Arms Sales Notification, 27612-27615 [2019-12510]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27612-27615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12510]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-34]


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 19-34 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. 19-34
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 *................  $180 million
Other....................................  $ 25 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $205 million
 

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

Four (4) AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
Eight (8) T700-GE-701D Engines (installed)
Eight (8) Honeywell Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Navigation 
(EGI) and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (installed)
Fourteen (14) AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles

    Non-MDE:
    Also included is communication equipment, electronic warfare 
systems, M197 20mm machine guns, Target Sight System, support 
equipment, spare engine containers, spare and repair parts, 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: Navy (EZ-P-SBF)
    (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--AH-1Z Attack Helicopters

    The Government of Czech Republic has requested to buy four (4) AH-
1Z attack helicopters, eight (8) T700-GE-701D engines (installed), 
eight (8) Honeywell Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial 
Navigation (EGI) and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (installed), and 
fourteen

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(14) AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. Also included is communication 
equipment, electronic warfare systems, M197 20mm machine guns, Target 
Sight System, support equipment, spare engine containers, spare and 
repair parts, 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 total estimated program cost is $205 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. This will contribute to the Czech 
Republic's military goal of updating its capabilities 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 Bell Helicopter, Textron, Fort 
Worth, Texas; and General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts. There 
are no known offset agreements in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple trips by 
U.S. Government and contractor representatives to participate in 
program and technical reviews plus training and maintenance support in 
country, on a temporary basis, for a period of twenty-four (24) months. 
It will also require three (3) contractor representatives to reside in 
country for a period of two (2) years to support this program.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-34
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-1Z Helicopter is a twin-engine attack helicopter 
developed for the United States Marine Corps. The AH-1Z incorporates 
new rotor technology with upgraded military avionics, weapons systems, 
and electro-optical sensors in an integrated weapons platform. It has 
improved survivability and can find targets at longer ranges and attack 
them with precision weapons. The four blades are made of composites, 
which have an increased ballistic survivability, and there is a semi-
automatic folding system for stowage aboard amphibious assault ships.
    2. The Z-model has an integrated avionics system (IAS) which 
includes two (2) mission computers and an automatic flight control 
system. Each crew station has two (2) 8x6- inch multifunction liquid 
crystal displays (LCD) and one (1) 4.2x4.2-inch dual function LCD 
display. The communications suite will have NON-COMSEC ARC 210 UHFNHF 
radios with associated communications equipment. The navigation suite 
includes a Precise Positioning System (SPS) Honeywell embedded GPS 
inertial navigation system (EGI), a digital map system, and a low-
airspeed air data subsystem, which allows weapons delivery when 
hovering.
    3. The crew is equipped with the Optimized Top Owl (OTO) helmet-
mounted sight and display system. The OTO has a Day Display Module 
(DDM) and a Night Display Module (NDM). The AH-1Z has survivability 
equipment including the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning and Laser Detection 
System, AN/ALE-47 Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMOS) and the AN/
APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver to cover countermeasure dispensers, radar 
warning, incoming/on-way missile warning and on-fuselage laser-spot 
warning systems.
    4. The following performance data and technical characteristics are 
classified as annotated:

AH-1Z Airframe
    --Countermeasure capability........  SECRET
    --Counter-countermeasures            SECRET
     capability.
    --Vulnerability to countermeasures.  SECRET
    --Vulnerability to electromagnetic   SECRET
     pulse from nuclear environmental
     effects.
    --Radar signature..................  SECRET
    --Infrared signature...............  SECRET
    --Acoustic signature...............  CONFIDENTIAL
    --Ultraviolet signature............  SECRET
    --Mission effectiveness against      CONFIDENTIAL
     threats.
Target Sight System (TSS)..............  Up to SECRET
Other Systems
    -- --Tactical Air Moving Map         Up to SECRET
     Capability (TAMMAC).
    -- --Honeywell Embedded GPS & INS    Up to SECRET
     (EGI) w/SPS.
    -- --AN/ARC-210 RT 1939(A).........  Up to SECRET
    -- --APX-123A IFF Transponder......  Up to SECRET
    -- --VCR or DVR....................  Up to SECRET
    -- --APR-39 Radar Warning System     Up to SECRET
     (RWS).
    -- --AN/AAR-47 Missile/Laser         Up to SECRET
     Warning System (MLWS).
    -- --AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures       Up to SECRET
     Dispenser Set (CMDS).
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    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been

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authorized for release and export to Czech Republic.

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