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munitions; supply and maintenance
support; spares and repair parts; support
equipment; U.S. Government program
management; publications;
documentation; personnel training and
training equipment; fuel and fueling
services; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; and other
related elements of program and
logistical support necessary to sustain a
long-term CONUS training program. The
total estimated program cost is $500
million.
This proposed sale is consistent with
U.S. law and policy as expressed in
Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security of
the United States by helping to improve
the security and defensive capability of
the recipient, which has been and
continues to be an important force for
political stability, military balance, and
economic progress in the region.
The recipient and the United States
Air Force (USAF) will have the
opportunity to fly together, which will
support disaster relief missions, noncombatant evacuation operations, and
other contingency situations. These
services and equipment are used in the
continuing pilot training program
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Arizona. This program enables the
recipient to develop mission ready and
experienced pilots through CONUS
training. The training provides a
‘‘capstone‘‘ course that takes
experienced pilots and significantly
improves their tactical proficiency.
Training is a key component of combat
effectiveness.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The prime contractors will be URS
Federal Services, Inc., Germantown, MD
and L3, Greenville, Texas. At this time,
there are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
will not require the assignment of any
additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to the
recipient. The USAF will provide
instruction, flight operations,
maintenance support and facilities.
Approximately 100 U.S. contractors will
provide aircraft maintenance and
logistics support for the F-16 aircraft.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19–17]
Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Arms sales notice.
The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of an
arms sales notification.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil
or (703) 697–8976.
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
19–17 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 2019–12431 Filed 6–12–19; 8:45 am]
Dated: June 10, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-17
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as amended
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(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government
of the Czech Republic
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * ..
Other ......................................
$450 million
$350 million
Total ...................................
$800 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase: The
Government of the Czech Republic has
requested to buy twelve (12) UH-60M
Black Hawk Helicopters in standard
U.S. Government configuration with
designated unique equipment and
Government Furnished Equipment
(GFE)
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
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Twelve (12) UH-60M Black Hawk
Helicopters with Designated Unique
Equipment
Twenty-eight (28) T700-GE-701D
Engines (24 installed and 4 spares)
Twenty-nine (29) H-764GU Embedded
Global Positioning Systems with
Inertial Navigation and Country
Unique SAASM (24 installed and 5
spares)
Twenty-four (24) M240H Machine Guns
One-hundred fourteen (114) Advanced
Precision Kill Weapon Systems
(APKWS)
Fifteen (15) AN/AAR-57(V)3 Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS) (12
installed and 3 spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included are four (4) Aviation
Mission Planning Systems (AMPS),
twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-231 UHF/
VHF Radios with RT-1808A, twentynine (29) AN/ARC-201D SINCGARS
Airborne Radios System with RT-1478D,
fifteen (15) AN/ARC-220(V)3 HF Radio,
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twelve (12) Federated Advanced
Navigation System (FANS) with RNP/
RNAV, fifteen (15) AN/APX-123 IFF
with Mode 4/5 Transponder (12
installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15) AN/
ARN-147(V) (12 installed and 3 spares),
fifteen (15) AN/ARN-149(V) Automatic
Digital Frequency (12 installed and 3
spares), fifteen (15) Tactical Airborne
Navigation System (TACAN) AN/ARN153 (12 installed and 3 spares), fifteen
(15) AN/APR-39C(V)l/4 Radar Warning
Receiver, fifteen (15) AN/AVR-2B(V)
Laser Warning System (12 installed and
3 spares), sixty (60) Military Grade AN/
AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs),
four (4) EBC-406HM Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT), Aircraft Wireless
Intercom System (AWIS), forty-eight
(48) Machine Gun Mounts, twenty-four
(24) M134D Mini Gun, four thousand
(4,000) M-134 Inert Training Rounds,
twenty-four (24) M-134 Power Supply
Pack, twelve (12) GP-19 Machine Gun
Pods, twelve (12) GAU-19B Machine
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Guns, twenty-four (24) M-134 Power
Supply Pack, one hundred forty-four
(144) M-134 Spare Barrels, four
thousand (4,000) M-134 Training
Rounds, twelve (12) M-134 Mount
Systems, twelve (12) Packaging Crating
and Handling Mount System in Support
of M-134, twelve (12) M261 Rocket
Launchers, one hundred thousand
(100,000) 7.62MM 4 Ball M80 1 Tracer
M62 Linked, five hundred one thousand
(501,000) Cartridge 7.62MM 4 Ball 1
Tracer, ten thousand (10,000) Cartridge
50 Caliber Ball, ten thousand (10,000)
50 Caliber 4 Ball 1 Tracer, ten thousand
(10,000) Cartridge 50 Caliber 4 Armor
Piercing Incendiary 1 Armor Piercing
Incendiary Tracer Linked, three
Hundred (300) Cartridge 25.4 Millimeter
Decoy M839, four (4) Cartridge Impulse
CCU-92/A, three hundred eighty-four
(384) Rocket 2.75 Inch High Explosive
Warhead M151 Fuze M423 Motor
MK66-4, two hundred forty (240)
Warhead 2.75 Inch Rocket M151HE, one
hundred eighty (180) Rocket Motor 2.75
Inch MK66-4, four hundred (400) Flare
Aircraft Countermeasure M206, Two (2)
Airborne Command and Control
Systems includes three (3) PRC-117s
(two (2) as line-of-sight and one (1) as
beyond line-of-sight, one (1) iridium
phone, one (1) ROVER 4 (to UAS),
DAGAR (GPS)), twelve (12) AN/APN209 Radar Altimeter, twenty-four (24)
Upturned Exhaust System, thirteen (13)
MX-10D EO/IR Sensor with Laser
Designator (12 and 1 spare), thirteen
(13) IZLED 200 PIR Laser (12 installed
and 1 spare), thirty (30) User Data
Modules (UDM) for Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS), Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS)
Classified Software Updates, Machine
Gun Component Spare Parts, Operation
Mission Data Set (MDS) in support of
the AN/APR-39C(V)l/4, twelve (12) AN/
AVS-7 Heads-Up Display, aircraft
warranty, air worthiness support,
calibration services, spare and repair
parts, support equipment,
communication equipment, weapons,
ammunition, night vision devices,
publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and
training devices, site surveys, tool and
test equipment, U.S. Government and
contractor technical and logistics
support services, and other related
elements of logistical and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (EZ-BUEK)
(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
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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:
See Attached Annex
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: May 3, 2019
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the
Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Czech Republic—UH-60M Black Hawk
Helicopters
The Government of Czech Republic
has requested to buy (12) UH-60M Black
Hawk helicopters, with twenty-eight
(28) T700-GE-701D engines (24 installed
and 4 spares), twenty-nine (29) H764GU Embedded Global Positioning
Systems with Inertial Navigation and
Country Unique SAASM (24 installed
and 5 spares), twenty-four (24) M240H
machine guns, one-hundred fourteen
(114) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon
Systems (APKWS), and fifteen (15) AN/
AAR-57(V)3 Common Missile Warning
System (CMWS) (12 installed and 3
spares). Also included are four (4)
Aviation Mission Planning Systems
(AMPS), twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-231
UHF/VHF Radios with RT-1808A,
twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-201D
SINCGARS Airborne Radios System
with RT-1478D, fifteen (15) AN/ARC220(V)3 HF Radio, twelve (12)
Federated Advanced Navigation System
(FANS) with RNP/RNAV, fifteen (15)
AN/APX-123 IFF with Mode 4/5
Transponder (12 installed and 3 spares),
fifteen (15) AN/ARN-147(V) (12
installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15) AN/
ARN-149(V) Automatic Digital
Frequency (12 installed and 3 spares),
fifteen (15) Tactical Airborne Navigation
System (TACAN) AN/ARN-153 (12
installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15) AN/
APR-39C(V)l/4 Radar Warning Receiver,
fifteen (15) AN/AVR-2B(V) Laser
Warning System (12 installed and 3
spares), sixty (60) Military Grade AN/
AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs),
four (4) EBC-406HM Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT), Aircraft Wireless
Intercom System (AWIS), forty-eight
(48) Machine Gun Mounts, twenty-four
(24) M134D Mini Gun, four thousand
(4,000) M-134 Inert Training Rounds,
twenty-four (24) M-134 Power Supply
Pack, twelve (12) GP-19 Machine Gun
Pods, twelve (12) GAU-19B Machine
Guns, twenty-four (24) M-134 Power
Supply Pack, one hundred forty-four
(144) M-134 Spare Barrels, four
thousand (4,000) M-134 Training
Rounds, twelve (12) M-134 Mount
Systems, twelve (12) Packaging Crating
and Handling Mount System in Support
of M-134, twelve (12) M261 Rocket
Launchers, one hundred thousand
(100,000) 7.62MM 4 Ball M80 1 Tracer
M62 Linked, five hundred one thousand
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(501,000) Cartridge 7.62MM 4 Ball 1
Tracer, ten thousand (10,000) Cartridge
50 Caliber Ball, ten thousand (10,000)
50 Caliber 4 Ball 1 Tracer, ten thousand
(10,000) Cartridge 50 Caliber 4 Armor
Piercing Incendiary 1 Armor Piercing
Incendiary Tracer Linked, three
Hundred (300) Cartridge 25.4 Millimeter
Decoy M839, four (4) Cartridge Impulse
CCU-92/A, three hundred eighty-four
(384) Rocket 2.75 Inch High Explosive
Warhead M151 Fuze M423 Motor
MK66-4, two hundred forty (240)
Warhead 2.75 Inch Rocket M151HE, one
hundred eighty (180) Rocket Motor 2.75
Inch MK66-4, four hundred (400) Flare
Aircraft Countermeasure M206, Two (2)
Airborne Command and Control
Systems includes three (3) PRC-117s
(two (2) as line-of-sight and one (1) as
beyond line-of-sight, one (1) iridium
phone, one (1) ROVER 4 (to UAS),
DAGAR (GPS)), twelve (12) AN/APN209 Radar Altimeter, twenty-four (24)
Upturned Exhaust System, thirteen (13)
MX-10D EO/IR Sensor with Laser
Designator (12 and 1 spare), thirteen
(13) IZLED 200 PIR Laser (12 installed
and 1 spare), thirty (30) User Data
Modules (UDM) for Common Missile
Warning System (CMWS), Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS)
Classified Software Updates, Machine
Gun Component Spare Parts, Operation
Mission Data Set (MDS) in support of
the AN/APR-39C(V)l/4, twelve (12) AN/
AVS-7 Heads-Up Display, aircraft
warranty, air worthiness support,
calibration services, spare and repair
parts, support equipment,
communication equipment, weapons,
ammunition, night vision devices,
publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and
training devices, site surveys, tool and
test equipment, U.S. Government and
contractor technical and logistics
support services, and other related
elements of logistical and program
support. The total estimated program
cost is $800 million.
This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security of
the United States by helping to improve
the security of a NATO partner that is
an important force for ensuring peace
and stability in Europe. The proposed
sale will support the Czech Republic’s
need for its own self-defense and
support NATO defense goals.
The Czech Republic is considering
either the UH-60M or the UH-1Y/AH-1Z
to replace its aging Mi-24 helicopters.
The Czech Republic intends to use these
helicopters to modernize its armed
forces and strengthen its homeland
defense and deter regional threats. This
will contribute to the Czech Republic’s
military goal of updating its capabilities
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while further enhancing interoperability
with the United States and NATO allies.
The Czech Republic will have no
difficulty absorbing these helicopters
into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment
will not alter the basic military balance
in the region.
The principal contractors will be
Sikorsky Aircraft Company, Stratford,
Connecticut; and General Electric
Aircraft Company (GEAC), Lynn,
Massachusetts. There are no known
offset agreements in connection with
this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
may require the assignment of an
additional three U.S. Government and
five contractor representatives in
country full-time to support the delivery
and training for approximately two-five
years.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
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Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The UH-60M aircraft is a medium
lift four bladed aircraft which includes
two (2) T-701D Engines. 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.
2. The H764-G EGI provides GPS and
INS capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI
will include Selective Availability antiSpoofing Module (SAASM) security
modules to be used for secure GPS PPS
if required. The Embedded GPS/INS
within the SAASM contains sensitive
technology.
3. The Advanced Precision Kill
Weapon Systems (APKWS) is a low cost
semi-active laser guidance kit developed
by BAE Systems which is added to
current unguided 70 mm rocket motors
and warheads similar to and including
the Hydra 70 rocket. It is a low collateral
damage weapon that can effectively
strike both soft and lightly armored
targets. APKWS turns a standard
unguided 2.75 inch (70 mm) rocket into
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a precision laser-guided rocket,
classification up to SECRET.
4. The AAR-57A 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 countermeasures. The CMWS consists of an
Electronic Control Unit (ECU), ElectroOptic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), and
Sequencer and Improved
Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
Reverse engineering is not a major
concern. The ECU hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical
manuals for operation and maintenance
are classified SECRET.
5. The AN/ARC-231, Very High
Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/
UHF), Line-of-Sight (LOS) Radio with
frequency agile modes, Electronic
counter-countermeasures (ECCM), UHF
Satellite Communications (S ATCOM),
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. The antennas associated
with this radio contain sensitive
technology.
6. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting
Set is a passive laser warning system
that receives, processes and displays
threat information resulting from
aircraft illumination by lasers on multifunctional display. The hardware is
classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable
technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified SECRET.
7. The AN/APR-39A Radar Signal
Detecting Set is a system that provides
warning of radar directed air defense
threat and allows appropriate
countermeasures. This is the 1553
databus compatible configuration. The
hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL
when programmed with U.S. threat
data; releasable technical manual for
operation and maintenance are
classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable
technical data (technical performance)
is classified SECRET.
8. 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. This item is
contains sensitive technology.
9. The AN/AVS-6 Aviator’s Night
Vision Goggle is a lightweight binocular
that can be mounted to a variety of
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aviator helmets. The binocular offers
high reliability and performance and
enables rotary-wing aviators to conduct
and complete night operations during
the darkest nights of the year. This item
contains sensitive technology.
10. 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 COMSEC and the Data
Rate Adapter (DRA) combines three
Line Replaceable Units into one and
reduces overall weight of the aircraft.
Performance capabilities, ECM/ECCM
specification and Engineering Change
Orders (ECOs) are classified SECRET.
11. The AN/ARC-220 is a fully digital
signal processing (DSP) high-frequency
radio that gives you two-way
communication over the 2.0000 to
29.9999 MHz high-frequency. The AN/
ARC-220 also offers advanced
communications features such as
embedded Automatic Link
Establishment (ALE), serial tone data
modem and anti-jam (ECCM) functions
that can be used for tactical rotary wing
and fixed-wing applications.
12. The AN/ARN-149, Automatic
Direction Finder (ADF) Receiver, is a
low frequency radio that provides
automatic compass bearing on any radio
signal within the frequency range of 100
to 2199.5 kHz as well as navigation
where a commercial AM broadcast
signal is the only available navigation
aid.
13. The AN/ARN-153, Tactical
Airborne Navigation (TACAN) System,
is a full featured navigational system
that supports four modes of operation:
receive mode; transmit receive mode;
air-to-air receive mode; and air-to-air
transmit-receive mode. The TACAN
provides a minimum 500-watt transmit
capability with selecting range ratios of
30:1 or 4:1 which is accomplished
through the automatic gain control
(AGC) enable/disable switch, the 1553
bus, or the RNAV (ARINC) input bus.
14. The AN/ARN-147, Very High
Frequency (VHF) Omni Ranging/
Instrument Landing System Receiver,
that provides internal MIL-STD-1553B
capability and is MIL-E-5400 class II
qualified. It meets international
operability requirements by providing
50-kHz channel spacing for 160-VOR
and 40-localizer/glideslope channels.
15. The KIV-77, a Common IFF
Applique Crypto Computer
Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) which
maintains the crypto in a separate 3.5
in. x 4.25 in. x 1 in., 16-oz LRU allowing
it to be removed and stored. This item
is a Controlled Cryptographic Item
(CCI).
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16. The AN/PYQ-10(C) Simple Key
Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable,
handheld fill device, for securely
receiving, storing, and transferring data
between compatible cryptographic and
communications equipment. It supports
both the DS-101 and DS-102 interfaces,
as well as the KSD-64 Crypto Ignition
Key and is backward-compatible with
existing End Cryptographic Units (ECU)
and forward-compatible with future
security equipment and systems. This
item is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
17. Common Missile Warning System
(CMWS) User Data Module (UDM) to
support Generation III Electronics
Control Unit (ECU). The UDM is a
ruggedized, portable, hand-held data
storage device for securely receiving,
storing, and transferring data between
CMWS ECUs (similar to a flash, or
‘‘thumb‘‘ drive). The UDM itself is
UNCLASSIFIED when initially received.
However, when loaded with data, it
becomes classified to the appropriate
level of the data. In the case of CMWS
Software, this raises the classification
level to SECRET.
18. Common Missile Warning System
(CMWS) Classified Software is provided
as Country Specific Software required
for the operation and support of the
Common Missile Warning System
(CMWS) AN/AAR-57. The software,
once developed and encrypted, is
loaded on a User Data Module (UDM)
for transfer and use by the Customer.
The software is classified SECRET.
19. Operational Mission Data Set
(MDS) in support of the AN/APR39C(V)l/4 including Software
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Development. The MDS is a Country
Specific, customer defined software data
set that defines the radar emitter
specifications used by the APR-39C(V)l/
4 Radar Warning Receiver to examine
signal received signal for potential
threats. The Data Set includes data
Electronic Warfare Integrated
Preprogramming Database (EWIRDB)
emitter parametric information to
generate the MDS. The MDS is classified
SECRET.
20. M1 (Z133) is a 25.4mm Decoy
Chaff Cartridge. Z133 is a component in
A965. All cartridge components
including the cartridge case, piston, end
cap and theoretical band coverage are
UNCLASSIFIED. The specification and
the drawings for this item are also
UNCLASSIFIED. Radar Cross Section
(RCS) measurements of deployed chaff
are CONFIDENTIAL.
21. 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.
22. This sale is necessary in
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy
and national security objectives
outlined in the enclosed Policy
Justification. A determination has been
made that Czech Republic can provide
the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government.
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23. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to
Czech Republic.
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Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19–10]
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:
Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil
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
19–10 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUMMARY:
Dated: June 7, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 19-17]
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: 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 19-17 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: June 10, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-17
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 Czech Republic
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $450 million
Other.................................... $350 million
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Total.................................. $800 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of the Czech
Republic has requested to buy twelve (12) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
in standard U.S. Government configuration with designated unique
equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twelve (12) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters with Designated Unique
Equipment
Twenty-eight (28) T700-GE-701D Engines (24 installed and 4 spares)
Twenty-nine (29) H-764GU Embedded Global Positioning Systems with
Inertial Navigation and Country Unique SAASM (24 installed and 5
spares)
Twenty-four (24) M240H Machine Guns
One-hundred fourteen (114) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems
(APKWS)
Fifteen (15) AN/AAR-57(V)3 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) (12
installed and 3 spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included are four (4) Aviation Mission Planning Systems
(AMPS), twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-231 UHF/VHF Radios with RT-1808A,
twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-201D SINCGARS Airborne Radios System with RT-
1478D, fifteen (15) AN/ARC-220(V)3 HF Radio, twelve (12) Federated
Advanced Navigation System (FANS) with RNP/RNAV, fifteen (15) AN/APX-
123 IFF with Mode 4/5 Transponder (12 installed and 3 spares), fifteen
(15) AN/ARN-147(V) (12 installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15) AN/ARN-
149(V) Automatic Digital Frequency (12 installed and 3 spares), fifteen
(15) Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) AN/ARN-153 (12
installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15) AN/APR-39C(V)l/4 Radar Warning
Receiver, fifteen (15) AN/AVR-2B(V) Laser Warning System (12 installed
and 3 spares), sixty (60) Military Grade AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles
(NVGs), four (4) EBC-406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT),
Aircraft Wireless Intercom System (AWIS), forty-eight (48) Machine Gun
Mounts, twenty-four (24) M134D Mini Gun, four thousand (4,000) M-134
Inert Training Rounds, twenty-four (24) M-134 Power Supply Pack, twelve
(12) GP-19 Machine Gun Pods, twelve (12) GAU-19B Machine
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Guns, twenty-four (24) M-134 Power Supply Pack, one hundred forty-four
(144) M-134 Spare Barrels, four thousand (4,000) M-134 Training Rounds,
twelve (12) M-134 Mount Systems, twelve (12) Packaging Crating and
Handling Mount System in Support of M-134, twelve (12) M261 Rocket
Launchers, one hundred thousand (100,000) 7.62MM 4 Ball M80 1 Tracer
M62 Linked, five hundred one thousand (501,000) Cartridge 7.62MM 4 Ball
1 Tracer, ten thousand (10,000) Cartridge 50 Caliber Ball, ten thousand
(10,000) 50 Caliber 4 Ball 1 Tracer, ten thousand (10,000) Cartridge 50
Caliber 4 Armor Piercing Incendiary 1 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer
Linked, three Hundred (300) Cartridge 25.4 Millimeter Decoy M839, four
(4) Cartridge Impulse CCU-92/A, three hundred eighty-four (384) Rocket
2.75 Inch High Explosive Warhead M151 Fuze M423 Motor MK66-4, two
hundred forty (240) Warhead 2.75 Inch Rocket M151HE, one hundred eighty
(180) Rocket Motor 2.75 Inch MK66-4, four hundred (400) Flare Aircraft
Countermeasure M206, Two (2) Airborne Command and Control Systems
includes three (3) PRC-117s (two (2) as line-of-sight and one (1) as
beyond line-of-sight, one (1) iridium phone, one (1) ROVER 4 (to UAS),
DAGAR (GPS)), twelve (12) AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeter, twenty-four (24)
Upturned Exhaust System, thirteen (13) MX-10D EO/IR Sensor with Laser
Designator (12 and 1 spare), thirteen (13) IZLED 200 PIR Laser (12
installed and 1 spare), thirty (30) User Data Modules (UDM) for Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS), Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
Classified Software Updates, Machine Gun Component Spare Parts,
Operation Mission Data Set (MDS) in support of the AN/APR-39C(V)l/4,
twelve (12) AN/AVS-7 Heads-Up Display, aircraft warranty, air
worthiness support, calibration services, spare and repair parts,
support equipment, communication equipment, weapons, ammunition, night
vision devices, publications and technical documentation, personnel
training and training devices, site surveys, tool and test equipment,
U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support
services, and other related elements of logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (EZ-B-UEK)
(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: May 3, 2019
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Czech Republic--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
The Government of Czech Republic has requested to buy (12) UH-60M
Black Hawk helicopters, with twenty-eight (28) T700-GE-701D engines (24
installed and 4 spares), twenty-nine (29) H-764GU Embedded Global
Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation and Country Unique SAASM
(24 installed and 5 spares), twenty-four (24) M240H machine guns, one-
hundred fourteen (114) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS),
and fifteen (15) AN/AAR-57(V)3 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) (12
installed and 3 spares). Also included are four (4) Aviation Mission
Planning Systems (AMPS), twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-231 UHF/VHF Radios
with RT-1808A, twenty-nine (29) AN/ARC-201D SINCGARS Airborne Radios
System with RT-1478D, fifteen (15) AN/ARC-220(V)3 HF Radio, twelve (12)
Federated Advanced Navigation System (FANS) with RNP/RNAV, fifteen (15)
AN/APX-123 IFF with Mode 4/5 Transponder (12 installed and 3 spares),
fifteen (15) AN/ARN-147(V) (12 installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15)
AN/ARN-149(V) Automatic Digital Frequency (12 installed and 3 spares),
fifteen (15) Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) AN/ARN-153 (12
installed and 3 spares), fifteen (15) AN/APR-39C(V)l/4 Radar Warning
Receiver, fifteen (15) AN/AVR-2B(V) Laser Warning System (12 installed
and 3 spares), sixty (60) Military Grade AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles
(NVGs), four (4) EBC-406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT),
Aircraft Wireless Intercom System (AWIS), forty-eight (48) Machine Gun
Mounts, twenty-four (24) M134D Mini Gun, four thousand (4,000) M-134
Inert Training Rounds, twenty-four (24) M-134 Power Supply Pack, twelve
(12) GP-19 Machine Gun Pods, twelve (12) GAU-19B Machine Guns, twenty-
four (24) M-134 Power Supply Pack, one hundred forty-four (144) M-134
Spare Barrels, four thousand (4,000) M-134 Training Rounds, twelve (12)
M-134 Mount Systems, twelve (12) Packaging Crating and Handling Mount
System in Support of M-134, twelve (12) M261 Rocket Launchers, one
hundred thousand (100,000) 7.62MM 4 Ball M80 1 Tracer M62 Linked, five
hundred one thousand (501,000) Cartridge 7.62MM 4 Ball 1 Tracer, ten
thousand (10,000) Cartridge 50 Caliber Ball, ten thousand (10,000) 50
Caliber 4 Ball 1 Tracer, ten thousand (10,000) Cartridge 50 Caliber 4
Armor Piercing Incendiary 1 Armor Piercing Incendiary Tracer Linked,
three Hundred (300) Cartridge 25.4 Millimeter Decoy M839, four (4)
Cartridge Impulse CCU-92/A, three hundred eighty-four (384) Rocket 2.75
Inch High Explosive Warhead M151 Fuze M423 Motor MK66-4, two hundred
forty (240) Warhead 2.75 Inch Rocket M151HE, one hundred eighty (180)
Rocket Motor 2.75 Inch MK66-4, four hundred (400) Flare Aircraft
Countermeasure M206, Two (2) Airborne Command and Control Systems
includes three (3) PRC-117s (two (2) as line-of-sight and one (1) as
beyond line-of-sight, one (1) iridium phone, one (1) ROVER 4 (to UAS),
DAGAR (GPS)), twelve (12) AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeter, twenty-four (24)
Upturned Exhaust System, thirteen (13) MX-10D EO/IR Sensor with Laser
Designator (12 and 1 spare), thirteen (13) IZLED 200 PIR Laser (12
installed and 1 spare), thirty (30) User Data Modules (UDM) for Common
Missile Warning System (CMWS), Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
Classified Software Updates, Machine Gun Component Spare Parts,
Operation Mission Data Set (MDS) in support of the AN/APR-39C(V)l/4,
twelve (12) AN/AVS-7 Heads-Up Display, aircraft warranty, air
worthiness support, calibration services, spare and repair parts,
support equipment, communication equipment, weapons, ammunition, night
vision devices, publications and technical documentation, personnel
training and training devices, site surveys, tool and test equipment,
U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support
services, and other related elements of logistical and program support.
The total estimated program cost is $800 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a
NATO partner that is an important force for ensuring peace and
stability in Europe. The proposed sale will support the Czech
Republic's need for its own self-defense and support NATO defense
goals.
The Czech Republic is considering either the UH-60M or the UH-1Y/
AH-1Z to replace its aging Mi-24 helicopters. The Czech Republic
intends to use these helicopters to modernize its armed forces and
strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. This will
contribute to the Czech Republic's military goal of updating its
capabilities
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while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and
NATO allies. The Czech Republic will have no difficulty absorbing these
helicopters into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft Company,
Stratford, Connecticut; and General Electric Aircraft Company (GEAC),
Lynn, Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of
an additional three U.S. Government and five contractor representatives
in country full-time to support the delivery and training for
approximately two-five years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-17
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 aircraft is a medium lift four bladed aircraft which
includes two (2) T-701D Engines. 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.
2. The H764-G 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. The Embedded GPS/INS within the SAASM contains sensitive
technology.
3. The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) is a low cost
semi-active laser guidance kit developed by BAE Systems which is added
to current unguided 70 mm rocket motors and warheads similar to and
including the Hydra 70 rocket. It is a low collateral damage weapon
that can effectively strike both soft and lightly armored targets.
APKWS turns a standard unguided 2.75 inch (70 mm) rocket into a
precision laser-guided rocket, classification up to SECRET.
4. The AAR-57A 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. The CMWS consists of an Electronic
Control Unit (ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), and
Sequencer and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD). Reverse
engineering is not a major concern. The ECU hardware is classified
CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical manuals for operation and
maintenance are classified SECRET.
5. The AN/ARC-231, Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/
UHF), Line-of-Sight (LOS) Radio with frequency agile modes, Electronic
counter-countermeasures (ECCM), UHF Satellite Communications (S ATCOM),
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. The antennas associated with this radio
contain sensitive technology.
6. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Set is a passive laser warning
system that receives, processes and displays threat information
resulting from aircraft illumination by lasers on multi-functional
display. The hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical
manuals for operation and maintenance are classified SECRET.
7. The AN/APR-39A Radar Signal Detecting Set is a system that
provides warning of radar directed air defense threat and allows
appropriate countermeasures. This is the 1553 databus compatible
configuration. The hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL when programmed
with U.S. threat data; releasable technical manual for operation and
maintenance are classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical data
(technical performance) is classified SECRET.
8. 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. This item is contains sensitive
technology.
9. The AN/AVS-6 Aviator's Night Vision Goggle is a lightweight
binocular that can be mounted to a variety of aviator helmets. The
binocular offers high reliability and performance and enables rotary-
wing aviators to conduct and complete night operations during the
darkest nights of the year. This item contains sensitive technology.
10. 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
COMSEC and the Data Rate Adapter (DRA) combines three Line Replaceable
Units into one and reduces overall weight of the aircraft. Performance
capabilities, ECM/ECCM specification and Engineering Change Orders
(ECOs) are classified SECRET.
11. The AN/ARC-220 is a fully digital signal processing (DSP) high-
frequency radio that gives you two-way communication over the 2.0000 to
29.9999 MHz high-frequency. The AN/ARC-220 also offers advanced
communications features such as embedded Automatic Link Establishment
(ALE), serial tone data modem and anti-jam (ECCM) functions that can be
used for tactical rotary wing and fixed-wing applications.
12. The AN/ARN-149, Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) Receiver, is a
low frequency radio that provides automatic compass bearing on any
radio signal within the frequency range of 100 to 2199.5 kHz as well as
navigation where a commercial AM broadcast signal is the only available
navigation aid.
13. The AN/ARN-153, Tactical Airborne Navigation (TACAN) System, is
a full featured navigational system that supports four modes of
operation: receive mode; transmit receive mode; air-to-air receive
mode; and air-to-air transmit-receive mode. The TACAN provides a
minimum 500-watt transmit capability with selecting range ratios of
30:1 or 4:1 which is accomplished through the automatic gain control
(AGC) enable/disable switch, the 1553 bus, or the RNAV (ARINC) input
bus.
14. The AN/ARN-147, Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Ranging/
Instrument Landing System Receiver, that provides internal MIL-STD-
1553B capability and is MIL-E-5400 class II qualified. It meets
international operability requirements by providing 50-kHz channel
spacing for 160-VOR and 40-localizer/glideslope channels.
15. The KIV-77, a Common IFF Applique Crypto Computer
Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) which maintains the crypto in a
separate 3.5 in. x 4.25 in. x 1 in., 16-oz LRU allowing it to be
removed and stored. This item is a Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI).
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16. The AN/PYQ-10(C) Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized,
portable, handheld fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and
transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications
equipment. It supports both the DS-101 and DS-102 interfaces, as well
as the KSD-64 Crypto Ignition Key and is backward-compatible with
existing End Cryptographic Units (ECU) and forward-compatible with
future security equipment and systems. This item is classified
CONFIDENTIAL.
17. Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) User Data Module (UDM) to
support Generation III Electronics Control Unit (ECU). The UDM is a
ruggedized, portable, hand-held data storage device for securely
receiving, storing, and transferring data between CMWS ECUs (similar to
a flash, or ``thumb`` drive). The UDM itself is UNCLASSIFIED when
initially received. However, when loaded with data, it becomes
classified to the appropriate level of the data. In the case of CMWS
Software, this raises the classification level to SECRET.
18. Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) Classified Software is
provided as Country Specific Software required for the operation and
support of the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) AN/AAR-57. The
software, once developed and encrypted, is loaded on a User Data Module
(UDM) for transfer and use by the Customer. The software is classified
SECRET.
19. Operational Mission Data Set (MDS) in support of the AN/APR-
39C(V)l/4 including Software Development. The MDS is a Country
Specific, customer defined software data set that defines the radar
emitter specifications used by the APR-39C(V)l/4 Radar Warning Receiver
to examine signal received signal for potential threats. The Data Set
includes data Electronic Warfare Integrated Preprogramming Database
(EWIRDB) emitter parametric information to generate the MDS. The MDS is
classified SECRET.
20. M1 (Z133) is a 25.4mm Decoy Chaff Cartridge. Z133 is a
component in A965. All cartridge components including the cartridge
case, piston, end cap and theoretical band coverage are UNCLASSIFIED.
The specification and the drawings for this item are also UNCLASSIFIED.
Radar Cross Section (RCS) measurements of deployed chaff are
CONFIDENTIAL.
21. 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.
22. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign
policy and national security objectives outlined in the enclosed Policy
Justification. A determination has been made that Czech Republic can
provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology
being released as the U.S. Government.
23. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to Czech Republic.
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