Arms Sales Notification, 39171-39174 [2020-14062]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39171-39174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14062]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-04]


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 20-04 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: June 24, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-04
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: Republic of the Philippines
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *...............................    $375 million
Other...................................................    $ 75 million
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  Total.................................................    $450 million
 

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

Six (6) AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
Fourteen (14) T-700 GE 401C Engines (12 installed, 2 spares)
Seven (7) Honeywell Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial 
Navigation (EGIs) w/Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (6 installed, 1 
spare)
Six (6) AGM-114 Hellfire II Missiles
Twenty-six (26) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) All Up 
Rounds

    Non-MDE: Also included is communications equipment, electronic 
warfare systems, AN/AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System, AN/ALE-47 
Countermeasure Dispenser System, AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver, 
seven (7) M197 20mm machine guns (6 installed, 1 spare), Target Sight 
System (TSS), 5,000 20mm Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary 
(SAPHEI) rounds, two (2) AIM-9M Sidewinder training missiles, MJU-32 
and MJU-38 Magnesium Teflon pyrotechnic decoy flares, flight training 
device, LAU-68 rocket launchers, LAU-61 rocket launchers, 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 (PI-P-SAB)

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    (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: April 30, 2020
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Philippines--AH-1Z Attack Helicopters and Related Equipment and Support

    The Government of the Philippines has requested to buy six (6) AH-
1Z attack helicopters; fourteen (14) T-700 GE 401C engines (12 
installed, 2 spares); seven (7) Honeywell Embedded Global Positioning 
Systems/Inertial Navigation (EGIs) w/Precise Positioning Service (PPS) 
(6 installed, 1 spare); six (6) AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles; and 
twenty six (26) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) all up 
rounds. Also included is communications equipment; electronic warfare 
systems, AN/AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System, AN/ALE-47 
Countermeasure Dispenser System, AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver, 
seven (7) M197 20mm machine guns (6 installed, 1 spare), Target Sight 
System (TSS), 5,000 20mm Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary 
(SAPHEI) rounds, two (2) AIM-9M Sidewinder training missiles, MJU-32 
and MJU-38 Magnesium Teflon pyrotechnic decoy flares, flight training 
device, LAU-68 rocket launchers, LAU-61 rocket launchers, 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 estimated cost is $450 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a 
friendly country that continues to be an important force for political 
stability, peace, and economic progress in South-East Asia.
    The Philippines is considering either the AH-1Z or the AH-64E to 
modernize its attack helicopter capabilities. The proposed sale will 
assist the Philippines in developing and maintaining strong self-
defense, counterterrorism, and critical infrastructure protection 
capabilities. The Philippines will have no difficulty absorbing this 
equipment and support 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 will be Bell Helicopter, Textron, Fort 
Worth, Texas; and General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts. 
Offsets may be a requirement of doing business in the Philippines; 
however, offsets are negotiated directly between the Original Equipment 
Manufacturers or other vendors and the Government of the Philippines, 
and further details are not known at this time.
    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 one (1) contractor support representative 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. 20-04
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 following components and technical documentation for the AH-
1Z helicopter program are classified as listed below:
    a. 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 Ultra High Frequency Very 
High Frequency (UHF/VHF) radios with associated communications 
equipment. The navigation suite includes a Precise Positioning System 
(PPS), Honeywell embedded GPS inertial navigation system (EGI), a 
digital map system and a low-airspeed air data subsystem, which allows 
weapons delivery when hovering.
    b. 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 (CMDS) and the AN/
APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) to cover countermeasure dispensers, 
radar warning, incoming/on-way missile warning and on-fuselage laser-
spot warning systems.
    c. The following performance data and technical characteristics are 
classified as annotated:

AH-1Z Airframe
--Countermeasure capability.................  SECRET
--Counter-countermeasures capability........  SECRET
--Vulnerability to countermeasures..........  SECRET
--Vulnerability to electromagnetic pulse      SECRET
 from nuclear environmental effects.
--Radar signature...........................  SECRET
--Infrared signature........................  SECRET
--Acoustic signature........................  CONFIDENTIAL
--Ultraviolet signature.....................  SECRET
--Mission effectiveness against threats.....  CONFIDENTIAL
Other Systems
--Tactical Air Moving Map Capability          Up to SECRET
 (TAMMAC).
--Honeywell Embedded GPS & INS (EGI) w/PPS..  Up to SECRET
--APX-123 IFF Transponder...................  Up to SECRET
--DVR.......................................  Up to SECRET
--APR-39 Radar Warning System (RWS).........  Up to SECRET
--AN/AAR-47 Missile/Laser Warning System      Up to SECRET
 (MLWS).
--AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser Set     Up to SECRET
 (CMDS).
 


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    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    3. A determination has been made that the Republic of the 
Philippines can provide substantially the same degree of protection for 
the sensitive technology being released as the U.S. Government. This 
sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and 
national security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Republic of the 
Philippines.

[FR Doc. 2020-14062 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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