[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53976-53979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14186]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 22-51]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales 
notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at 
[email protected] or (703) 697-9214.

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 22-51 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: June 24, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-51
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 Australia
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............  $ .85 billion
Other...................................  $1.10 billion
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  TOTAL.................................  $1.95 billion
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Forty (40) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
    Eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D Engines (80 installed, 8 spares)
    Forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) 
(40 installed, 4 spares)
    Ninety-six (96) H-764U Embedded Global Position Systems with 
Inertial Navigation (EGI) and Country Unique SAASM (or future 
replacement) (80 installed, 16 spares)
Non-MDE:
    Also included are AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement) VHF/
UHF/LOS SATCOM radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning Receivers; AVR-2B 
Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe 
Transponder; ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radio with KY-100M; VRC-100 
Ground Stations; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common 
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Applique Crypto Computers; KY-100M 
COMSEC Encryption devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very High Frequency Omni-
Directional Range

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(VOR)/Instrument Landing System (ILS) receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) Low 
Frequency (LF)/Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) radio receiver; AN/ARN-
153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver transmitter; AN/
APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM Emergency Locator 
Transmitter (ELT); Encrypted Aircraft Wireless Intercommunications 
Systems (EAWIS); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); Signal Data 
Converters for IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); Improved Data Modems 
(IDM); Color Weather Radars; MX-10D EO/IR with Laser Designator; EO/IR 
Cabin Monitoring Systems; EO/IR Digital Video Recorder; AN/ARC-201D RT-
1478D; Engine Inlet Barrier Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor Protection 
Systems (BAPS); Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS); Fast Rope 
Insertion Extraction System (FRIES); External Rescue Hoist (ERH); 
Rescue Hoist Equipment Sets; Dual Patient Litter System (DPLS) Sets; 
Martin Baker Palletized Crew Chief/Gunner Seats with crashworthy floor 
structural modifications; External Stores Support System (ESSS); 
Integrated Tow Plates Production Assets; Universal Software Loading 
Kits; 60kVA Generator Kits; Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount 
Systems; Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); Black Hawk Maintenance 
Trainer (BHMT-M); Black Hawk Avionics Trainer; Maintenance Blended 
Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer (MBRAT); training devices; helmets; 
transportation; 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 (AT-B-UMI)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT-B-UMH
    (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: August 25, 2022

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Australia--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters

    The Government of Australia has requested to buy forty (40) UH-60M 
Black Hawk helicopters; eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D engines (80 
installed, 8 spares); forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning 
Systems (CMWS) (40 installed, 4 spares); and ninety-six (96) H-764U 
Embedded Global Position Systems with Inertial Navigation (EGI) and 
Country Unique SAASM (or future replacement) (80 installed, 16 spares). 
Also included are AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement) VHF/UHF/
LOS SATCOM radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning Receivers; AVR-2B Laser 
Detecting Sets; APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe Transponder; ARC-
220 High Frequency (HF) radio with KY-100M; VRC-100 Ground Stations; 
AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common Identification Friend 
or Foe (IFF) Applique Crypto Computers; KY-100M COMSEC Encryption 
devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range 
(VOR)/Instrument Landing System (ILS) receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) Low 
Frequency (LF)/Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) radio receiver; AN/ARN-
153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver transmitter; AN/
APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM Emergency Locator 
Transmitter (ELT); Encrypted Aircraft Wireless Intercommunications 
Systems (EAWIS); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); Signal Data 
Converters for IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); Improved Data Modems 
(IDM); Color Weather Radars; MX-10D EO/IR with Laser Designator; EO/IR 
Cabin Monitoring Systems; EO/IR Digital Video Recorder; AN/ARC-201D RT-
1478D; Engine Inlet Barrier Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor Protection 
Systems (BAPS); Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS); Fast Rope 
Insertion Extraction System (FRIES); External Rescue Hoist (ERH); 
Rescue Hoist Equipment Sets; Dual Patient Litter System (DPLS) Sets; 
Martin Baker Palletized Crew Chief/Gunner Seats with crashworthy floor 
structural modifications; External Stores Support System (ESSS); 
Integrated Tow Plates Production Assets; Universal Software Loading 
Kits; 60kVA Generator Kits; Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount 
Systems; Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); Black Hawk Maintenance 
Trainer (BHMT-M); Black Hawk Avionics Trainer; Maintenance Blended 
Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer (MBRAT); training devices; helmets; 
transportation; 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 
estimated total cost is $1.95 billion.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security objectives of the United States. Australia is one of our most 
important allies in the Western Pacific. The strategic location of this 
political and economic power contributes significantly to ensuring 
peace and economic stability in the region. It is vital to the U.S. 
national interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a 
strong and ready self-defense capability.
    The proposed sale will replace Australia's current multi-role 
helicopter fleet with a more reliable and proven system that will allow 
Australia to maintain the appropriate level of readiness to conduct 
combined operations. The UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter will improve the 
Australian Army's ability to deploy combat power to share Australia's 
strategic environment, deter actions against its interests, and, when 
required, respond with credible force. Australia 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 contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD. The 
purchaser typically requests offsets. There are no known offset 
agreements. Any future offset agreement would be defined in 
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
no U.S. Government and five (5) U.S. contractor representatives in 
Australia for a period of three years.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-51
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 Black Hawk aircraft is a medium lift four bladed 
aircraft which includes two (2) T-701D engines.

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The aircraft has four (4) Multifunction Displays (MFD), which provides 
aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication management systems. 
The instrumentation panel includes four (4) Multifunction Displays 
(MFDs), two (2) Pilot and Co-Pilot Flight Director Panels, and two (2) 
Data Concentrator Units (DCUs). The Navigation System will have 
Embedded GPS/INS (EGIs), and two (2) Advanced Flight Control Computer 
Systems (AFCC), which provide 4 axis aircraft control:
    a. The AN/ARC-201D Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System 
(SINCGARS) is a tactical airborne radio subsystem that provides secure, 
anti-jam voice and data communication. The integration of Communication 
Security (COMSEC) and the Data Rate Adapter (DRA) combines three Line 
Replaceable Units into one and reduces overall weight of the aircraft.
    b. AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement), Very High 
Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/UHF) Line of Sight (LOS) Radio with 
frequency agile modes, Electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM), UHF 
Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Demand Assigned Multiple Access 
(DAMA), Integrated Waveform (IW), Air Traffic Control (ATC) channel 
spacing is operator selectable in 5, 8.33, 12.5 and 25khz steps.
    c. The AN/ARC-210 is a family of radios for military aircraft that 
provides two-way, multi-mode voice and data communications over a 30 to 
512+MHz frequency range. It covers both Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and 
Very High Frequency (VHF) bands with AM, FM and SATCOM capabilities. 
The ARC-210 type radio also includes embedded anti-jam waveforms, 
including have-quick and SINCGARS and other data link and secure 
communications features, providing total battlefield interoperability 
and high-performance capabilities in the transfer of data, voice and 
imagery.
    d. The AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Airborne Communication System 
provides rotary-wing aircraft, with advanced voice and data 
capabilities for short-and long-distance communications. The system is 
software programmable with a frequency range of 2.0000-29.9999 MHz, in 
100-Hz steps and provides for providing embedded automatic Link 
establishment (ALE), serial tone data modem, text messaging, GPS 
position reporting and anti-jam functions.
    e. The AN/APX-123A, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder, 
is a space diversity transponder and is installed on various military 
platforms. When installed in conjunction with platform antennas and the 
Remote Control Unit (or other appropriate control unit), the 
transponder provides identification, altitude and surveillance 
reporting in response to interrogations from airborne, ground-based 
and/or surface interrogators.
    f. The VRC-100 High Frequency (HF) Communication System is the 
ground station version of the AN/ARC-220 for use in Aviation Operation 
Centers. It provides for advanced voice and data capabilities for 
short-and long-distance communications. The system is software 
programmable with a frequency range of 2.0000-29.9999 MHz, in 100-Hz 
steps and provides for providing embedded automatic Link establishment 
(ALE), serial tone data modem, text messaging, GPS position reporting 
and anti-jam (ECCM) functions. The system is provided along with all 
required mounts, amplifiers, antennas, power supplies, and accessories.
    g. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable, 
hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and 
transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications 
equipment. The AN/PYQ-10(C) Simple Key Loader (SKL) will contain the 
KOV-21 COMSEC card, which is a Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI).
    h. The KIV-77 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Crypto 
Appliqu[eacute] provides cryptographic and time-of-day services for a 
Combined Interrogator/Transponder (CIT) or individual interrogator or 
transponder Mark XIIA (Mode 4 and Mode 5) IFF system deployed to 
identify cooperative, friendly systems.
    i. The KY-100M is a self-contained terminal including 
Communications Security (COMSEC) that provides for secure voice and 
data communications in tactical airborne/ground environments. It is an 
integral part of the U.S Joint Services and Federal Law Enforcement 
Agency networks, and provides half-duplex, narrowband and wideband 
communications. Flexible interfaces ensure compatibility with a wide 
range of voice, data, radio and satellite equipment.
    j. The AN/APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning System detects radar based 
rangefinders, target designators and beam rider systems targeting an 
aircraft or vehicle. The APR-39 is a detection component of the suite 
of countermeasures designed to increase survivability of current 
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft 
against the threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons.
    k. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Receiver detects laser rangefinders, 
target designators and beam rider laser-aided systems targeting an 
aircraft or vehicle. The AVR-2B is a detection component of the suite 
of countermeasures designed to increase survivability of current 
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft 
against the threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons.
    l. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is an integrated 
infrared (IR) countermeasures suite utilizing ultraviolet (UV) sensors 
to display accurate threat location and dispense decoys/countermeasures 
either automatically or under pilot/crew control to defeat incoming 
missile threats.
    m. Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation 
System (INS) (EGI) provides GPS and INS capabilities to the aircraft. 
The EGI will include Selective Availability anti-spoofing Module 
(SAASM) security modules to be used for secure GPS PPS if required.
    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 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 that 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 Australia 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.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Government of Australia.

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