Billing Code: 6001-FR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-51]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at neil.g.hedlund.civ@mail.mil
or (703) 697-9214.
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, Transmittal 22-51 with attached
Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: June 24, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.

Transmittal No. 22-51
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 Australia
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment*
Other
TOTAL

$ .85 billion
$1.10 billion
$1.95 billion

(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for
Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Forty (40) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
Eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D Engines (80 installed, 8 spares)
Forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (40
installed, 4 spares)
Ninety-six (96) H-764U Embedded Global Position Systems with Inertial
Navigation (EGI) and Country Unique SAASM (or future replacement) (80
installed, 16 spares)
Non-MDE:
Also included are AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement)
VHF/UHF/LOS SATCOM radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning Receivers;
AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe
Transponder; ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radio with KY-100M; VRC-100
Ground Stations; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Applique Crypto Computers; KY-100M
COMSEC Encryption devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very High Frequency OmniDirectional Range (VOR)/Instrument Landing System (ILS) receiver radio;
AN/ARN-149(V) Low Frequency (LF)/Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) radio
receiver; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver
transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT); Encrypted Aircraft Wireless
Intercommunications Systems (EAWIS); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD);
Signal Data Converters for IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); Improved Data
Modems (IDM); Color Weather Radars; MX-10D EO/IR with Laser Designator;
EO/IR Cabin Monitoring Systems; EO/IR Digital Video Recorder; AN/ARC201D RT-1478D; 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/Gunner Seats with crashworthy floor structural
modifications; External Stores Support System (ESSS); Integrated Tow Plates
Production Assets; Universal Software Loading Kits; 60kVA Generator Kits;
Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount Systems; Black Hawk Aircrew
Trainer (BAT); Black Hawk Maintenance Trainer (BHMT-M); Black Hawk
Avionics Trainer; Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer

(MBRAT); 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 (AT-B-UMI)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT-B-UMH
(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: August 25, 2022
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Australia – UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
The Government of Australia has requested to buy forty (40) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters;
eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D engines (80 installed, 8 spares); forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57
Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (40 installed, 4 spares); and ninety-six (96) H-764U
Embedded Global Position Systems with Inertial Navigation (EGI) and Country Unique SAASM
(or future replacement) (80 installed, 16 spares). Also included are AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or
future replacement) VHF/UHF/LOS SATCOM radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning
Receivers; AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe Transponder;
ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radio with KY-100M; VRC-100 Ground Stations; AN/PYQ-10
Simple Key Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Applique Crypto
Computers; KY-100M COMSEC Encryption devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very High Frequency
Omni-Directional Range (VOR)/Instrument Landing System (ILS) receiver radio; AN/ARN149(V) Low Frequency (LF)/Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) radio receiver; AN/ARN-153
Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter;
AN/ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT); Encrypted Aircraft
Wireless Intercommunications Systems (EAWIS); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); Signal
Data Converters for IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); Improved Data Modems (IDM); Color
Weather Radars; MX-10D EO/IR with Laser Designator; EO/IR Cabin Monitoring Systems;
EO/IR Digital Video Recorder; AN/ARC-201D RT-1478D; 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/Gunner Seats with crashworthy floor structural modifications; External Stores Support
System (ESSS); Integrated Tow Plates Production Assets; Universal Software Loading Kits;
60kVA Generator Kits; Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount Systems; Black Hawk
Aircrew Trainer (BAT); Black Hawk Maintenance Trainer (BHMT-M); Black Hawk Avionics
Trainer; Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer (MBRAT); 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 total cost is $1.95 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United
States. Australia is one of our most important allies in the Western Pacific. The strategic
location of this political and economic power contributes significantly to ensuring peace and
economic stability in the region. It is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist our ally in
developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense capability.
The proposed sale will replace Australia’s current multi-role helicopter fleet with a more reliable
and proven system that will allow Australia to maintain the appropriate level of readiness to
conduct combined operations. The UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter will improve the Australian
Army’s ability to deploy combat power to share Australia’s strategic environment, deter actions
against its interests, and, when required, respond with credible force. Australia 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 contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, MD. The purchaser typically
requests offsets. There are no known offset agreements. Any future offset agreement would be
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of no U.S. Government and
five (5) U.S. contractor representatives in Australia for a period of three years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 22-51
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 Black Hawk aircraft is a medium lift four bladed aircraft which includes two (2)
T-701D engines. The aircraft has four (4) Multifunction Displays (MFD), which provides
aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication management systems. The instrumentation
panel includes four (4) Multifunction Displays (MFDs), two (2) Pilot and Co-Pilot Flight
Director Panels, and two (2) Data Concentrator Units (DCUs). The Navigation System will have
Embedded GPS/INS (EGIs), and two (2) Advanced Flight Control Computer Systems (AFCC),
which provide 4 axis aircraft control:
a. The AN/ARC-201D Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System (SINCGARS) is a tactical
airborne radio subsystem that provides secure, anti-jam voice and data communication. The
integration of Communication Security (COMSEC) and the Data Rate Adapter (DRA)
combines three Line Replaceable Units into one and reduces overall weight of the aircraft.
b. AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement), Very High Frequency/Ultra High
Frequency (VHF/UHF) Line of Sight (LOS) Radio with frequency agile modes, Electronic
counter-countermeasures (ECCM), UHF Satellite Communications (SATCOM), Demand
Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA), Integrated Waveform (IW), Air Traffic Control (ATC)
channel spacing is operator selectable in 5, 8.33, 12.5 and 25khz steps.
c. The AN/ARC-210 is a family of radios for military aircraft that provides two-way, multimode voice and data communications over a 30 to 512+MHz frequency range. It covers both
Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and Very High Frequency (VHF) bands with AM, FM and
SATCOM capabilities. The ARC-210 type radio also includes embedded anti-jam waveforms,
including have-quick and SINCGARS and other data link and secure communications features,
providing total battlefield interoperability and high-performance capabilities in the transfer of
data, voice and imagery.
d. The AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Airborne Communication System provides rotarywing aircraft, with advanced voice and data capabilities for short-and long-distance
communications. The system is software programmable with a frequency range of 2.0000 29.9999 MHz, in 100-Hz steps and provides for providing embedded automatic Link
establishment (ALE), serial tone data modem, text messaging, GPS position reporting and antijam functions.
e. The AN/APX-123A, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder, is a space diversity
transponder and is installed on various military platforms. When installed in conjunction with
platform antennas and the Remote Control Unit (or other appropriate control unit), the
transponder provides identification, altitude and surveillance reporting in response to
interrogations from airborne, ground-based and/or surface interrogators.
f. The VRC-100 High Frequency (HF) Communication System is the ground station version of

the AN/ARC-220 for use in Aviation Operation Centers. It provides for advanced voice and
data capabilities for short-and long-distance communications. The system is software
programmable with a frequency range of 2.0000 - 29.9999 MHz, in 100-Hz steps and provides
for providing embedded automatic Link establishment (ALE), serial tone data modem, text
messaging, GPS position reporting and anti-jam (ECCM) functions. The system is provided
along with all required mounts, amplifiers, antennas, power supplies, and accessories.
g. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable, hand-held fill device,
for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and
communications equipment. The AN/PYQ-10(C) Simple Key Loader (SKL) will contain the
KOV-21 COMSEC card, which is a Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI).
h. The KIV-77 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Crypto Appliqué provides cryptographic and
time-of-day services for a Combined Interrogator/Transponder (CIT) or individual interrogator
or transponder Mark XIIA (Mode 4 and Mode 5) IFF system deployed to identify cooperative,
friendly systems.
i. The KY-100M is a self-contained terminal including Communications Security (COMSEC)
that provides for secure voice and data communications in tactical airborne/ground
environments. It is an integral part of the U.S Joint Services and Federal Law Enforcement
Agency networks, and provides half-duplex, narrowband and wideband communications.
Flexible interfaces ensure compatibility with a wide range of voice, data, radio and satellite
equipment.
j. 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 survivability of current
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft against the threat posed by
laser designated or guided weapons.
k. 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 survivability of current
generation combat aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft against the threat posed by
laser designated or guided weapons.
l. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is an integrated infrared (IR)
countermeasures suite utilizing ultraviolet (UV) sensors to display accurate threat location and
dispense decoys/countermeasures either automatically or under pilot/crew control to defeat
incoming missile threats.
m. Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGI)
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 if required.
2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services included in
this potential sale is 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 that 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 Australia 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.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are authorized for release and export
to the Government of Australia.
[FR Doc. 2024-14186 Filed: 6/27/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2024]