[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4294-4296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01141]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-0Q]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text
of an arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected]
or (703) 697-8976.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(5)(C) arms sales notification is
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Transmittal 19-0Q.
Dated: January 17, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-0Q
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of the Slovak Republic
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 15-09
Date: February 18, 2015
Military Department: Army
(iii) Description: On February 18, 2015, Congress was notified by
Congressional certification transmittal number 15-09, of the possible
sale under Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act of nine UH-
60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard U.S. Government configuration
with designated unique equipment and Government Furnished Equipment
(GFE); twenty T700-GE-701D Engines (18 installed and 2 spares); twenty
Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation Systems; two
Aviation Mission Planning Systems; one Aviation Ground Power Unit;
eleven AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe Transponders; twenty
Very High Frequency/Digitally Selective Calling AN/ARC-231 radios;
eleven ARN-147 VHF Omni Ranging/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS);
eleven AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation Systems; and eleven AN/ARC-
201D Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems 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 total cost was $450 million. Major Defense
Equipment
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(MDE) constituted $250 million of this total.
On March 14, 2019, Congress was notified by Congressional
certification transmittal number 0G-19 of the Slovak Republic's request
to include twenty (20) M240H machine guns (MDE items). The estimated
MDE value for these guns was $200,000 but due to price decreases in MDE
items previously notified, the MDE cost remained $250 million. The
total case value remained $450 million.
This transmittal reports the addition of:
1. Two (2) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters in standard USG
configuration with designated unique equipment and Government Furnished
Equipment (GFE) (MDE);
2. Four (4) T700-GE-701D engines (MDE);
3. Five (5) H-764GU Embedded Global Positioning/Inertial Navigation
(EGI) systems (MDE);
4. Five (5) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (MDE);
5. Four (4) M240H machine guns (MDE); and,
6. Aviation Mission Planning Systems (AMPS), Engine Inlet Barrier
Filter (EIBF) system, TALON III Forward Looking Infrared Radar (FLIR)
EO/IR system, Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES), External
Rescue Hoist (ERH), Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank System (IAFTS), EBC-
406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), AN/AVS-7 Night/Day Improved
Heads-Up Display (iHUD), LRIP Crew Chief Gunner Seats, Ballistic Armor
Protection System (BAPS), basic aircraft warranty, CONUS and OCONUS air
worthiness support, calibration services, spare and repair parts,
aviation and peculiar ground support equipment, communication
equipment, weapons, ammunition, publications and technical
documentation, personnel and equipment training, site surveys, special
tools and test equipment, U.S. Government and contractor technical and
logistics support services, and other related element of program and
logistics support.
The estimated MDE value of these items is $150 million, resulting
in a revised MDE cost of $400 million. There is also a $100 million
non-MDE value increase. The revised total case value is $700 million.
(iv) Significance: This proposed sale will significantly increase
the Slovak Air Force's capability to conduct domestic search and rescue
missions, border surveillance operations, special operation forces
(SOF) operations support, and contribute to NATO and other coalition
operations.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the foreign
policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security of a NATO ally in developing and maintaining a strong and
ready self-defense capability. This proposed sale will enhance U.S.
national security objectives in the region.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The statement contained in the
original AECA 36(b)(1) transmittal applies to some of the MDE items
reported here.
The AAR-57A Common Missile Warning System (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). Reverse
engineering is not a major concern. The ECU hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified SECRET.
Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) User Data Module (UDM) to
support Generation III Electronics Control Unit (ECU). The UDM is a
ruggedized, portable, hand-held data storage device for securely
receiving, storing, and transferring data between CMWS ECUs (similar to
a flash, or ``thumb`` drive). The UDM itself is UNCLASSIFIED when
initially received. However, when loaded with data, it becomes
classified to the appropriate level of the data. In the case of CMWS
Software, this raises the classification level to SECRET.
Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) Classified Software is
provided as Country Specific Software required for the operation and
support of the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) AN/AAR-57. The
software, once developed and encrypted, is loaded on a User Data Module
(UDM) for transfer and use by the Customer. The software is classified
SECRET.
The AN/APR-39A Radar Signal Detecting Set is a system that provides
warning of 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 manual for operation and maintenance are
classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical data (technical
performance) is classified SECRET.
Operational Mission Data Set (MDS) in support of the AN/APR-
39C(V)l/4 including Software Development. The MDS is a Country
Specific, customer defined software data set that defines the radar
emitter specifications used by the APR-39C(V)l/4 Radar Warning Receiver
to examine signal received signal for potential threats. The Data Set
includes data Electronic Warfare Integrated Preprogramming Database
(EWIRDB) emitter parametric information to generate the MDS. The MDS is
classified SECRET.
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 multifunctional display. The
hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical manuals for
operation and maintenance are classified SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 7, 2020
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