[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48399-48401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17466]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-40]


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: Chandelle K. Parker, DSCA/LMO, (703) 
697-9027.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 16-40 with attached Policy Justification 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 20, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 16-40
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 Israel
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................     $55 million
Other...................................................    $245 million
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  TOTAL.................................................    $300 million
 

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

    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Twelve (12) T-700 GE 401C engines (ten (10) installed and two (2) 
spares)
    Non-MDE:
    This request also includes the following non-MDE items: eight (8) 
AN/APN-194(V) Radar Altimeters, eight (8) AN/APN-217A Doppler Radar 
Navigation Sets, eight (8) AN/ARN-15l (V)2 Global Positioning Systems, 
eight (8) AN/APX-100(V) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder 
Sets, eight (8) OA-8697 A/ARD Direction Finding Groups, eight (8) AN/
ARN-118(V) NAV Receivers, eight (8) AN/ARN-146 On Top Position 
Indicators, sixteen (16) IP-1544A/ASQ-200 Horizontal Situation Video 
Displays (HSVD), eight (8) AN/ARC-174A (V)2 HF Radios, sixteen (16) AN/
ARC182(V) UHF/UHF Radios, eight (8) PIN 70600-81010-011 Communication 
System Controllers, eight (8) GAU-16 50 Caliber Machine Guns, eight (8) 
M-60D/M-240 Machine Guns, eight (8) Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tanks, 
sixteen (16) External Auxiliary Fuel Tanks, and

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eight (8) C-11822/AWQ Controllers, Armament System. Also included are 
spares and repair parts, support and test equipment, communication 
equipment, ferry support, publications and technical documentation, 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics 
support services, and other related elements of logistical and program 
support.
    (iv) Military Department: Navy
    (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 Annex attached.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 5 July 2016
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

    Israel--Excess SH-60F Sea-Hawk Helicopter equipment and support:
    The Government of Israel has requested to procure twelve (12) T-700 
GE 401C engines (ten (10) installed and two (2) spares), eight (8) AN/
APN-194(V) Radar Altimeters; eight (8) AN/APN-217A Doppler Radar 
Navigation Sets; eight (8) AN/ARN-15l (V)2 Global Positioning Systems; 
eight (8) AN/APX-100(V) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder 
Sets; eight (8) OA-8697 A/ARD Direction Finding Groups; eight (8) AN/
ARN-118(V) NAV Receivers; eight (8) AN/ARN-146 On Top Position 
Indicators; sixteen (16) IP-1544A/ASQ-200 Horizontal Situation Video 
Displays (HSVD); eight (8) AN/ARC-174A (V)2 HF Radios; sixteen (16) AN/
ARC182(V) UHF/UHF Radios; eight (8) PIN 70600-81010-011 Communication 
System Controllers; eight (8) GAU-16 50 Caliber Machine Guns; eight (8) 
M-60D/M-240 Machine Guns; eight (8) Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tanks; 
sixteen (16) External Auxiliary Fuel Tanks; and eight (8) C-11822/AWQ 
Controllers, Armament System. Also included are spares and repair 
parts, support and test equipment, communication equipment, ferry 
support, publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated 
cost is $300 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 regional partner, which has been, and continues 
to be, an important force for political stability and economic progress 
in the Middle East.
    Israel has been approved to receive eight (8) SH-60F Sea Hawk 
Helicopters via the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program under a 
separate notification. That separate notification included only the SH-
60 airframes, thus this transmittal includes all the major components 
and customer-unique requirements requested to supplement the EDA grant 
transfer.
    Israel has purchased four new frigates to secure the Leviathan 
Natural Gas Field. The SH-60F helicopters will be used onboard these 
new frigates to patrol and protect these gas fields as well as other 
areas under threat.
    The proposed sale will improve Israel's capability to meet current 
and future threats. The SH-60F Sea-Hawk Helicopters along with the 
parts, systems, and support enumerated in this notification will 
provide the capability to perform troop/transport deployment, 
communications relay, gunfire support, and search and rescue. Secondary 
missions include vertical replenishment, combat search and rescue, and 
humanitarian missions. Israel will use the enhanced capability as a 
deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense. 
Israel will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed 
forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractors will be Science and Engineering Services, 
LLC, Huntsville, Alabama, and General Electric (GE) of Lynn, 
Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements proposed in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
additional U.S. Government and/or contractor representatives to Israel.
Transmittal No. 16-40
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 U.S. Navy primarily employed the SH-60F as an aircraft 
carrier based anti-submarine warfare aircraft and a search and rescue 
support aircraft during carrier flight operations. Unless otherwise 
noted below, SH-60F hardware and support equipment, test equipment and 
maintenance spares are UNCLASSIFIED.
    2. Global Positioning System (GPS)/Precise Positioning Service 
(PPS)/Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM). The GPS/PPS/
SAASM provides a Space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) 
that provides reliable location and time information in all weather at 
all times and anywhere on or near the Earth when the signal is 
unobstructed line of site to four or more GPS satellites.
    3. The AN/ARC-182-electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM) Radio 
is a combined Very High Frequency (VHF)/Ultra High Frequency (UHF) 
military communications system designed for all types of fixed-wing 
aircraft and helicopters. Small and light enough to be especially 
attractive for installation in the lighter aircraft classes, it covers 
the frequency bands from 30 to 88 MHz in FM, 116 to 156 MHz in AM, 156 
to 174 MHz in FM and for the UHF band 225 to 400 MHz in both AM and FM 
modes. Additionally, a receiver-only facility covering the band 108 to 
116 MHz is provided for navigation purposes. Channel spacing throughout 
the range is at 25 KHz intervals.
    4. The AN/ARC-174A (V)2 HF Radio provides capability to transmit 
and receive on Upper Sideband (USB), Lower Sideband (LSB), and 
Amplitude Modulation (AM).
    5. A determination has been made that Government of Israel can 
provide substantially 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.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Israel.

[FR Doc. 2016-17466 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am]
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