[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25119-25121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10023]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 14-10]


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 14-10 with attached transmittal, policy justification, 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: April 28, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 14-10
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: Mexico
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment*................................    $525 million
Other...................................................    $155 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $680 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

18 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard USG configuration with 
designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
40 T700-GE-701D Engines (36 installed and 4 spares)
42 Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (36 
installed and 6 spares)
36 M134 7.62mm Machine Guns
5 Aviation Mission Planning Systems
18 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles
1 Aviation Ground Power Unit
Also included are communication security equipment including AN/ARC-210 
RT-8100 series radios, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, 
aircraft warranty, air worthiness support, facility

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construction, spare and repair parts, support equipment, communication 
equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training 
and training equipment, site surveys, tool and test equipment, U.S. 
Government and contractor technical and logistics support services, and 
other related element of program, technical and logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (UES)
    (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 Article or 
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 17 April 2014
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Mexico--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
    The Government of Mexico has requested a possible sale of 18 UH-60M 
Black Hawk Helicopters in standard USG configuration with designated 
unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 40 T700-GE-
701D Engines (36 installed and 4 spares), 42 Embedded Global 
Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems (36 installed and 6 
spares), 36 M134 7.62mm Machine Guns, 5 Aviation Mission Planning 
Systems, 18 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles, and 1 Aviation Ground Power 
Unit. Also included are communication security equipment including AN/
ARC-210 RT-8100 series radios, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
systems, aircraft warranty, air worthiness support, facility 
construction, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications 
and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
site surveys, tool and test equipment, U.S. Government and contractor 
technical and logistics support services, and other related element of 
program, technical and logistics support. The estimated cost is $680 
million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a strategic partner. Mexico has been a strong partner in 
combating organized crime and drug trafficking organizations. The sale 
of these UH-60M helicopters to Mexico will significantly increase and 
strengthen its capability to provide in-country airlift support for its 
forces engaged in counter-drug operations.
    Mexico intends to use these defense articles and services to 
modernize its armed forces and expand its existing army architecture in 
its efforts to combat drug trafficking organizations.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft Company in 
Stratford, Connecticut; and General Electric Aircraft Company (GEAC) in 
Lynn, Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements in connection 
with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of 
an additional three U.S. Government and five contractor representatives 
in country full-time to support the delivery and training for 
approximately two years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 14-10
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 UH-60M aircraft is a medium lift aircraft which includes two 
T-701D Engines, and the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) 
cockpit, which provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and 
communication management systems. The CAAS includes five Multifunction 
Displays (MFDs), two General Purpose Processor Units (GPPUs), two 
Control Display Units (CDUs) and two Data Concentrator Units (DCUs). 
The Navigation System will have Embedded GPS/INS (EGIs), two Digital 
Advanced Flight Control Systems (DAFCS), one ARN-149 Automatic 
Direction Finder, one ARN-147 (VOR/ILS marker Beacon System), one ARN-
153 TACAN, two air data computers, and one Radar Altimeter system. The 
communication equipment includes the AN/APX-118 Identification Friend 
of Foe (IFF) system. The AN/ARC-210 RT-8100 Series V/UHF radio will be 
included in the UH-60M configuration. Exportable HF or Single Channel 
Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) radio capability may be 
included in the future.
    2. The AN/APX-118 IFF Transponder is capable of Modes 1, 2, 3, 3a, 
and the system is unclassified unless loaded with IFF Mode 4 keying 
material, in which case it will become classified Secret.
    3. The AN/ARC-210 RT-8100 Series radio is a V/UHF voice and data 
capable radio using commercial encryption.
    4. The Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) unit H-764G provides GPS and INS 
capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI will include Selective 
Availability anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) security modules to be used 
for secure GPS PPS if required.
    5. 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.
    6. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide 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.
    7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Mexico.

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