Notice2025-19377
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
October 2, 2025
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Defense Department
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 189 (Thursday, October 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47736-47739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19377]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 24-64]
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: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6523,
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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 24-
64, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: September 30, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-64
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 Austria
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *............... $350 million
Other................................... $700 million
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TOTAL................................. $1.05 billion
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
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Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twelve (12) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
Twenty-six (26) T700-GE-701D engines
Fifteen (15) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
Thirty (30) H-764U Embedded Global Positioning Systems with
Inertial Navigation (EGI) with country-unique selective availability
anti-spoofing modules (or Future M-Code replacement)
Non-MDE:
The following non-MDE is also included: APR-39C(V)1/4 radar warning
receivers; AVR-2B laser detecting sets; AN/ARN-147(V) very high
frequency omni-directional range instrument landing system receiver
radio; AN/ARN-149(V) low frequency automatic direction finder (ADF)
radio receiver; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN)
receiver transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter radios; EBC-406HM
emergency locator transmitter (ELT); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD);
signal data converters for IHUD; color weather radars; MX-10D electro
optical and infrared with laser designator; Engine Inlet Barrier
Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor Protection Systems (BAPS); Internal
Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS); Fast Rope Insertion Extraction
System (FRIES), ; External Rescue Hoist (ERH); rescue hoist equipment
sets; dual patient litter system (DPLS) sets; Martin Baker palletized
crew chief and gunner seats with crashworthy floor structural
modifications; External Stores Support System (ESSS); instrument panel;
cockpit multi-function display (MFD); degraded visual environment (DVE)
system; Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II); cargo hook
scale; sling load observation capability; Direction Finder DF-935;
environmental control system; snow skis provisions; Bambi bucket
provisions; Helicopter Terrain Awareness System (HTAWS); CONRAD troop
radio capability; TETRA BOS radio capability; very important person
kit; 28 volts of direct current 10 ampere utility power socket (cabin);
Universal Serial Bus (USB) charging outlet; Crashworthy Extended Range
Fuel Systems (CEFS) tanks; Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); training
devices; helmets; transportation; organizational equipment; spare and
repair parts; support equipment; 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 support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (AU-B-VCS)
(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 29, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Austria--UH-60M Blackhawk Helicopters
The Government of Austria has requested to buy twelve (12) UH-60M
Black Hawk helicopters with twenty-six (26) T700-GE-701D engines;
fifteen (15) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS); and
thirty (30) H-764U Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial
Navigation (EGI) with country-unique selective availability anti-
spoofing modules (or Future M-Code replacement). The following non-MDE
is also included: APR-39C(V)1/4 radar warning receivers; AVR-2B laser
detecting sets; AN/ARN-147(V) very high frequency omni-directional
range instrument landing system receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) low
frequency automatic direction finder (ADF) radio receiver; AN/ARN-153
Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver transmitter; AN/APN-209
radar altimeter radios; EBC-406HM emergency locator transmitter (ELT);
Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); signal data converters for IHUD;
color weather radars; MX-10D electro optical and infrared with laser
designator; Engine Inlet Barrier Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor
Protection Systems (BAPS); Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems
(IAFTS); Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES); External Rescue
Hoist (ERH); rescue hoist equipment sets; dual patient litter system
(DPLS) sets; Martin Baker palletized crew chief and gunner seats with
crashworthy floor structural modifications; External Stores Support
System (ESSS); instrument panel; cockpit multi-function display (MFD);
degraded visual environment (DVE) system; Traffic Alert Collision
Avoidance System (TCAS II); cargo hook scale; sling load observation
capability; Direction Finder DF-935; environmental control system; snow
skis provisions; Bambi bucket provisions; Helicopter Terrain Awareness
System (HTAWS); CONRAD troop radio capability; TETRA BOS radio
capability; very important person kit; 28 volts of direct current 10
ampere utility power socket (cabin); Universal Serial Bus (USB)
charging outlet; Crashworthy Extended Range Fuel Systems (CEFS) tanks;
Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); training devices; helmets;
transportation; organizational equipment; spare and repair parts;
support equipment; 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 support. The
estimated cost is $1.05 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national
security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the
security of a partner that is a force for political stability and
economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Austria's capability to deter
current and future threats and support coalition operations and the
United States' and Austria's goal of greater military interoperability.
Austria will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment 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 Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky,
located in Stratford, CT. There are no known offset agreements in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately
fifteen (15) U.S. Government and/or fifteen (15) contractor
representatives to travel to Austria for an extended period for
equipment de-processing/fielding, system checkout, training, and
technical and logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-64
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 helicopter with
two (2)
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T-701D engines. The aircraft has four (4) multifunction displays
(MFDs), which provide access to aircraft system, flight, mission, and
communication management systems. The instrumentation panel includes
four (4) MFDs, two (2) pilot and copilot Flight Director Panels, and
two (2) Data Concentrator Units (DCUs). The navigation system will have
Embedded Global Positioning System/with Intertial Navigation (EGIs),
and two (2) Advanced Flight Control Computer Systems (AFCC), which
provide 4 axis aircraft control:
a. The AN/APR-39C(V)1/4 radar warning system detects radar based
rangefinders, target designators, and beam rider systems targeting an
aircraft or vehicle. The APR-39 is a detection component of the suite
of countermeasures designed to increase the survivability of current
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft
against the threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons. This
item contains sensitive technology.
b. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Receiver detects laser rangefinders,
target designators, and beam rider laser-aided systems targeting an
aircraft or vehicle. The AVR-2B is a detection component of the suite
of countermeasures designed to increase the survivability of current
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft
against the threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons. This
item contains sensitive technology.
c. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is an integrated
infrared countermeasures suite utilizing ultraviolet sensors to display
accurate threat location and dispense decoys and countermeasures either
automatically or through pilot or crew control to defeat incoming
missile threats.
d. EGI provides GPS and INS capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI
will include selective availability anti-spoofing module (SAASM)
security modules or military code (M-code) to be used for secure GPS
precision positioning service if required. The EGI within the SAASM or
M-code contains sensitive technology.
2. The highest level of information that may be transferred in
support of this proposed sale is classified 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 which might reduce weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that Austria can provide
substantially the same degree of protection of this technology as the
U.S. Government. This proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of U.S.
foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
5. All defense articles, technical data, and services listed in
this transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of Austria.
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