[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 922-924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00115]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 0B-16]


36(b)(5)(C) 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)(5)(C) 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: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 0B-16 with attached Policy Justification.

    Dated: January 5, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 0B-16
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
    (i) Purchaser: Government of India
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 11-44
    Date: 26 October 2011
    Military Department: Air Force
    (iii) Description: On 26 October 2011, Congress was notified by 
Congressional certification transmittal number 11-44, of the possible 
sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act of 6 
Lockheed Martin C-130J United States Air Force (USAF) baseline aircraft 
including: USAF baseline equipment, 6 Rolls Royce AE 2100D3 spare 
engines, 8 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (two spares), 8 AN/ALR-56M 
Advanced Radar Warning Receivers (two spares), 8 AN/ALE-47 Counter-
Measures Dispensing Systems (two spares), 8 AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE III 
Special Operations Suites (two spares), 8 ARC-210 Radios (non-COMSEC), 
and 3200 Flare Cartridges. Also included are spare and repair parts, 
configuration updates, communications security equipment and radios, 
integration studies, support equipment, publications and technical 
documentation, technical services, personnel training and training 
equipment, foreign liaison office support, Field Service 
Representatives' services, U.S. Government and contractor engineering 
and logistics personnel services, and other related elements of 
logistics support. The

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estimated Major Defense Equipment (MDE) was $650 million, non-MDE was 
$550 million, with a total estimated cost of $1.2 billion.
    This transmittal reports the inclusion of the following quantity of 
items:
    Major Defense Equipment: one (1) Lockheed Martin C-130J USAF 
baseline aircraft with four (4) Rolls Royce AE 2100D3 engines.
    Non-MDE: one (1) AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System, one (1) AN/ALR-
56M Advanced Radar Warning Receiver, one (1) AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures 
Dispensing System, one (1) AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE III Special Operations 
Suite, and one (1) ARC-210 Radio (non-COMSEC).
    Adding an additional aircraft to this case results in a net MDE 
increase of $107 million, and a non-MDE increase of $29 million. The 
revised estimated total value is $1.336 billion, with the revised MDE 
value constituting $757 million of this new total.
    (iv) Significance: The Government of India has requested the 
purchase of an additional C-130J aircraft. India purchased six (6) C-
130J aircraft in 2008. In April 2014, one (1) of the six (6) original 
aircraft was lost in a crash. The potential sale of one (1) additional 
C-130J allows India to replace the lost aircraft.
    (v) Justification: This proposed sale will contribute to the 
foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to 
strengthen the U.S.-India strategic relationship and to improve the 
capabilities of a major South Asian partner which has been, and 
continues to be, an important force for economic progress and stability 
in South Asia. The proposed sale provides India with additional airlift 
capability for military transport, humanitarian assistance, and 
disaster relief.
    (vi) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 02 DEC 2015

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