Notice2024-22241
Arms Sales Notification
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September 27, 2024
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 23-26]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092,
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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 with attached Transmittal 23-
26, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: September 24, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-26
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 Germany
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $3.35 billion
Other................................... $5.15 billion
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TOTAL................................. $8.50 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty (60) CH-47F Block II Cargo Helicopters with customer-unique
modifications
One hundred forty (140) T-55-GA-714A Engines (120 installed, 20
spares)
Seventy-two (72) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
(60 installed, 12 spares)
Two hundred eighty-four (284) AN/ARC-231A Communications Security
(COMSEC) Radios (240 installed, 44 spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included are AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; AN/APR-39C(V)1
Radar Detecting Sets; AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radios with
Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM); military Precise Positioning
Service (PPS) (to include SAASM or M-Code); Digital Advanced Flight
Control Systems (DAFCS); AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
transponder; AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHS) Omnidirectional Range
and Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS); AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air
Navigation Systems (TACAN); air data computers; AN/APN-209 radar
altimeter systems; AN/PYQ-10 simple key loaders; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF
Applique; KY-100M Narrowband/Wideband terminal COMSEC devices; AN/AVS-6
Night Vision Devices (NVD); IDM-401 Improved Data Modem; Extended Range
Fuel Systems (ERFS); air-to-air refueling probes; M134 gun mounts;
Infrared Suppression System (IRSS); Engine Air Particle Separator
(EAPS); Ballistic Protection System (BPS) with Cockpit; cabin sides;
Midas Underfloor COOLS; Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS) 800 gal and
500 gal; Forward Area Refueling Equipment (FARE); Tie Down Materiel and
Helicopter Under-Slung Load Equipment (HUSLE) for internal and external
loads; rotorbrake; rescue hoists; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
(FRIES); Electro Optical Infrared Sensors (EO/IR); crash resistant
pilot and troop seats; skis; life rafts; litter straps and fittings;
mission equipment (e.g., jungle penetrator; litter basket; Jacob's
Ladder; Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform (AirTEP); special tools
and test equipment; ground support equipment; airframe and engine spare
parts; technical data; publications; Maintenance Work Orders/
Engineering Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs); Repair and Return (R&R);
technical assistance; airworthiness assistance; transportation of
aircraft; training; flight training and maintenance trainers; and other
related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (GY-B-XBA)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
Paid: None known at this time
(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 11, 2023
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Germany--CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
The Government of Germany has requested to buy sixty (60) CH-47F
Block II Cargo Helicopters with customer-unique modifications; one
hundred forty (140) T-55-GA-714A engines (120 installed, 20 spares);
seventy-two (72) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (60
installed, 12 spares); and two hundred eighty-four (284) AN/ARC-231A
Communications Security (COMSEC) radios (240 installed, 44 spares).
Also included are AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; AN/APR-39C(V)1 Radar
Detecting Sets; AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radios with electronic
counter-countermeasures (ECCM); military Precise Positioning Service
(PPS) (to include SAASM or M-Code); Digital Advanced Flight Control
Systems (DAFCS); AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
transponder; AN/ARN-147 very high frequency (VHS) omnidirectional range
and instrument landing system (VOR/ILS); AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air
Navigation Systems (TACAN); air data computers; AN/APN-209 radar
altimeter systems; AN/PYQ-10 simple key loaders; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF
Applique; KY-100M narrowband/wideband terminal COMSEC devices; AN/AVS-6
Night Vision Devices (NVD); IDM-401 Improved Data Modem; Extended Range
Fuel Systems (ERFS); air-to-air refueling probes; M134 gun mounts;
Infrared Suppression System (IRSS); Engine Air Particle Separator
(EAPS); Ballistic Protection System (BPS) with Cockpit; cabin sides;
Midas Underfloor COOLS; Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS) 800 gal and
500 gal; Forward Area Refueling Equipment (FARE); Tie Down Materiel/
Helicopter Under-Slung Load Equipment (HUSLE) for internal and external
loads; rotorbrake; rescue hoists; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System
(FRIES); Electro Optical Infrared Sensors (EO/IR); crash resistant
pilot and troop seats; skis; life rafts; litter straps and fittings;
mission equipment (e.g., jungle penetrator; litter basket; Jacob's
ladder; Airborne Tactical Extraction Platform (AirTEP); special tools
and test equipment; ground support equipment; airframe and engine spare
parts; technical data; publications; Maintenance Work Orders/
Engineering Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs); Repair and Return (R&R);
technical assistance; airworthiness assistance; transportation of
aircraft; training; flight training and maintenance trainers; and other
related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated
cost is $8.5 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally
which is an important force for political and economic stability in
Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Germany's heavy lift capability.
Germany intends to use this enhanced capability to strengthen its
homeland defense and deter regional threats. Germany will have no
difficulty absorbing this equipment and services 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 Boeing Helicopter Company,
Philadelphia, PA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the temporary
deployment of an estimated thirty (30) contractor representatives to
Germany's Main Operating Bases (MOBs) for onsite aircraft technical,
maintenance, and logistics support as part of a
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Performance Based Logistics (PBL) program; training support; and
operator and maintenance support for the Transportable Flight
Proficiency Simulators (TFPS). This support will be provided for three
to five years. The temporary deployment of contractor representatives
will include five (5) Field Service Representatives (FSRs), four (4)
from Boeing and one (1) from Rockwell Collins. This proposed sale will
also require Foreign Liaison Officers be located at Redstone Arsenal
and at the Boeing facility.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-26
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 Chinook CH-47F is a heavy lift, newly manufactured aircraft.
The CH-47F has the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) cockpit,
which provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication
management systems. The CAAS consist of two dual-redundant MIL-STD-
1553B data busses and an Ethernet LAN capable of supporting both IEEE
802.3 and ARINC 664. The CAAS includes five multifunction displays
(MFDs), two general purpose processor units (GPPUs), two control
display units (CDUs), and two data concentrator units (DCUs).
2. The Navigation System will have two military PPS (to include
SAASM or M-Code), two Digital Advanced Flight Control Systems (DAFCS),
one ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHS) Omnidirectional Range and
Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) marker beacon system, one ARN-153
Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN), two air data computers, and two
AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeter system. The communications suite is as
follows: four each AN/ARC-231A multi-mode radios providing VHF FM, VHF-
AM, UHF, HQ II and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Satellite
Communications (SATCOM), and one each AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF)
Radio. The Identifier, Friend or Foe (IFF) will be the APX-123A, which
provides the additional functionality of MODE. Aircraft survivability
equipment (ASE) will consist of the Common Missile Warning System
(CMWS), AN/AAR-57; the Radar Signal Detecting Set (RSDS), AN/APR-
39C(V)1; and the Laser Detecting Set, AN/AVR-2B.
3. Support and fielding for the CH-47F, Block II and installed CAAS
would require one copy of technical documentation, along with two (2)
Contractor Field Service Representatives.
4. Sensitive technologies include:
a. The AN/ARN-147 combines all VHF Omni Ranging/Instrument Landing
System (VOR/ILS) functions into one compact, lightweight, VHF
navigation receiver.
b. The AN/ARN-153 is an airborne receiver-transmitter component of
the Tactical Airborne Navigation (TACAN) avionics system. The AN/ARN-
153(V) supports four modes of operation modes; receive, transmit, air-
to-air receive, air-to-air transmit-receive.
c. The AN/APN-209 is a pules type, absolute (radar) altimeter that
provides an accurate indication of aircraft altitude over all types or
terrain surfaces such as foliage, deep snow, water, and land.
d. The AN/ARC-231A is a software-definable radio for military
aircraft that provides two-way, multi-mode voice and data
communications over a 30 Hz to 512 MHz frequency range. It supports
both line-of-sight Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Very High Frequency
(VHF) bands with AM, FM, and SATCOM capabilities and includes embedded
frequency agile modes, Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM), and
anti-jam waveforms such as HAVE QUICK and SINCGARS, Demand Assigned
Multiple Access (DAMA), and Integrated Waveform (IW). It provides
simultaneous, real-time participation in tactical voice and data
communications networks. The embedded RT-1987 radio transceiver will
provide National Security Agency (NSA) Tactical Secure Voice
Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (TSVCIS) 3.1.1
cryptographic modernization compliance. It also allows for operator-
selectable Air Traffic Control (ATC) channel spacing of 5, 8.33, 12.5,
and 25kHz steps and other data link and secure communications features,
providing battlefield interoperability.
e. The AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) airborne communications
system provides embedded Automatic Link Establishment (ALE), serial
tone data modem, text messaging, and GPS position reporting functions.
f. The AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder
is a space diversity transponder and is installed on various military
platforms. It provides identification, altitude, and surveillance
reporting in response to interrogations from airborne, ground-based,
and surface interrogators.
g. The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is an
integrated infrared (IR) countermeasures suite utilizing five
ultraviolet (UV) sensors to display accurate threat location and
dispense decoys and countermeasures either automatically or under pilot
or crew control to defeat incoming missile threats.
h. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning System detects radar-based
rangefinders, target designators and beam rider systems targeting an
aircraft or vehicle. It is a detection component of the suite of
countermeasures designed to increase survivability of current
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft
against the threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons.
i. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Set is a passive laser warning
system that receives, processes, and displays threat information
resulting from aircraft illumination by lasers on the multi-functional
display.
j. The KIV-77 is a Common Crypto Applique for IFF that provides
Mode 4/5 capability. The KIV-77 Applique physical dimensions are 3.5
in. x 4.25 in. x 1 in., 16-oz. The KIV-77 can be removed from the host.
k. The TSEC KY-100M is a radio encryptor.
l. The AN/PYQ-10 (C) Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized,
portable, hand-held fill device used for securely receiving, storing,
and transferring electronic key material and data between compatible
end cryptographic units (ECU) and communications equipment. It supports
both the DS-101 and DS-102 interfaces, as well as the Crypto Ignition
Key, and is compatible with existing ECUs.
m. The Improved Data Modem (IDM) is a multi-channel receive and
transmit terminal that interoperates with other digital message systems
by processing Variable Message Format (VMF) and Air Force Applications
Program Development message traffic on the Tactical internet (TI) and
Private Network (PN). The IDM provides the essential routing and
gateway functionality necessary to support seamless data communication
over combat-net radio (CNR) systems and across multiple tactical
networks simultaneously. The IDM provides this functionality on a
multi-service basis, supporting Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force
operations. The IDM provides a means to participate in Joint Battle
Command--Platform/Air (JBC-P/A) communications through the exchange of
digital Command and Control (C2) and Situational Awareness (SA) data.
The IDM also supports
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Private Net communications providing connectivity across Army Aviation
platforms and connectivity with digital ground systems. The unit is
interoperable with the following radio terminals: AN/ARC-164, AN/ARC-
186, AN/ARC-201D, AN/ARC-231, Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) SA, Blue Force Tracker (BFT)
1 (AVX-06, MT-2011, and KGV-72), and BFT 2 (KGV-72).
n. The AN/AVS-6 Military Grade Night Vision Goggles (NVG) are
helmet mounted, optoelectronic devices that allow images to be produced
in levels of light approaching total darkness. The image may be a
conversion to visible light of both visible light and near-infrared.
5. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
6. 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.
7. A determination has been made that the Government of Germany 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.
8. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of
Germany.
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