80 FR 17733 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)

The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07515]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 15-06]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to 
fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated 
July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 
601-3740.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittals 15-06 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: March 27, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 15-06
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: Netherlands
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $.900 billion
Other....................................  $.150 billion
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  TOTAL..................................  $1.050 billion
 
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: 17 CH-47F Cargo Helicopters 
with customer unique post-modifications, 46 T55-GA-714A Aircraft 
Turbine Engines with Hydro-Mechanical Assembly (34 installed and 12 
spares), 41 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation 
Systems (EGIs), 54 AN/ARC-231 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency 
Radios, 21 AN/ARC-220 High Frequency Radios, 21 AN/APX-123A 
Identification Friend or Foe Transponders, and 41 AN/ARC-201D Very High 
Frequency Radios. Also included are spare and repair parts, support 
equipment, tools and test equipment, aircraft ferry and refueling 
support, personnel training and training equipment, publications and 
technical documentation, U.S. government and contractor technical, and 
logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and 
program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (WGO)
    (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 Annex attached.
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 19 Mar 15

Policy Justification

Netherlands--CH-47F-Aircraft

    The Government of Netherlands has requested a possible sale of 17 
CH-47F Cargo Helicopters with customer unique post-modifications, 46 
T55-GA-714A Aircraft Turbine Engines with Hydro-Mechanical Assembly (34 
installed and 12 spares), 41 Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation Systems (EGIs), 54 AN/ARC-231 Ultra High Frequency/
Very High Frequency Radios, 21 AN/ARC-220 High Frequency Radios, 21 AN/
APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe Transponders, and 41 AN/ARC-201D 
Very High Frequency Radios. Also included are spare and repair parts, 
support equipment, tools and test equipment, aircraft ferry and 
refueling support, personnel training and training equipment, 
publications and technical documentation, U.S. government and 
contractor technical, and logistics support services, and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $1.05 
billion.
    The Netherlands is one of the major political and economic powers 
in Europe and NATO and an ally of the United States in the pursuit of 
peace and stability. It is vital to U.S. national interests to assist 
the Netherlands to

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develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability.
    The proposed sale of CH-47F aircraft will improve the Netherlands' 
capability to meet current and future requirements for troop movement, 
medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, parachute drop, search and 
rescue, disaster relief, fire-fighting, and heavy construction support. 
The Netherlands will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its 
homeland defense, deter regional threats, and provide direct support to 
coalition and security cooperation efforts. The CH-47F aircraft will 
supplement and eventually replace the Royal Netherlands Air Force's 
aging fleet of CH-47 helicopters. The Netherlands will have no 
difficulty absorbing this aircraft into its armed forces.
    The proposed sale of these helicopters and support will not alter 
the basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be the Boeing Helicopter Company in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. government or contractor 
representatives to the Netherlands.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness or 
acquisition timelines as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 15-06
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 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 to the flight crew. 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). The 
Navigation System will have two Embedded Global Positioning System 
(GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGIs), two Digital Advanced 
Flight Control System (DAFCS), one ARN-149 Automatic Direction Finder, 
one ARN-147 (VOR/ILS marker Beacon System), one ARN-153 Tactical 
Airborne Navigation System (TACAN), and two air data computers, one 
Radar Altimeter systems. The communications suite consists of two AN/
ARC-231 Multi-mode radios providing Very High Frequency (VHF) FM, VHF-
AM, Ultra High Frequency, Have Quick II and Data Management Satellite 
Communications, and two AN/ARC-201D Single Channel Ground and Airborne 
Radio Systems (SINCGARS) with associated Internet Download Manager. The 
APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) will provide the additional 
functionality of dual IFF Mode 4/5. The AN/APX-123 Transponder will be 
classified Secret if Mode 4, or Mode 5 cryptographic key is loaded in 
the equipment.
    2. Identification and security classification of classified 
equipment, major components, subsystems, software, and technical data 
(performance, maintenance, operational (R&M, etc), documentation, 
training devices, and services are classified up to Secret.
    3. The Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) unit provides GPS and INS 
capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI will include Selective 
Availability anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) security modules to be used 
for secure GPS PPS.
    4. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware or software in this proposed sale, 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.
    5. A determination has been made that the recipient country can 
provide 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.
    6. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of the 
Netherlands.

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