Arms Sales Notification, 50420-50423 [2019-20838]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50420-50423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20838]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-39]


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 19-39 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-39
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 Greece
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $300 million
Other....................................  $300 million
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    Total................................  $600 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Seven (7) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters, equipped with the 
following:
    Ten (10) APS-l 53(V) Multi-Mode Radars (7 installed, 3 spares)
    Eighteen (18) 1700 GE-401 C Engines (14 installed, 4 spares)
    Seven (7) Airborne Low Frequency System (ALFS) (7 installed)
    Ten (10) AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems (7 
installed, 3
    spares)
    Eighteen (18) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial

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Navigation Systems
     with Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (14 
installed, 4 spares)
    One-thousand (1,000) AN/SSQ-36/53/62 Sonobuoys
    Two (2) AGM-114 M36-E9 Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM)
    Four (4) AGM-l 14Q Hellfire Training Missiles
    One Hundred (100) Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) 
Rockets Thirty (30) MK 54 Torpedoes
    Twelve (12) M-240D Crew Served Guns
    Twelve (12) GAU-21 Crew Served Guns
Non-MDE:
    Also included are eighteen (18) AN/ARC-210 APX-1990A(C) Radios with 
COMSEC (14 installed and 4 spares); twenty-four (24) AN/AVS-9 Night 
Vision Devices; ten (10) AN/ APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
transponders (8 installed, 2 spares); spare engine containers; 
facilities study, design, and construction; spare and repair parts; 
support and test equipment; communication equipment; ferry support; 
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and 
training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of 
logistical and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (GR-P-SCK)
    (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: July 12, 2019

    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Greece -- MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters

    The Government of Greece has requested to buy up to seven (7) MH-
60R Multi-Mission Helicopters equipped with ten (10) APS-l 53(V) Multi-
Mode Radars (7 installed, 3 spares); eighteen (18) T700 GE-401 C 
Engines (14 installed, 4 spares); seven (7) Airborne Low Frequency 
System (ALFS) (7 installed); ten (10) AN/ AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral 
Targeting Systems (7 installed, 3 spares); eighteen (18) Embedded 
Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems with Selective 
Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (14 installed, 4 spares); 
one-thousand (1,000) AN/SSQ-36/53/62 Sonobuoys; two (2) AGM-114 M36-E9 
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); four (4) AGM-114Q Hellfire 
Training Missiles; one Hundred (100) Advanced Precision Kill Weapons 
System (APKWS) Rockets; thirty (30) MK 54 Torpedoes; twelve (12) M-2400 
Crew Served Guns; and twelve (12) GAU-21 Crew Served Guns. Also 
included are eighteen (18) AN/ARC-210 APX-1990A(C) Radios with COMSEC 
(14 installed and 4 spares); twenty-four (24) AN/AVS-9 Night Vision 
Devices; ten (10) AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
transponders (8 installed, 2 spares); spare engine containers; 
facilities study, design, and construction; spare and repair parts; 
support and test equipment; communication equipment; ferry support; 
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and 
training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of 
logistical and program support. The estimated total case value is $600 
million.
    This proposed sale will support U.S. foreign policy and national 
security objectives by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally, 
which is an important partner for political stability and economic 
progress in Europe. The MH-60R helicopters will bolster the Hellenic 
Navy's ability to support NATO and remain interoperable with the U.S. 
and the NATO alliance.
    The proposed sale will improve Greece's capability to meet current 
and future threats. The MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter will provide 
the capability to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare 
missions along with the ability to perform secondary missions including 
vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and communications relay. 
Greece 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 contractor will be Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission 
Systems in Owego, New York. There are no known offset agreements in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
five (5) additional U.S. Government personnel and five (5) contractor 
representatives to Greece.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
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 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter is employed primarily for 
anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions. The MH-60R carries 
several sensors and data links to enhance its ability to work in a 
network-centric battle group and as an extension of its home ship/main 
operating base. The mission systems consists of the following sensors 
and subsystems: an acoustics system consisting of a dipping sonar, 
sonobuoys, and acoustics processor; Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) with 
integrated Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator; Radios with 
COMSEC; Electronic Support Measures (ESM); Integrated Self-Defense 
(ISD); and Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). Also, Night Vision 
Devices (AN/AVS-9) are included for CONOPS and interoperability with 
USN. It can carry AGM-l 14NB/K/N Hellfire missiles and Mk 46/54 
lightweight torpedoes to engage surface and sub-surface targets. The 
Hellenic Navy MH-60R platform will include provisions for the Mk 54 
lightweight torpedo. The MH-60R weapons system is classified up to 
SECRET. Unless otherwise noted below, MH-60R hardware and support 
equipment, test equipment and maintenance spares are unclassified 
except when electrical power is applied to hardware containing volatile 
data storage. Technical data and documentation for MH-60R weapons 
systems (to include sub-systems and weapons listed below) are 
classified up to SECRET. The sensitive technologies include:
    a. The AGM-114 HELLFIRE missile is an air-to-surface missile with a 
multimission, multi-target, precision strike capability. The HELLLFIRE 
can be launched from multiple air platforms and is the primary 
precision weapon for the United States Army. The highest level for 
release of the AGM-114 HELLFIRE is SECRET, based upon the software. The 
highest level of classified information that could be disclosed by a 
proposed sale or by testing of the end item is SECRET; the highest 
level that must be disclosed for production, maintenance, or training 
is CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse engineering could reveal CONFIDENTIAL 
information. Vulnerability data, countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat

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definitions are classified SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL.
    b. Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guided 
rocket to counter the fast attack craft and fast inshore attack craft 
threat. APKWS hardware is UNCLASSIFIED.
    c. The lightweight air launched torpedo (Mk54) is used for surface 
and subsurface targets. The acquisition of Mk54 will include ancillary 
equipment and publications.
    d. Communications security (COMSEC) devices contain sensitive 
encryption algorithms and keying material. The purchasing country has 
previously been released and utilizes COMSEC devices in accordance with 
set procedures and without issue. COMSEC devices will be classified up 
to SECRET when keys are loaded.
    e. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) (KIV-78) contains embedded 
security devices containing sensitive encryption algorithms and keying 
material. The purchasing country will utilize COMSEC devices in 
accordance with set procedures. The AN/APX-123 is classified up to 
SECRET.
    f. GPS/PPS/SAASM - Global Positioning System (OPS) provides a 
space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) that has reliable 
location and time information in all weather and at all times and 
anywhere on or near the earth when and where there is an unobstructed 
line of sight to four or more OPS satellites. Selective Availability/
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (AN/PSN-11) is used by military OPS 
receivers to allow decryption of precision OPS coordinates. In 
addition, the OPS Antenna System (GAS-I) provides protection from enemy 
manipulation of the OPS system. The OPS hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. When 
electrical power is applied, the system is classified up to SECRET.
    g. Acoustics algorithms are used to process dipping sonar and 
sonobuoy data for target tracking and for the Acoustics Mission Planner 
(AMP), which is a tactical aid employed to optimize the deployment of 
sonobuoys and the dipping sonar. Acoustics hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. 
The acoustics system is classified up to SECRET when environmental and 
threat databases are loaded and/or the system is processing acoustic 
data.
    h. The AN/APS-153 multi-mode radar with an integrated IFF and 
Inverse Synthetic Aperture (ISAR) provides target surveillance/
detection capability. The AN/APS-153 hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. When 
electrical power is applied and mission data loaded, the AN/APS-153 is 
classified up to SECRET.
    i. The AN/ALQ-210 (ESM) system identifies the location of an 
emitter. The ability of the system to identify specific emitters 
depends on the data provided by Hellenic Navy. The AN/ALQ-210 hardware 
is Unclassified. When electrical power is applied and mission data 
loaded, the AN/ALQ-210 system is classified up to SECRET.
    j. The AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-spectral Targeting System (MTS) operates 
in day/night and adverse weather conditions. Imagery is provided by a 
ForwardLooking Infrared (FLIR) sensor, a color/monochrome day 
television (DTV) camera, and a Low-Light TV (LLTV). The AN/AAS-44C(V) 
hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. When electrical power is applied, the AN/AAS-
44C(V) is classified up to SECRET.
    k. Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency (UHFNHF) Radios (ARC 
210) contain embedded sensitive encryption algorithms and keying 
material. The purchasing country will utilize COMSEC devices in 
accordance with set procedures. The ARC-210 hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. 
When electrical power is applied and mission data loaded, the ARC-210 
is classified up to SECRET.
    l. Advanced Data Transfer System (ADTS) with Type 1 encryption for 
data at rest.
    m. Satellite Communications Demand Assigned Multiple Access (SATCOM 
DAMA), which provides increased, interoperable communications 
capabilities with US forces. SATCOM DAMA hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. When 
electrical power is applied and mission data loaded these systems are 
classified up to SECRET.
    2. All the mission data, including sensitive parameters, is loaded 
from an off board station before each flight and does not stay with the 
aircraft after electrical power has been removed. Sensitive 
technologies are protected as defined in the program protection and 
anti-tamper plans. The mission data and off board station are 
classified up to SECRET.
    3. 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. 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 Greece can provide 
the same degree of protection for the sensitive technology being 
released as the U.S. Government.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to Greece.

[FR Doc. 2019-20838 Filed 9-24-19; 8:45 am]
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