[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64887-64889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17588]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-0P]
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)(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 with attached Transmittal 22-
0P.
Dated: August 5, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-0P
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Australia
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 21-61
Date: October 8, 2021
Military Department: Navy
(iii) Description: On October 8, 2021, Congress was notified by
Congressional certification transmittal number 21-61, of the possible
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of twelve
(12) MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters; thirty (30) T-700-GE-401C
engines (24 installed, 6 spares); twelve (12) APS-153(V) Multi-Mode
Radars (installed); twelve (12) AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting
Systems (installed); thirty-four (34) Embedded Global Positioning
System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation
Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)
(24 installed, 10 spares); twenty (20) Link 16 Multifunctional
Information Distribution Systems (MIDS)--Joint Tactical Radio System
(JTRS) (12 installed, 8 spares); twelve (12) GAU-61 Digital Rocket
Launchers (aircraft provisions only); twelve (12) Airborne Low
Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft provisions only); eighteen (18) AN/
AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (12 installed, 6 spares); eighteen (18)
AN/ALE-47 Chaff and Flare Dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures (12
installed, 6 spares); twelve (12) AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support
Measures (ESM) Systems (installed); twenty-four (24) M299 Missile
Launchers; twelve (12) GAU-21 Crew Served Guns aircraft provisions
(installed, includes aircraft adapter, ammunition bin, and other
accessories); twelve (12) M240D Crew Served Gun Cradles (installed);
and eighteen (18) AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink Radio Terminals (12 installed, 6
spares). Also included were AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 UHF/VHF radios with
Communications Security (COMSEC); AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF) transponders; KIV-78; KIV-6; KOV-21; KGV-135A; Advanced Data
Transfer Systems (ADTS); Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) Training
Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants (ATS OMIA); spare
engine containers; trade studies with industry to determine the
feasibility and cost of implementing provisions for additional
passenger seating and modifications to achieve enhanced crew
survivability; defense services; spare and repair parts; support and
test
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equipment; communication equipment; ferry support; publications and
technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment;
United States (U.S.) Government and contractor engineering, technical,
and logistics support services; obsolescence engineering, integration,
and test activities required to ensure readiness for the production of
the Australian MH-60R helicopters; and other related elements of
programmatic, technical and logistics support. The estimated total cost
was $985 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $665
million of this total.
This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE items:
one (1) MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopter; two (2) T-700-GE-401C engines
(installed); two (2) Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise
Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with
Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (installed); and
one (1) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems
(MIDS)--Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) (installed). Also included
is non-MDE APS-153(V) multi-mode radar; AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral
Targeting System; AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System; AN/ALE-47 Chaff and
Flare Dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic
Support Measures (ESM) System; and AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminal.
The estimated total value of these items is $49.21 million, but will
not cause an increase in the total estimated program cost. The total
estimated case value will remain $985 million with MDE remaining $665
million of this total.
(iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve Australia's
capability to perform anti-surface and antisubmarine warfare missions
along with the ability to perform secondary missions including vertical
replenishment, search and rescue, and communications relay. Australia
will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and
to strengthen its homeland defense.
(v) Justification: 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.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of Technology
Statement contained in the original notification applies to items
reported here.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: November 2, 2022
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