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Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 15–66]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 15–66 with
attached Policy Justification.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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AGENCY:
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:
Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
5339.
SUMMARY:
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Transmittal No. 15–66
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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: Saudi
Arabia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—UH–60M
Black Hawk Utility Helicopters
The Government of Saudi Arabia has
requested a possible sale of:
Major Defense Equipment *
$312 million
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Other ....................................
$183 million Nine (9) UH–60M Black Hawk Utility
Helicopters
TOTAL ..............................
$495 million
Twenty-one (21) T700–GE–701D
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Engines (eighteen (18) installed and
Quantities of Articles or Services under
three (3) spares)
Consideration for Purchase:
Twenty (20) Embedded Global
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Positioning Systems with Inertial
Nine (9) UH–60M Black Hawk Utility
Navigation System (GPS/INS)
Helicopters
(eighteen (18) installed and two (2)
Twenty-one (21) T700–GE–701D
spares)
Engines (eighteen (18) installed and
Twelve (12) AN/AAR–57, Common
three (3) spares)
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
Twenty (20) Embedded Global
(nine (9) installed and three (3)
Positioning Systems with Inertial
spares)
Navigation System (GPS/INS)
Twenty (20) M240H 7.62mm Machine
(eighteen (18) installed and two (2)
Guns
spares)
Also included are the following nonTwelve (12) AN/AAR–57, Common
MDE items and support: Aircraft
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
Survivability Equipment; M134
(nine (9) installed and three (3)
Miniguns; Electro-optical Infrared (EO/
spares)
Twenty (20) M240H 7.62mm Machine
IR) system; Dual Mode (normal light/
Guns
infrared) Controllable Search Lights;
Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
Also included are the following non(FRIES); External Electric Hoists;
MDE items and support: Aircraft
Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems
Survivability Equipment; M134
(IAFS); Dual Patient Litter System;
Miniguns; Electro-optical Infrared (EO/
Ballistic Armor Protection System;
IR) system; Dual Mode (normal light/
aircraft warranty; air worthiness
infrared) Controllable Search Lights;
support; spare and repair parts;
Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
communications equipment; personnel
(FRIES); External Electric Hoists;
training and training equipment; site
Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems
surveys; tool and test equipment;
(IAFS); Dual Patient Litter System;
ground support equipment; repair and
Ballistic Armor Protection System;
return; publications and technical
aircraft warranty; air worthiness
documentation; Quality Assurance
support; spare and repair parts;
Team (QAT); U.S. Government and
communications equipment; personnel
contractor engineering, technical and
training and training equipment; site
logistics support services; and other
surveys; tool and test equipment;
related elements of logistics and
ground support equipment; repair and
program support. The estimated cost is
return; publications and technical
$495 million.
documentation; Quality Assurance
The proposed sale will make a
Team (QAT); U.S. Government and
positive contribution to the foreign
contractor engineering, technical and
policy and national security objectives
logistics support services; and other
of the United States by helping to
related elements of logistics and
improve the security of an important
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (ZAD) regional partner that has been, and
continues to be, a significant U.S.
(v) Prior Related Case, if any:
partner for political stability and
SR–B–VTW, $372M, 12 Feb 08
economic progress in the Middle East.
SR–B–VNK, $133M, 17 Dec 90
The Royal Saudi Land Forces
SR–B–VJB, $152M, 30 May 80
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Aviation Command (RSLFAC) plans to
use these helicopters for search and
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology
support, counterterrorism, and combat
Contained in the Defense Article or
operations.
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:
The proposed sale will not introduce
See Attached Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
new technology to or alter the basic
Congress: 13 Oct 2015
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The principal contractors will be
Sikorsky Aircraft Company in Stratford,
Connecticut; and General Electric
Aircraft Company (GEAC) in Lynn,
Massachusetts. There are no known
offset agreements in connection with
this potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will
require an estimated forty (40) to sixty
(60) U.S. Government and contractor
representatives to travel to Saudi Arabia
for up to sixty (60) months for
equipment de-processing, fielding,
system checkout, training, and technical
logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15–66
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 Utility
Helicopter is a medium lift aircraft
which includes two T700–GE–701D
Engines and an advanced cockpit that
features four multi-function displays,
four-axis coupled flight director, digital
map, and Dual Embedded Global
Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
System (GPS/INS) (EGI).
a. Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System
(GPS/INS) (EGI)—The EGI is a Selective
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM) based navigation platform that
combines an inertial sensor assembly
with a fixed reception pattern antenna
GPS receiver. The EGI system is the
primary source for position information
and is UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS crypto
variables needed for the highest GPS
accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
b. AN/AAR–57 Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS)—The CMWS
detects threat missiles in flight,
evaluates potential false alarms,
declares validity of threat and selects
the appropriate Infrared
Countermeasure (IRCM). Each platform
includes: Electro-Optical Missile
Sensors, an Electronic Control Unit
(ECU), Sequencer, and the Improved
Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
The hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical
manuals for operation and maintenance
are classified SECRET. Reverse
engineering is not a major concern.
c. AN/APR–39A Radar Warning
System—This radar signal detecting set
provides warning of a radar directed air
defense threat to allow appropriate
countermeasures. Hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL when programmed
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with U.S. threat data. Releasable
technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical
data (technical performance) are
classified SECRET. The system can be
programmed with threat data provided
by the purchasing country.
d. AN/AVR–2B, Laser Warning Set—
A passive laser warning system that
receives, processes, and displays threat
information resulting from aircraft
illumination by lasers, on the multifunctional display. The hardware is
classified CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable
technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified SECRET.
Reverse engineering is not a major
concern.
2. Software, hardware, and other data/
information that is classified or
sensitive is reviewed prior to release to
protect system vulnerabilities, design
data, and performance parameters.
Some end-item hardware, software, and
other data identified above are classified
at the CONFIDENTIAL level.
3. Loss of this hardware, software,
documentation and/or data could
permit development of information
which may lead to a significant threat to
future U.S. military operations. If a
technologically advanced adversary
were to obtain knowledge of the specific
hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop
countermeasures or equivalent systems
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 Saudi Arabia can provide
substantially the same degree of
protection for this technology as the
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is
necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
5. All of the defense articles and
services listed in this transmittal have
been authorized for release and export
to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2015–OS–0110]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Office of the Secretary of
Defense, DoD.
AGENCY:
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Notice to delete a system of
records.
The Office of the Secretary of
Defense is deleting a system of records
notice from its existing inventory of
record systems subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended. The system of
records notice is WUSU 19, entitled
‘‘Travel Records’’ (February 22, 1993, 58
FR 10920).
SUMMARY:
Comments will be accepted on or
before November 30, 2015. This
proposed action will be effective on the
day following the end of the comment
period unless comments are received
which result in a contrary
determination.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
* Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Deputy Chief Management
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–9010.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this Federal Register
document. The general policy for
comments and other submissions from
members of the public is to make these
submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mrs.
Cindy Allard at (571) 372–0461.
The Office
of the Secretary of Defense systems of
records notices subject to the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
have been published in the Federal
Register and are available from the
address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT or at the Defense Privacy and
Civil Liberties Division Web site at
https://dpcld.defense.gov/. The Office of
the Secretary of Defense proposes to
delete one system of records notice from
its inventory of record systems subject
to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a), as amended. The proposed
deletion is not within the purview of
subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which
requires the submission of a new or
altered system report.
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Dated: October 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
DELETION
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Travel Records (February 22, 1993, 58
FR 10920)
Reason: Based on a recent review of
WUSU 19, Travel Records, it has been
determined that this system of records
is covered by system of records notice
DHRA 08 DoD, Defense Travel System
(March 24, 2010, 75 FR 14142);
therefore, WUSU 19, Travel Records can
be deleted.
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The Department of Defense
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following proposal for collection of
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DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by November 30,
2015.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 15-66]
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: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittal 15-66 with attached Policy Justification.
Dated: October 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 15-66
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: Saudi Arabia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............................... $312 million
Other................................................... $183 million
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TOTAL................................................. $495 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Nine (9) UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters
Twenty-one (21) T700-GE-701D Engines (eighteen (18) installed and three
(3) spares)
Twenty (20) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial
Navigation System (GPS/INS) (eighteen (18) installed and two (2)
spares)
Twelve (12) AN/AAR-57, Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (nine (9)
installed and three (3) spares)
Twenty (20) M240H 7.62mm Machine Guns
Also included are the following non-MDE items and support: Aircraft
Survivability Equipment; M134 Miniguns; Electro-optical Infrared (EO/
IR) system; Dual Mode (normal light/infrared) Controllable Search
Lights; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES); External
Electric Hoists; Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFS); Dual
Patient Litter System; Ballistic Armor Protection System; aircraft
warranty; air worthiness support; spare and repair parts;
communications equipment; personnel training and training equipment;
site surveys; tool and test equipment; ground support equipment; repair
and return; publications and technical documentation; Quality Assurance
Team (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (ZAD)
(v) Prior Related Case, if any:
SR-B-VTW, $372M, 12 Feb 08
SR-B-VNK, $133M, 17 Dec 90
SR-B-VJB, $152M, 30 May 80
(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: 13 Oct 2015
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia--UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters
The Government of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Nine (9) UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters
Twenty-one (21) T700-GE-701D Engines (eighteen (18) installed and three
(3) spares)
Twenty (20) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial
Navigation System (GPS/INS) (eighteen (18) installed and two (2)
spares)
Twelve (12) AN/AAR-57, Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (nine (9)
installed and three (3) spares)
Twenty (20) M240H 7.62mm Machine Guns
Also included are the following non-MDE items and support: Aircraft
Survivability Equipment; M134 Miniguns; Electro-optical Infrared (EO/
IR) system; Dual Mode (normal light/infrared) Controllable Search
Lights; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES); External
Electric Hoists; Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFS); Dual
Patient Litter System; Ballistic Armor Protection System; aircraft
warranty; air worthiness support; spare and repair parts;
communications equipment; personnel training and training equipment;
site surveys; tool and test equipment; ground support equipment; repair
and return; publications and technical documentation; Quality Assurance
Team (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and
program support. The estimated cost is $495 million.
The proposed sale will make a positive contribution to the foreign
policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping
to improve the security of an important regional partner that has been,
and continues to be, a significant U.S. partner for political stability
and economic progress in the Middle East.
The Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command (RSLFAC) plans to use
these helicopters for search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian
support, counterterrorism, and combat operations.
The proposed sale will not introduce new technology to or alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft Company in
Stratford, Connecticut; and General Electric Aircraft Company (GEAC) in
Lynn, Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will require an estimated forty (40) to
sixty (60) U.S. Government and contractor representatives to travel to
Saudi Arabia for up to sixty (60) months for equipment de-processing,
fielding, system checkout, training, and technical logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15-66
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 Utility Helicopter is a medium lift
aircraft which includes two T700-GE-701D Engines and an advanced
cockpit that features four multi-function displays, four-axis coupled
flight director, digital map, and Dual Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI).
a. Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System
(GPS/INS) (EGI)--The EGI is a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing
Module (SAASM) based navigation platform that combines an inertial
sensor assembly with a fixed reception pattern antenna GPS receiver.
The EGI system is the primary source for position information and is
UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS crypto variables needed for the highest GPS
accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
b. AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)--The CMWS detects
threat missiles in flight, evaluates potential false alarms, declares
validity of threat and selects the appropriate Infrared Countermeasure
(IRCM). Each platform includes: Electro-Optical Missile Sensors, an
Electronic Control Unit (ECU), Sequencer, and the Improved
Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD). The hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified SECRET. Reverse engineering is not a major
concern.
c. AN/APR-39A Radar Warning System--This radar signal detecting set
provides warning of a radar directed air defense threat to allow
appropriate countermeasures. Hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL when
programmed
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with U.S. threat data. Releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical data
(technical performance) are classified SECRET. The system can be
programmed with threat data provided by the purchasing country.
d. AN/AVR-2B, Laser Warning Set--A passive laser warning system
that receives, processes, and displays threat information resulting
from aircraft illumination by lasers, on the multi-functional display.
The hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL. Releasable technical manuals
for operation and maintenance are classified SECRET. Reverse
engineering is not a major concern.
2. Software, hardware, and other data/information that is
classified or sensitive is reviewed prior to release to protect system
vulnerabilities, design data, and performance parameters. Some end-item
hardware, software, and other data identified above are classified at
the CONFIDENTIAL level.
3. Loss of this hardware, software, documentation and/or data could
permit development of information which may lead to a significant
threat to future U.S. military operations. If a technologically
advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware
and software elements, the information could be used to develop
countermeasures or equivalent systems 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 Saudi Arabia can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for this technology as the
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the
U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the
Policy Justification.
5. All of the defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
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