81 FR 57576 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-20104

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-50]


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

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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: Chandelle K. Parker, DSCA/OGC, (703) 
697-9027.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 16-50 with attached Policy Justification 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: August 18, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 16-50
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended
    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Argentina
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $196 million
Other....................................  $104 million
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  TOTAL..................................  $300 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Twenty-four (24) T-6C+ Texan trainer 
aircraft
    Non-Major Defense Equipment (MDE): This request includes the 
following Non-MDE: Spare engines, initial spare parts, support 
equipment, communications equipment, studies and surveys, contract 
logistics support and technical services, aircraft technical 
publications, aircraft ferry and support, life support equipment, 
initial maintenance training, initial pilot training, follow-on 
training, alternate mission equipment, Air Force Materiel Command 
services and travel, unclassified minor modifications and engineering 
change proposals, ground-based training system, operational flight 
trainer (OFT) and OFT spare parts.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (AR-D-SAI)
    (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: 15 JULY 2016
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Argentina--T-6C+ Texan aircraft

    The Government of Argentina has requested a possible sale of 
twenty-four (24) T-6C+ Texan trainer aircraft, spare engines, initial 
spare parts, support equipment, communications equipment, studies and 
surveys, contract logistics support and technical services, aircraft 
technical publications, aircraft ferry and support, life support 
equipment, initial maintenance training, initial pilot training, 
follow-on training, alternate mission equipment, Air Force Materiel 
Command services and travel, unclassified minor modifications and 
engineering change proposals, ground-based training system, operational 
flight trainer (OFT) and OFT spare parts. The estimated value is $300 
million.
    This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and 
national security of the United States by helping to improve the 
security of a major non-NATO ally. This potential sale will provide 
additional opportunities for bilateral engagements and further 
strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and 
Argentina.
    The Argentine military has embarked on an ambitious path toward 
modernizing its military materiel. The proposed sale will revitalize 
Argentina's capability to train its pilots and fulfill border control 
missions, especially along its porous northern border. The Argentine 
Air Force (AAF) will use the enhanced capability to redevelop a 
professional pilot corps and as a deterrent to illicit activity. The 
AAF is very experienced working with the Pratt & Whitney PT6 family of 
engines which they currently have on their T-34, King Air, and Cessna 
Caravan aircraft. Given the logistical commonalities with the aircraft 
already in its fleet, the AAF will be able to support and field the new 
T-6C+s.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The prime contractor will be Beechcraft Defense Company, LLC, of 
Wichita, Kansas. The purchaser requested offsets. At this time, 
agreements are undetermined and will be defined in negotiations between 
the purchaser and contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives to Argentina. The AAF plan is to initially train a 
cadre of mechanics in in the United States, then a larger group in 
country via military training teams.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 16-50
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 T-6C+ is a single engine turboprop trainer aircraft modified 
with an embedded virtual weapons training, simulation, and no-drop 
scoring capability, and is UNCLASSIFIED. The simulation and scoring 
capability is primarily designed to teach air-to-ground operations. The 
T-6C+ also includes the capability to carry mounted external fuel tanks 
and employ lightweight training weapons.
    2. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the Government of 
Argentina.

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Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: additional U.S. Government or additional cabling and mounting
See Attached annex. contractor representatives to NATO. hardware turns a standard GBU–38
(viii) Date Report Delivered to There is no adverse impact on U.S. JDAM into a GBU–54 Laser JDAM.
Congress: 9 AUG 2016 defense readiness as a result of this Information revealing target designation
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the proposed sale. tactics and associated aircraft
Arms Export Control Act. Transmittal No. 16–30 maneuvers, the probability of destroying
specific/peculiar targets, vulnerabilities
POLICY JUSTIFICATION Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of regarding countermeasures and the
NATO Support and Procurement Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the electromagnetic environment is
Agency—Precision Guided Munitions Arms Export Control Act classified SECRET. Information
NATO Support and Procurement Annex Item revealing the probability of destroying
Agency as Lead Nation has requested a common/unspecified targets, the
No. vii
possible sale of precision guided number of simultaneous lasers the laser
munitions for subsequent retransfer to (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: seeker head can discriminate, and data
1. The Joint Direct Attack Munition on the radar/infra-red frequency is
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
(JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts classified CONFIDENTIAL.
Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
existing unguided free-fall bombs into 4. The FMU–152 fuze is a Multi-
and Spain. Included are: five hundred
precision-guided ‘‘smart’’ munitions. By Delay, Multi-Arm and Proximity Sensor
(500) Joint Direct Attack Munition adding a new tail section containing
(JDAM) Guidance Kits, KMU–556 F/B; compatible with General Purpose Blast,
Inertial Navigation System (INS)/Global Fragmentation and Hardened-Target
forty (40) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU– Positioning System (GPS) guidance to
557 F/B; one thousand five hundred Penetrator Warheads. It is cockpit
existing inventories of BLU–109, BLU– selectable in-flight (prior to release)
(1,500) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU–572 111, and BLU–117, or MK–84 and MK–
F/B; one thousand (1,000) MAU 210 E/ when used with JDAMS weapons. It can
82 bombs, the cost effective JDAM interface with the following weapons:
B Computer Control Groups for 1,000-lb. provides highly accurate weapon
Enhanced Paveway IIs; three hundred GBU–10, GBU–12, GBU–15, GBU–16,
delivery in any ‘‘flyable’’ weather. The GBU–24, GBU–27, GBU–28, GBU–31,
(300) MAU 210 E/B Computer Control INS, using updates from the GPS, helps
Groups for GBU–49s; one thousand GBU–32, GBU–38, and AGM–130.
guide the bomb to the target via the use 5. If a technologically advanced
twenty-five (1,025) MAU 169 L/B of movable tail fins. The bomb is fitted
Computer Control Groups for GBU–12s; adversary obtained knowledge of the
with the MXU–650 airfoil and the specific hardware and software
one thousand three hundred fifty (1,350) MAU–169 L/B Computer Control Group
Joint Programmable Fuzes, FMU–152 A/ elements, the information could be used
(CCG) or the MAU–210E/B to guide to to develop countermeasures which
B; sixty (60) Bomb Fin Assembly and its laser-designated target. The JDAM
Airfoil Group 650–MXU K/B for GBU– might reduce weapon system
All Up Round (AUR) and all of its effectiveness or be used in the
12s; one thousand twenty-five (1,025) components are UNCLASSIFIED;
Bomb Fin Assembly and Airfoil Group, development of a system with similar or
technical data for JDAM are classified advanced capabilities.
MXU–650 K/B AFG for GBU–12s. It also up to SECRET. Weapon accuracy is 6. A determination has been made
includes Detector Sensing Unit (DSU)- dependent on target coordinates and that NSPA and the participating
38A/B Laser sensors; DSU–33D/B present position as entered into the countries can provide substantially the
proximity sensors; Wireless Paveway guidance control unit. After weapon same degree of protection for the
Avionics Kit (WIPAK) interfaces for release, movable tail fins guide the sensitive technology being released as
Enhanced Paveway II bombs; FMU– weapon to the target coordinates. the U.S. Government. This sale is
139C/B electronic bomb fuzes; repair 2. The KMU–556 F/B, KMU–557 F/B necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
and return services; transportation; and the KMU–572 F/B are the tail kits foreign policy and national security
engineering services; and other support for the GBU–31. They contain a GPS objectives outlined in the Policy
services. The estimated value is $231 Receiver Card with Selective Justification.
million. Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 7. All defense articles and services
The proposed sale improves NATO (SAASM). Information revealing listed in this transmittal have been
members’ capability to meet current and SAASM implementation details such as authorized for release and export to
future ground threats with precision. number or length of keying variables, NATO, Belgium, Czech Republic,
They will use the enhanced capacity as circuit diagrams, specific quantitative Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Norway,
a deterrent to regional threats, and to measures, functions, and capabilities is Portugal, and Spain.
increase interoperability within classified SECRET.
contingency operations. Many of the 3. The DSU–38A/B Laser Sensor uses [FR Doc. 2016–20122 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
purchasing nations already have both GPS-aided inertial navigations BILLING CODE 5001–06–P

precision-guided munitions in their and/or Laser guidance to execute threat
inventories and will have no difficulty targets. The Laser sensor enhances
absorbing these additional munitions. standard JDAM’s reactive target DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The proposed sale of this equipment capability by allowing rapid prosecution Office of the Secretary
and support will not alter the basic of fixed targets with large initial target
military balance in the region. location errors (TLE). The DSU–38A/B [Transmittal No. 16–50]
The prime contractors for production Laser sensor also provides the
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are the Boeing Corporation of St Louis, additional capability to engage mobile 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Missouri, and Raytheon Missile Systems targets moving up to 70 mph. The DSU– AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
of Tucson, Arizona. There are no known 38 Laser sensor is a strap down (non- Agency, Department of Defense.
offset agreements proposed in gimbaled) sensor that attaches to the ACTION: Notice.
connection with this potential sale. Mk–82 or BLU–111 bomb body in the
Implementation of this proposed sale forward fuze well. The addition of the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
will not require the assignment of any DSU–38 Laser sensor combined with publishing the unclassified text of a

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Transmittal No. 16–50 This proposed sale will contribute to external fuel tanks and employ
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of the foreign policy and national security lightweight training weapons.
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the of the United States by helping to 2. All defense articles and services
Arms Export Control Act, as amended improve the security of a major non- listed in this transmittal have been
NATO ally. This potential sale will authorized for release and export to the
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government provide additional opportunities for
of Argentina Government of Argentina.
bilateral engagements and further
(ii) Total Estimated Value: strengthen the bilateral relationship
[FR Doc. 2016–20104 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
Major Defense Equipment * $196 million between the United States and BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Other ..................................... $104 million Argentina.
TOTAL .............................. $300 million The Argentine military has embarked DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
on an ambitious path toward
(iii) Description and Quantity or modernizing its military materiel. The
Quantities of Articles or Services under Office of the Secretary
proposed sale will revitalize Argentina’s
Consideration for Purchase: capability to train its pilots and fulfill TRICARE; Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): border control missions, especially Continued Health Care Benefit
Twenty-four (24) T–6C+ Texan trainer along its porous northern border. The Program (CHCBP) Quarterly Premium
aircraft Argentine Air Force (AAF) will use the
Non-Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Update
enhanced capability to redevelop a
This request includes the following
professional pilot corps and as a AGENCY:Office of the Secretary,
Non-MDE: Spare engines, initial spare
deterrent to illicit activity. The AAF is Department of Defense.
parts, support equipment,
very experienced working with the Pratt Notice of CHCBP quarterly
ACTION:
communications equipment, studies
& Whitney PT6 family of engines which premiums for FY 2017.
and surveys, contract logistics support
they currently have on their T–34, King
and technical services, aircraft technical
Air, and Cessna Caravan aircraft. Given
publications, aircraft ferry and support, SUMMARY:This notice provides the
the logistical commonalities with the
life support equipment, initial CHCBP quarterly premiums for FY
aircraft already in its fleet, the AAF will
maintenance training, initial pilot 2017.
be able to support and field the new T–
training, follow-on training, alternate
6C+s. DATES: The Fiscal Year 2017 rates
mission equipment, Air Force Materiel
The proposed sale of this equipment contained in this notice are effective for
Command services and travel,
and support will not alter the basic services on or after October 1, 2016.
unclassified minor modifications and
military balance in the region.
engineering change proposals, ground- ADDRESSES: Defense Health Agency
based training system, operational flight The prime contractor will be
Beechcraft Defense Company, LLC, of (DHA), TRICARE Health Plan, 7700
trainer (OFT) and OFT spare parts. Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls
(iv) Military Department: Air Force Wichita, Kansas. The purchaser
requested offsets. At this time, Church, Virginia 22042–5101.
(AR–D–SAI)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None agreements are undetermined and will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, be defined in negotiations between the Mark A. Ellis, telephone (703) 681–
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None purchaser and contractor. 0039.
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Implementation of this proposed sale
Contained in the Defense Article or will not require the assignment of any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: additional U.S. Government or rule published in the Federal Register
See Attached annex. contractor representatives to Argentina. (FR) on September 30, 1994 (59 FR
(viii) Date Report Delivered to The AAF plan is to initially train a 49818) sets forth rules to implement the
Congress: 15 JULY 2016 cadre of mechanics in in the United CHCBP required by Title 10, United
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the States, then a larger group in country via States Code, Section 1078a. Included in
Arms Export Control Act. military training teams. this final rule were provisions for
There will be no adverse impact on updating the CHCBP premiums for each
POLICY JUSTIFICATION federal FY. As stated in the final rule,
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
Argentina—T–6C+ Texan aircraft proposed sale. the premiums are based on Federal
The Government of Argentina has Employee Health Benefit Program
Transmittal No. 16–50 employee and agency contributions
requested a possible sale of twenty-four
(24) T–6C+ Texan trainer aircraft, spare Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of required for a comparable health
engines, initial spare parts, support Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the benefits plan, plus an administrative
equipment, communications equipment, Arms Export Control Act fee. Premiums may be revised annually
studies and surveys, contract logistics and shall be published when the
Annex
support and technical services, aircraft premium amount is changed.
technical publications, aircraft ferry and Item No. vii The DHA has updated the quarterly
support, life support equipment, initial (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: premiums for FY 2017 as shown below:
maintenance training, initial pilot 1. The T–6C+ is a single engine
Quarterly CHCBP Premiums for FY
training, follow-on training, alternate turboprop trainer aircraft modified with
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2017
mission equipment, Air Force Materiel an embedded virtual weapons training,
Command services and travel, simulation, and no-drop scoring Individual $1,372.00
unclassified minor modifications and capability, and is UNCLASSIFIED. The
Family $3,087.00
engineering change proposals, ground- simulation and scoring capability is
based training system, operational flight primarily designed to teach air-to- The above premiums are effective for
trainer (OFT) and OFT spare parts. The ground operations. The T–6C+ also services rendered on or after October 1,
estimated value is $300 million. includes the capability to carry mounted 2016.

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FR Citation		81 FR 57576

81 FR 57576 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

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