a signal repeater, which allows it to lure 
incoming missiles away from their actual target.
    12. The AN/ARC-210, RT-1990A(C) Communication System has been 
designed to better meet software defined radio tenets, and 
architectures, provides superior performance in the transfer of 
networked and point to point data and voice imagery.
    13. The Accurate Navigation Systems (ANAV) with country specific 
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SASSM) including 
Advance Digital Antenna Production/Antenna Electronics (ADAP/AE) and 
Conformal-Controlled Reception Patterned Antenna (C-CRPA) provide 
full accuracy and P/Y-Code GPS. The ANAV can accommodate many 
interfaces to various sensors through a number of available options 
including Selective Availability and Anti-spoofing Module (SASSM), 
and can be integrated with existing Inertial Navigation System (INS) 
and Doppler systems. The system also incorporates Air Navigation 
Warfare (NAVWAR) protection designed to counter GPS Electronic 
Warfare threats due to intentional and unintentional interference by 
providing the warfighter continued access to GPS through the use of 
Anti-jam (AJ) Antenna Systems consisting of the Conformal--
Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna, (C-CRPA), and the Advanced 
Digital Antenna Production/Antenna Electronics, (ADAP/AE).
    14. The AN/AYK-29(V) Distributed Targeting Systems (DTS) and AN/
PYQ-21 DTS Mission Planning Transit Case uses onboard hardware and 
software processing to produce precise targeting solutions for Super 
Hornet aircrews. The system compares synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) 
maps from the aircraft's active-array radar with stored geo-
registered SAR maps and generates precise target coordinates for 
GPS-guided weapons. DTS enhances Super Hornet aircrews' situational 
awareness when engaging air-to-ground targets.
    15. The AN/ALQ-214(V)4 Jammer is the next generation integrated 
countermeasures system that blends sensitive receivers and active 
countermeasures to form an electronic shield for the F/A-18 fighter 
aircraft. The RF countermeasure system responds to threats 
autonomously with a specific series of measures designed to protect 
the aircraft from detection and engages any fired threats to the 
aircraft, to ensure mission success.
    16. The AN/ASQ-228 Advance Targeting Forward Looking Infrared 
(ATFLIR) Pod is a multi-sensor, electro-optical targeting pod 
incorporating infrared, low-light television camera, laser 
rangefinder/target designator, and laser spot tracker developed and 
manufactured by Raytheon. It is used to provide navigation and 
targeting for military aircraft in adverse weather and using 
precision-guided weapons.
    17. The LAU-127 Guided Missile Launchers is a rail launcher 
designed to carry and launch AMRAAM. It provides the electrical and 
mechanical interface between the missile and launch aircraft as well 
as the two-way data transfer between missile and cockpit controls 
and displays to support preflight orientation and control circuits 
to prepare and launch the missile. The launcher will also be capable 
of carrying and launching the AIM-9L/M SIDEWINDER missile.
    18. 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.

[FR Doc. 2013-05402 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001-06-P