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Transmittal No. 17–75
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 Finland
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * ..
Other ......................................
$60 million
$10 million
Total ...................................
$70 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Four (4) MK 41 Baseline VII StrikeLength Vertical Launching Systems
Non-MDE:
Also included are spares, handling
equipment, test equipment, operator
manuals and technical documentation,
U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, training, technical, and
logistical support services, and other
related elements of logistical support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (FI–P–
LBN)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
(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: February 20, 2018
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
stability and economic progress in
Europe.
Finland intends to use the vertical
launching systems on four new
construction corvettes that will make up
the Finnish Navy’s Squadron 2020. The
vertical launching systems will enable
Finland to acquire missiles that will
significantly enhance the Finnish
Navy’s area defense capabilities over
critical air-and-sea-lines of trade and
communication. The proposed sale of
the Mk 41 will increase the Finnish
Navy’s maritime partnership,
interoperability, and regional security
capability. Finland has not purchased
the Mk 41 previously, but will have no
difficulty incorporating this capability
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 Corporation, Bethesda,
MD. The purchaser typically requests
offsets. Any offset agreement will be
defined in negotiations between the
purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will require up to 12 U.S. Government
personnel and up to five contractor
representatives to travel to Finland
providing support over a period of ten
years.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
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Finland—Mk 41 Vertical Launching
Systems
Annex
The Government of Finland has
requested a possible sale of four (4) Mk
41 Baseline VII Strike-Length Vertical
Launching Systems. Also included are
spares, handling equipment, test
equipment, operator manuals and
technical documentation, U.S.
Government and contractor engineering,
training, technical, and logistical
support services, and other related
elements of logistical support. The
estimated total case value is $70
million.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security
objectives of the United States by
improving the security of a partner
nation that has been, and continues to
be, an important force for political
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The Mk 41 Vertical Launching
System (VLS) is a fixed, vertical, multimissile launching system with the
capability to store and launch multiple
missile variants depending on the
warfighting mission, including the
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
and Standard Missile 2 (SM–2). This
proposed sale would provide tactical
VLS capability for the ESSM. Mk 41
VLS is a modular below-deck
configuration with each module
consisting of 8 missile cells with an
associated gas management and deluge
system. The highest classification of the
hardware in the proposed sale is
UNCLASSIFIED. The highest
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[Transmittal No. 17–66]
Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
AGENCY:
Arms sales notice.
The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of an
arms sales notification.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Item No. vii
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documentation in the proposed sale is
UNCLASSIFIED. The highest
classification of the software to be
exported is CONFIDENTIAL.
2. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
specific hardware, the information
could be used to develop
countermeasures which might reduce
weapons system effectiveness or be used
in the development of a system with
similar or advanced capabilities.
3. A determination has been made
that Finland can provide substantially
the same degree of protection for
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government. This proposed
sustainment program is necessary to the
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy
and national security objectives
outlined in the policy justification.
4. All defense articles and services
listed on this transmittal are authorized
for release and export to the
Government of Finland.
ACTION:
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act
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Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107,
pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or
Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217,
kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/
DSA–RAN.
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
17–66 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 6, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Consideration for Purchase: The
Government of the Netherlands has
requested the possible sale of items and
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of services to support the upgrade/
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the remanufacture of twenty-eight (28) AH–
Arms Export Control Act, as amended
64D Block II Apache Attack Helicopters
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government to the AH–64E configuration.
of the Netherlands
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Fifty-one (51) T700–GE–701D Engines
Major Defense Equipment *
$ 829 million
(42 remanufactured engines to be
Other .................................... $ 362 million
installed and 9 spares)
Seventeen (17) AN/APG–78 Fire Control
Total .................................. $1.191 billion
Radars and Subcomponents
Twenty-eight (28) AN/ASQ–170
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Modernized Target Acquisition and
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Designation Sights (MTADS)/AN/
AAR–11 Modernized Pilot Night
Vision Sensors (PNVS)
Twenty-eight (28) AN/APR–48B
Modernized Radar Frequency
Interferometers (MRFI)
Seventy (70) Embedded Global
Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation Systems (EGI) plus MultiMode Receiver (56 installed, 14
spares)
Non-MDE:
Non-MDE items and services to
support the upgrade/remanufacturing of
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the existing AH–64D Block II Apache
Attack Helicopters to AH–64E
configuration, training devices, helmets,
simulators, generators, transportation,
wheeled vehicles and organization
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 and
program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (NE–
B–WJW)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NE–B–
VXC, NE–B–WDP, NE–B–WES, NE–B–
WBW, NE–B–WHD, NE–B–WGC
(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: February 20, 2018
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
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Netherlands—AH–64E Remanufactured
Apache Attack Helicopters
The Government of the Netherlands
has requested the possible sale of items
and services to support the upgrade/
remanufacture of twenty-eight (28) AH–
64D Block II Apache Attack Helicopters
to the AH–64E configuration to include
upgrading fifty-one (51) remaining
T700–GE–701C Engines to T700–GE–
701D (42 engines to be installed, 9
spares), seventeen (17) AN/APG–78 Fire
Control Radar (FCR) and
subcomponents, twenty-eight (28) AN/
ASQ–170 Modernized Target
Acquisition and Designation Sights
(MTADS)/AN/AAR–11 Modernized
Pilot Night Vision Sensors (PNVS),
twenty-eight (28) AN/APR–48B
Modernized Radar Frequency
Interferometers (MRFI), and seventy (70)
Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) plus
Multi-Mode Receiver. Non-MDE items
and services to support the upgrade/
remanufacturing of the existing AH–64D
Block II Apache Attack Helicopters to
AH–64E configuration, training devices,
helmets, simulators, generators,
transportation, wheeled vehicles and
organization 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
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related elements of logistics and
program support. The estimated total
case value is $1.191 billion.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security
objectives of the United States by
improving the security of a NATO ally
which has been, and continues to be, an
important force for political stability
and economic progress in Europe. It is
vital to U.S. national interests to assist
the Netherlands to develop and
maintain a strong and ready self-defense
capability.
The proposed sale of the AH–64E
remanufacture will improve the
Netherlands’ capability to meet current
and future threats of enemy. The
Netherlands will use the enhanced
capability to strengthen its homeland
defense and deter regional threats, and
provide direct support to coalition and
security cooperation efforts. The
Netherlands will have no difficulty
absorbing this aircraft upgrade into its
armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors are Boeing
Company, St. Louis, MO and Lockheed
Martin, Bethesda, MD. The purchaser
typically requests offsets. Any offset
agreement will be defined in
negotiations between the purchaser and
the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will not require the assignment of any
additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to the
Netherlands.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17–66
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 AH–64E Apache Attack
Helicopter weapon system contains
communications and target
identification equipment, navigation
equipment, aircraft survivability
equipment, displays, and sensors. The
airframe itself does not contain sensitive
technology; however, the pertinent
equipment listed below will either be
installed on the aircraft or included in
the sale:
a. The AN/APG–78 Fire Control Radar
(FCR) is an active, low-probability of
intercept, millimeter-wave radar,
combined with a passive AN/APR–48B
Modernized Radar Frequency
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Interferometer (M–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. The
M–RFI detects threat radar emissions
and determines the type of radar and
mode of operation. The FCR data and
M–RFI data are fused for maximum
synergism. If desired, the radar data can
be used to refer targets to the regular
electro-optical Modernized Target
Acquisition and Designation Sight
(MTADS), permitting additional visual/
infrared imagery and control of
weapons, including the semi-active
laser version of the HELLFIRE II missile.
Critical system information is stored in
the FCR in the form of mission
executable code, target detection,
classification algorithms and coded
threat parametrics. This information is
provided in a form that cannot be
extracted by the foreign user via antitamper provisions built into the system.
The content of these items is classified
SECRET. The M–RFI is a passive radar
detection and direction finding system,
which utilizes a detachable User Data
Module (UDM) on the RFI processor,
which contains the Radio Frequency
threat library. The UDM, which is a
hardware assemblage, is classified
CONFIDENTIAL when programmed
with threat parameters, threat priorities
and/or techniques derived from U.S.
intelligence information.
b. The AN/ASQ–170 Modernized
Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/AN/AAQ–11 Pilot Night Vision
Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) provides day,
night, and limited adverse weather
target information, as well as night
navigation capabilities. The PNVS
provides thermal imaging that permits
map-of-the-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), EI2 television, and
Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR)
sighting systems that may be used
singularly or in combinations. Hardware
is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical manuals
for authorized maintenance levels are
UNCLASSIFIED.
c. 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.
The UDM, which is a hardware
assemblage item, is classified
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CONFIDENTIAL when programmed
with threat parametrics, threat priorities
and/or techniques derived from U.S.
intelligence information. Hardware
becomes CLASSIFIED when populated
with threat parametric data.
d. KIV–77 A common IFF Applique
Crypto Computer that provides
information assurance for the IFF
interrogators and transponders using
Modes 4 and 5. The hardware is
classified UNCLASSIFIED. This item is
CCI and SENSITIVE. Releasable
technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified FOUO.
e. The Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System plus
Multi- Mode Receiver (EGI+MMR) EGI
GEM V 3.3 W/SAASM PN: 3424 9950–
R004–XXX Software Security Core PN:
CP34211974–003 (CP34211903–002),
GCORE 3 ver 3 SAASM with MMR. The
aircraft has two EGIs 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 velocityaided, strap down, ring laser gyro based
inertial unit. The EGI unit houses a 12channel (GEM 5) GPS receiver. The
receiver is capable of operating in either
non-encrypted (C/A code) or encrypted
(P/Y code). The Group User Variable
(GUV) is the normal encryption key
used when operating in the P/Y code
mode. The GUV key is loaded into the
EGI using an ANACD–10 or equivalent
device. 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
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built into the EGI, it is not considered
classified when keyed. Integrated within
the EGI is an Inertial Measurement Unit
(IMU) with processing functions for
performing the inertial navigation
computations, GPS card, receiver
management, and Kalman filter
estimates to support all aircraft and
weapon systems position and navigation
computations. Each EGI also houses a
Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR). The MMR
is incorporated to provide for reception
of ground based NAVAID signals for
instrument aided flight. Provides IMC/
IFR integration and certification of
improved Embedded Global Positioning
System and Inertial (EGI) unit with
attached MMR, with specific cockpit
instrumentation that allows Apaches to
operate within the worldwide IFR route
structure. Also includes integration of
the Common Army Aviation Map
(CAAM), Area Navigation (RNAV),
Digital Aeronautical Flight Information
File (DAFIF) and Global Air Traffic
Management (GATM) compliance.
2. If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
specific hardware, the information
could be used to develop
countermeasures which might reduce
weapons system effectiveness or be used
in the development of a system with
similar or advanced capabilities.
3. A determination has been made
that the Netherlands can provide
substantially the same degree of
protection for sensitive technology
being released as the U.S. Government.
This proposed sustainment program is
necessary to the furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
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objectives outlined in the policy
justification.
4. All defense articles and services
listed on this transmittal are authorized
for release and export to the
Government of the Netherlands.
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[Transmittal No. 18–01]
Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of an
arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107,
pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil or
Kathy Valadez, (703) 697–9217,
kathy.a.valadez.civ@mail.mil; DSCA/
DSA–RAN.
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
18–01 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUMMARY:
Dated: March 6, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[Transmittal No. 17-66]
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: Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107,
[email protected] or Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217,
[email protected]; DSCA/DSA-RAN.
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 17-66 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: March 6, 2018.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 17-66
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: Government of the Netherlands
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............................... $ 829 million
Other................................................... $ 362 million
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Total................................................. $1.191 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of the
Netherlands has requested the possible sale of items and services to
support the upgrade/remanufacture of twenty-eight (28) AH-64D Block II
Apache Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E configuration.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Fifty-one (51) T700-GE-701D Engines (42 remanufactured engines to be
installed and 9 spares)
Seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars and Subcomponents
Twenty-eight (28) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sights (MTADS)/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision
Sensors (PNVS)
Twenty-eight (28) AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers
(MRFI)
Seventy (70) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
Systems (EGI) plus Multi-Mode Receiver (56 installed, 14 spares)
Non-MDE:
Non-MDE items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacturing
of
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the existing AH-64D Block II Apache Attack Helicopters to AH-64E
configuration, training devices, helmets, simulators, generators,
transportation, wheeled vehicles and organization 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 and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (NE-B-WJW)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: NE-B-VXC, NE-B-WDP, NE-B-WES, NE-
B-WBW, NE-B-WHD, NE-B-WGC
(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: February 20, 2018
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Netherlands--AH-64E Remanufactured Apache Attack Helicopters
The Government of the Netherlands has requested the possible sale
of items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacture of twenty-
eight (28) AH-64D Block II Apache Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E
configuration to include upgrading fifty-one (51) remaining T700-GE-
701C Engines to T700-GE-701D (42 engines to be installed, 9 spares),
seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) and subcomponents,
twenty-eight (28) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sights (MTADS)/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision
Sensors (PNVS), twenty-eight (28) AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency
Interferometers (MRFI), and seventy (70) Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) plus Multi-Mode Receiver. Non-
MDE items and services to support the upgrade/remanufacturing of the
existing AH-64D Block II Apache Attack Helicopters to AH-64E
configuration, training devices, helmets, simulators, generators,
transportation, wheeled vehicles and organization 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 and program support.
The estimated total case value is $1.191 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a
NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an important force for
political stability and economic progress in Europe. It is vital to
U.S. national interests to assist the Netherlands to develop and
maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability.
The proposed sale of the AH-64E remanufacture will improve the
Netherlands' capability to meet current and future threats of enemy.
The Netherlands will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its
homeland defense and deter regional threats, and provide direct support
to coalition and security cooperation efforts. The Netherlands will
have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft upgrade into its armed
forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors are Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO and
Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD. The purchaser typically requests
offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between
the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to the Netherlands.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 17-66
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 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter weapon system contains
communications and target identification equipment, navigation
equipment, aircraft survivability equipment, displays, and sensors. The
airframe itself does not contain sensitive technology; however, the
pertinent equipment listed below will either be installed on the
aircraft or included in the sale:
a. The AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) is an active, low-
probability of intercept, millimeter-wave radar, combined with a
passive AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer (M-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. The M-RFI detects threat radar emissions and determines the
type of radar and mode of operation. The FCR data and M-RFI data are
fused for maximum synergism. If desired, the radar data can be used to
refer targets to the regular electro-optical Modernized Target
Acquisition and Designation Sight (MTADS), permitting additional
visual/infrared imagery and control of weapons, including the semi-
active laser version of the HELLFIRE II missile. Critical system
information is stored in the FCR in the form of mission executable
code, target detection, classification algorithms and coded threat
parametrics. This information is provided in a form that cannot be
extracted by the foreign user via anti-tamper provisions built into the
system. The content of these items is classified SECRET. The M-RFI is a
passive radar detection and direction finding system, which utilizes a
detachable User Data Module (UDM) on the RFI processor, which contains
the Radio Frequency threat library. The UDM, which is a hardware
assemblage, is classified CONFIDENTIAL when programmed with threat
parameters, threat priorities and/or techniques derived from U.S.
intelligence information.
b. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS) provides day,
night, and limited adverse weather target information, as well as night
navigation capabilities. The PNVS provides thermal imaging that permits
map-of-the-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), EI\2\ television,
and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sighting systems that may be used
singularly or in combinations. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical
manuals for authorized maintenance levels are UNCLASSIFIED.
c. 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. The UDM, which
is a hardware assemblage item, is classified
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CONFIDENTIAL when programmed with threat parametrics, threat priorities
and/or techniques derived from U.S. intelligence information. Hardware
becomes CLASSIFIED when populated with threat parametric data.
d. KIV-77 A common IFF Applique Crypto Computer that provides
information assurance for the IFF interrogators and transponders using
Modes 4 and 5. The hardware is classified UNCLASSIFIED. This item is
CCI and SENSITIVE. Releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified FOUO.
e. The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
System plus Multi- Mode Receiver (EGI+MMR) EGI GEM V 3.3 W/SAASM PN:
3424 9950-R004-XXX Software Security Core PN: CP34211974-003
(CP34211903-002), GCORE 3 ver 3 SAASM with MMR. The aircraft has two
EGIs 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 12-channel (GEM 5) GPS receiver. The receiver is
capable of operating in either non-encrypted (C/A code) or encrypted
(P/Y code). The Group User Variable (GUV) is the normal encryption key
used when operating in the P/Y code mode. The GUV key is loaded into
the EGI using an ANACD-10 or equivalent device. 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) with processing functions for performing the
inertial navigation computations, GPS card, receiver management, and
Kalman filter estimates to support all aircraft and weapon systems
position and navigation computations. Each EGI also houses a Multi-Mode
Receiver (MMR). The MMR is incorporated to provide for reception of
ground based NAVAID signals for instrument aided flight. Provides IMC/
IFR integration and certification of improved Embedded Global
Positioning System and Inertial (EGI) unit with attached MMR, with
specific cockpit instrumentation that allows Apaches to operate within
the worldwide IFR route structure. Also includes integration of the
Common Army Aviation Map (CAAM), Area Navigation (RNAV), Digital
Aeronautical Flight Information File (DAFIF) and Global Air Traffic
Management (GATM) compliance.
2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge
of specific hardware, the information could be used to develop
countermeasures which might reduce weapons system effectiveness or be
used in the development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
3. A determination has been made that the Netherlands can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for sensitive technology
being released as the U.S. Government. This proposed sustainment
program is necessary to the furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and
national security objectives outlined in the policy justification.
4. All defense articles and services listed on this transmittal are
authorized for release and export to the Government of the Netherlands.
[FR Doc. 2018-04807 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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