[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44421-44424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18022]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 14-23]


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 14-23 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 28, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 14-23

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 Tunisia
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................   $440 million.
Other...................................................   $260 million.
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  Total.................................................   $700 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: 12 UH-60M Black Hawk 
Helicopters in standard USG configuration with designated unique 
equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 30 T700-GE-701D 
Engines (24 installed and 6 spares), 26 Embedded Global Positioning 
Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems, 24 M134 7.62mm Machine Guns, 
integration of Precision Guided Rocket System capability to permit 
launch of laser-guided variants of 2.75 rockets, 9,100 2.75 Hydra 
Rockets, 100 AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles, 20 M299 Hellfire Missile Pods, 
24 M261 Hydra-70 Rocket Pods, 24 GAU-19 .50 cal Machine Guns, 15 Wescam 
MX-15Di or Brite Star II Electro-Optical Infrared Laser Designators, 6 
Aviation Mission

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Planning Systems, 1 Aviation Ground Power Unit, 30 AN/AVS-9 Night 
Vision Goggles, 15 AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems, 15 AN/APR-
39A(V)4s Radar Warning Receivers, 15 AN/AVR-2B(V)1s Laser Warning 
Systems, 30 MXF-4027 Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency radios, 
15 AN/APX-117 IFF Transponders, 15 Very High Frequency/Digitally 
Selective Calling radios, 15 ARN-147 VOR/ILS, 15 AN/ARN-153 Tactical 
Air Navigation Systems, and 15 AN/ARC-220 radios. Also included are 
aircraft warranty, ammunition, air worthiness support, facility 
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 and logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (USS)
    (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: 23 July 2014.

Policy Justification

Tunisia--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters

    The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale of 12 UH-
60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard USG configuration with 
designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), 
30 T700-GE-701D Engines (24 installed and 6 spares), 26 Embedded Global 
Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems, 24 M134 7.62mm Machine 
Guns, integration of Precision Guided Rocket System capability to 
permit launch of laser-guided variants of 2.75 rockets, 9,100 2.75 
Hydra Rockets, 100 AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles, 20 M299 Hellfire Missile 
Pods, 24 M261 Hydra-70 Rocket Pods, 24 GAU-19 .50 cal Machine Guns, 15 
Wescam MX-15Di or Brite Star II Electro-Optical Infrared Laser 
Designators, 6 Aviation Mission Planning Systems, 1 Aviation Ground 
Power Unit, 30 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles, 15 AAR-57 Common Missile 
Warning Systems, 15 AN/APR-39A(V)4s Radar Warning Receivers, 15 AN/AVR-
2B(V)1s Laser Warning Systems, 30 MXF-4027 Very High Frequency/Ultra 
High Frequency radios, 15 AN/APX-117 IFF Transponders, 15 Very High 
Frequency/Digitally Selective Calling radios, 15 ARN-147 VOR/ILS, 15 
AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation Systems, and 15 AN/ARC-220 radios. 
Also included are aircraft warranty, ammunition, air worthiness 
support, facility 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 and 
logistics support. The estimated cost is $700 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 friendly country in North Africa.
    The proposed sale will improve Tunisia's capability to deter 
regional threats and strengthen its homeland defense, as well as 
support counter-terrorism operations. The sale of these UH-60 
helicopters will bolster Tunisia's ability to provide border patrol, 
rapid reaction, and field expedient medical evacuation for its air and 
ground forces in counter-terrorism and border security operations.
    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 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 Tunisia to support the delivery and training for approximately two-
five years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 14-23

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 that includes two 
T-701D Engines and the integrated flight and management system, which 
provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication management 
systems. The cockpit 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), and two Digital Advanced Flight 
Control Systems (DAFCS).
    2. The CN-1689-(H-764GU) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) unit contains 
sensitive GPS technology. This GPS unit will have a Standard 
Positioning System configuration.
    3. The AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles are sensitive.
    4. The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) detects 
energy emitted by threat missile in-flight, evaluates potential false 
alarm emitters in the environment, declares validity of threat and 
selects appropriate counter-measures. The CMWS consists of an 
Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), 
and Sequencer and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD). The ECU 
hardware is classified Confidential; and releasable technical manuals 
for operation and maintenance are classified Secret.
    5. The AN/APR-39A(V)4 Radar Warning Receivers provide warning of a 
radar directed air defense threat and allows appropriate 
countermeasures. This is the 1553 databus compatible configuration. The 
hardware is classified Confidential when programmed with U.S. threat 
data; releasable technical manuals for operation and maintenance are 
classified Confidential; releasable technical data (technical 
performance) is classified Secret.
    6. The AN/AVR-2B(V)1 Laser Warning Systems are classified. The AN/
AVR-2B Laser Detecting Set is a passive laser warning system that 
receives, processes and displays threat information resulting from 
aircraft illumination by lasers on the multi-functional display. The 
hardware is classified Confidential; releasable technical manuals for 
operation and maintenance are classified Secret.
    7. The Hellfire missile is an air-to-surface missile with a multi-
mission, multi-target, precision strike capability. The Hellfire can be 
launched from multiple air platforms and is the primary precision 
weapon for the United States.
    8. The highest level for release of the AGM-114R Hellfire II 
missile is Secret, based upon the software. The highest level of 
classified information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale or by 
testing of the end item is Secret; the

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highest level that must be disclosed for production, maintenance, or 
training is Confidential. Reverse engineering could reveal Confidential 
information. Vulnerability data, countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions are classified up to 
Secret.
    9. 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.
    10. 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.
    11. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Tunisia.

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