81 FR 76927 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 214 (November 4, 2016)

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 81, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26735]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-49]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

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: Chang Suh, DSCA/SA&E/RAN, (703) 697-
8975.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 16-49 with attached Policy Justification 
and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 1, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 16-49
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: The Government of Egypt
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $56.4 million
Other....................................  $25.0 million
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  Total..................................  $81.4 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Sixty-seven (67) AN/AAR-57 Common 
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
    Non-MDE: This request also includes the following Non-MDE: OCONUS 
Installation/Integration, Installation Mounting Kits, Countermeasure 
Dispenser Test Set AN/ALM-294, Technical Assistance, U.S. Government 
Training and OCONUS Contractor Training, publications and technical 
documents, quality assurance and other related elements of logistics 
and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (VGJ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EG-B-VBT, A04 (02 JUL 15, TCV: 
$17.8M)
    (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: October 6, 2016

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    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Government of Egypt--Description of Sale: Common Missile Warning System 
(CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Blackhawks and CH-47 Chinook 
Helicopters

    The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Sixty-seven (67) AN/AAR-57 Common 
Missile Warning Systems (CMWS).
    This request also includes the following Non-MDE: OCONUS 
Installation/Integration, Installation Mounting Kits, Countermeasure 
Dispenser Test Set AN/ALM-294, Technical Assistance, U.S. Government 
Training and OCONUS Contractor Training, publications and technical 
documents, quality assurance and other related elements of logistics 
and program support. The estimated cost is $81.4 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 strategic partner that has been and continues to be an 
important force for political stability and economic progress in the 
Middle East.
    The proposed sale of the CMWS will equip the Egyptian Air Force's 
fleet of multi mission helicopters with a detection system for infrared 
missile threats. Egypt 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 prime contractors will be BAE Systems and DynCorp. There are no 
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential 
sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
two (2) U.S. Government and two (2) contractor representatives to Egypt 
to support delivery of such equipment, installation and integration, 
maintenance and to provide technical support and equipment 
familiarization. Additionally, this program will require multiple trips 
involving U.S. Government and contractor personnel to participate in 
technical reviews, training and installation.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 16-49
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. AN/AAR-57--Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)--The Common 
Missile Warning System (CMWS) provides superior detection of infrared 
missile threats for rotary-wing, transport, and tactical aircraft. It 
is the detection component of a suite of countermeasures to increase 
survivability of current generation combat, airlift, and special 
operations aircraft against the threat posed by infrared guided 
missiles. It also provides automatic, passive missile detection, threat 
declaration, crew warning, software reprograming, false alarm 
suppression and cues to other on-board systems, such as dispensers, 
which may be utilized for flare decoys. Each platform includes: 
Electro-optical Missile Sensors, and Electronic Control Unit (ECU), 
Sequencer, and the Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD). The ECU 
hardware is classified CONFIDENTIAL; releasable technical manuals for 
operation and maintenance are classified SECRET.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software equipment, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which may 
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 Egypt can provide 
substantially the same degree of protection for this technology as the 
U.S. Government. This proposed 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 Egypt.

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