[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2021)]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-00624]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-19]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
(DoD).
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)(1) 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, Transmittal 20-19 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: January 8, 2021.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-19
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 Kuwait
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $2.0 billion
Other.................................... $2.0 billion
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TOTAL.................................. $4.0 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of Kuwait has
requested to buy eight (8) AH-64E Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters and
remanufacture sixteen (16) of their AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack
Helicopters to the AH-64E configuration.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Eight (8) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (new procurement)
Sixteen (16) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (remanufacture)
Twenty-two (22) T700-GE 701D Engines
Thirty-six (36) Remanufactured T700-GE 701D Engines
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Twenty-seven (27) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
Eighteen (18) Embedded Global Position Systems with Inertial Navigation
(EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR)
Thirty-six (36) Remanufactured EGIs with MMR
Eight (8) AN/ASQ-170(V) Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS)
Seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Radar
Electronics Units (REU)
Seventeen (17) APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers (M-
RFI)
Eighteen (18) M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers
Four (4) Remanufactured M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers
Eighteen (18) Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers
Four (4) Remanufactured Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket
Launchers
Nine (9) M230El 30mm Chain Gun M139 Area Weapons System (AWS) Guns
Two (2) Remanufactured M230El 30mm Chain Gun M139 AWS Guns
One (1) Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT)
One (1) Remanufactured LCT
Non-MDE: Also included are fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-201 non-COMSEC
Very-High Frequency/Frequency Modulation (VHF/FM) Radios; fifty-four
(54) Ultra[dash]High Frequency (UHF) Radios (AN/ARC 231 or MXF 4027);
twenty-eight (28) Identify Friend or Foe Transponders (APX 123 or APX
119); twenty-seven (27) IDM 401 (Improved Data Modem); twenty-seven
(27) Link 16 Datalinks; twenty-seven (27) AN/APR-39D (V)2 Radar Warning
Receivers; twenty-seven (27) AN/AVR-2 Laser Warning Receivers; twenty-
seven (27) Infrared Countermeasures Dispensers (2 flares, 1 chaff);
nine (9) ASN-157 Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; nine (9) AN/ARN-149
(V)3 Automatic Direction Finders (ADF); sixteen (16) remanufactured AN/
ARN-149 (V)3 ADFs; nine (9) AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeters; twenty-seven
(27) AN/ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation (TACAN) systems; sixteen
(16) Manned-Unmanned Teaming International (MUM-Ti) (UPR) Air to Air to
Ground Data Link Systems; twenty-four (24) MUM-Ti (Ground) Air to Air
to Ground Data Link Systems; twenty-four (24) 100 gallon Internal
Auxiliary Fuel Systems (IAFS); twenty-four (24) 125 gallon Reduced
Capacity Crashworthy External Fuel Systems (RCEFS); two (2) IAFS
Spares; two (2) IAFS Publications; six (6) IAFS Ground Support
Equipment (GSE) Apache Magazine and Auxiliary Tank Transfer Systems
(AMATTS); five (5) IDM Software Loader Verifiers (SLV); training
devices; helmets; simulators; generators; transportation; wheeled
vehicles and organizational equipment; spare and repair parts; support
equipment; tools and test equipment; technical data and publications;
personnel training and training equipment; U.S. government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-UXF)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-UKS
(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: December 28, 2020
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kuwait -- AH-64E Apache Helicopter
The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy eight (8) AH-64E
Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters and remanufacture sixteen (16) of
their AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E
configuration consisting of: eight (8) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (new
procurement); sixteen (16) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (remanufacture);
twenty-two (22) T700-GE 701D engines; thirty-six (36) remanufactured
T700-GE 701D engines; twenty-seven (27) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile
Warning Systems (CMWS); eighteen (18) Embedded Global Position Systems
with Inertial Navigation (EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR); thirty-
six (36) remanufactured EGIs with MMR; eight (8) AN/ASQ-170(V)
Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot
Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS); seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire
Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronics Units (REU); seventeen (17)
APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers (M-RFI); eighteen
(18) M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; four (4) remanufactured
M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; eighteen (18) Hydra 70 (70mm)
2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers; four (4) remanufactured Hydra
70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers; nine (9) M230El 30mm
Chain Gun M139 Area Weapons System (AWS) Guns; two (2) remanufactured
M230El 30mm Chain Gun M139 AWS Guns; one (1) Longbow Crew Trainers
(LCT); and one (1) remanufactured LCT. Also included are fifty-four
(54) AN/ARC[dash]201 non-COMSEC Very-High Frequency/Frequency
Modulation (VHF/FM) radios; fifty-four (54) Ultra[dash]High Frequency
(UHF) radios (AN/ARC[dash]231 or MXF 4027); twenty-eight (28) Identify
Friend or Foe Transponders (APX 123 or APX 119); twenty-seven (27) IDM
401 (Improved Data Modem); twenty-seven (27) Link 16 Datalinks; twenty-
seven (27) AN/APR-39D (V)2 Radar Warning Receivers; twenty-seven (27)
AN/AVR-2 Laser Warning Receivers; twenty-seven (27) Infrared
Countermeasures Dispensers (2 flares, 1 chaff); nine (9) ASN-157
Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; nine (9) AN/ARN-149 (V)3 Automatic
Direction Finders (ADF); sixteen (16) remanufactured AN/ARN-149 (V)3
ADFs; nine (9) AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeters; twenty-seven (27) AN/ARN-
153 Tactical Airborne Navigation (TACAN) systems; sixteen (16) Manned-
Unmanned Teaming International (MUM-Ti) (UPR) Air to Air to Ground Data
Link Systems; twenty-four (24) MUM-Ti (Ground) Air to Air to Ground
Data Link Systems; twenty-four (24) 100 gallon Internal Auxiliary Fuel
Systems (IAFS); twenty-four (24) 125 gallon Reduced Capacity
Crashworthy External Fuel Systems (RCEFS); two (2) IAFS Spares; two (2)
IAFS Publications; six (6) IAFS Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Apache
Magazine and Auxiliary Tank Transfer Systems (AMATTS); five (5) IDM
Software Loader Verifiers (SLV); training devices; helmets; simulators;
generators; transportation; wheeled vehicles and organizational
equipment; spare and repair parts; support equipment; tools and test
equipment; technical data and publications; personnel training and
training equipment; U.S. government and contractor engineering,
technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements
of logistics support. The total estimated cost is $4.0 billion.
The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important force for political stability
and economic progress in the Middle East.
The proposed sale of the AH-64E Apache helicopters will supplement
and improve Kuwait's capability to meet current and future threats by
enhancing Kuwait's close air support, armed reconnaissance, and
antitank warfare mission capabilities. Kuwait will have no difficulty
absorbing these helicopters into its armed forces.
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The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors associated with this sale will be The
Boeing Company, Mesa, AZ; Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orlando, FL;
General Electric, Cincinnati, OH; Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and
Sensors, Owego, NY; Longbow Limited Liability Corporation, Orlando, FL;
and Raytheon Corporation, Tucson, AZ. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the temporary
assignment of approximately three U.S. Government personnel and five
contractor representatives to Kuwait to support delivery of the
helicopters and provide support and equipment familiarization. In
addition, Kuwait has expressed an interest in a Technical Assistance
Fielding Team (TAFT) to provide in-country pilot and maintenance
training. Execution of a TAFT will require a team of twelve additional
personnel (one military and eleven contractors) to be deployed to
Kuwait for the period of approximately three years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-19
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 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter is the Army's advanced
attack helicopter equipped for performing close air support, anti-
armor, and armed reconnaissance missions. The aircraft contains the
following sensitive communications and target identification equipment,
navigation equipment, aircraft survivability equipment, displays, and
sensors:
a. The AN/ARC-201 Very High Frequency-Frequency Modulation (VHF-FM)
Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) airborne
radio is a reliable, field-proven voice and data communication system
used with the AH-64E. A country-unique non-COMSEC export variant of
this radio will be provided that meets Kuwait's requirements.
b. The AN/ARC-231 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio is a software
defined radio for military aircraft that provides two-way multi-mode
voice and data communications over a 30hz to 512hz frequency range. The
MFX 4027 is a variant system based on the AN/ARC[dash]231 architecture
but incorporating commercial encryption. The radio offered to Kuwait
will be determined based on U.S. and Kuwaiti requirements.
c. The Identify Friend-or-Foe (IFF) digital transponder set
provides pertinent platform information in response to an IFF
interrogator. The digital transponder provides cooperative Mark XII IFF
capability using full diversity selection, as well as Mode Select (Mode
S) capability. In addition, transponder operation provides interface
capability with the aircraft's Traffic Collision and Avoidance System
(TCAS). The transponder receives pulsed radio frequency interrogation
signals in any of six modes (1, 2, 3/A, S, and 5), decodes the signals,
and transmits a pulsecoded reply. The Mark XII IFF operation includes
Selective Identification Feature (SIF) Modes 1, 2, 3/A and C, as well
as secure cryptographic Mode 5 operational capability.
d. Link 16 Datalink is a military tactical data link network. Link
16 provides aircrews with enhanced situational awareness and the
ability to exchange target information to Command and Control (C2)
assets via Tactical Digital Information Link-Joint (TADIL[dash]J). Link
16 can provide a range of combat information in near-real time to U.S.
and allies' combat aircraft and C2 centers. The AH-64E uses the Harris
Small Tactical Terminal (SIT) KOR-24A to provide Airborne and Maritime/
Fixed Station (AMF) Small Airborne Link 16 Terminal (SALT) capability.
The SIT is the latest generation of small, two-channel, Link 16 and
VHF/UHF radio terminals. While in flight, the SIT provides simultaneous
communication, voice or data, on two key waveforms.
e. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver Signal Detecting Set is a
system that provides warning of a radar directed air defense threat and
allows appropriate countermeasures. This is the 1553 databus compatible
configuration.
f. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Set is a passive laser warning
system that receives, processes and displays threat information
resulting from aircraft illumination by lasers on the aircraft's multi-
functional display.
g. The AAR-57 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 for defeat. The CMWS consists of an
Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs),
and Sequencer and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
h. The ICMD Countermeasures Dispensing M211 Flare is a
countermeasure decoy in a ``xl``x8`` form factor in an aluminum case
cartridge. It consists of case, piston, special material payload foils,
and end cap. The special material is a pyrophoric metal (iron) foil
that reacts with oxygen to generate infrared energy. The M211 decoys
are dispersed from an aircraft to be used as a decoy in combination
with the currently fielded M206 and M212 countermeasure flares to
protect against advanced air-to-air and surface-to-air missile threats.
i. Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation
System (INS) (EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) uses GPS satellite
signals to correct or calibrate a solution for precise positioning from
an Inertial Navigation System (INS). The aircraft has two EGIs with MMR
which use internal accelerometers, rate gyro measurements, and external
sensor measurements to estimate the aircraft state, provides aircraft
flight and position data to aircraft systems. The EGI is a velocity-
aided, strap down, ring laser gyro based inertial unit. The EGI unit
houses a GPS receiver. The receiver is capable of operating in either
non-encrypted or encrypted. When keyed, the GPS receiver will
automatically use anti-spoof/jam capabilities when they are in use. The
EGI will retain the key through power on/off/on cycles. Because of
safeguards built into the EGI, it is not considered classified when
keyed. Integrated within the EGI is an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
for processing functions. Each EGI also houses a Multi-Mode Receiver
(MMR). The MMR is incorporated to provide for reception of ground based
NA VAID signals for instrument aided flight. Provides IMC I IFR
integration and certification of improved Embedded Global Positioning
System and Inertial (EGI) unit, with attached MMR, with specific
cockpit instrumentation allows Apaches to operate within the worldwide
IFR route structure. Also includes integration of the Common Army
Aviation Map (CAAM), Area Navigation (RNA V), Digital Aeronautical
Flight Information File (DAFIF) and Global Air Traffic Management
(GATM) compliance.
j. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/AN/AAQ[dash]11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) provides
day, night, limited adverse weather target information, as well as
night navigation capabilities. The PNVS provides thermal imaging that
permits nap-of-the-
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earth flight to, from, and within the battle area, while TADS provides
the co-pilot gunner with search, detection, recognition, and
designation by means of Direct View Optics (DVO), television, and
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sighting systems that may be used
singularly or in combinations.
k. The AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer (M-RFI)
is an updated version of the passive radar detection and direction
finding system. It utilizes a detachable UDM on the M-RFI processor,
which contains the Radar Frequency (RF) threat library.
l. The AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) with Radar
Electronics Unit (REU) is an active, low-probability of intercept,
millimeter wave radar. The active radar is combined with a passive
Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI) mounted on top of the helicopter
mast. The FCR Ground Targeting Mode detects, locates, classifies and
prioritizes stationary or moving armored vehicles, tanks and mobile air
defense systems as well as hovering helicopters, helicopters, and fixed
wing aircraft in normal flight. If desired, the radar data can be used
to refer targets to the regular electro-optical Modernized Target
Acquisition and Designation Sight (MTADS).
m. The Manned-Unmanned Teaming International (MUM-Ti) data link
system provides cross-platform communication and teaming between
Apache, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and other interoperable aircraft
and ground platforms. It provides the ability to display real-time UAS
sensor information and MTADs full motion video feeds across MUM-T
equipped platforms and ground stations. The MUM-Ti is the multi-band
export version of the datalink for the AH-64E.
n. The M299 Missile Launcher, commonly known as the Longbow
Hellfire Launcher (LBHL), is a four rail launcher designed to carry the
complete family of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.
o. The M261 2.75 Inch Rocket Launcher is a nineteen tube, three
zone rocket launcher utilized on heavy attack aircraft.
p. The Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) is a containerized, deployable,
high-fidelity flight simulator used to train Apache crew members. The
LCT provided will be configured to reflect Kuwait's AH-64E Operational
Flight Program software.
2. The highest level of information that may be transferred in
support of this proposed sale is classified SECRET.
3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could
be used to develop countermeasures which might reduce weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that Kuwait can provide
substantially the same degree of protection of this technology as the
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of U.S.
foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
5. All defense articles, technical data, and services listed in
this transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of Kuwait.
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