Congressional Record, Volume 163 Issue 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 193 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7355-S7357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

MORNING BUSINESS
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control
Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain
proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification,
the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be
reviewed. The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the
notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
In keeping with the committee's intention to see that relevant
information is available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous consent to
have printed in the Record the notifications which have been received.
If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such annex is
available to all Senators in the office of the Foreign Relations
Committee, room SD-423.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:

Defense Security

Cooperation Agency,

Arlington, VA.
Hon. Bob Corker,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements
of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 17-55,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Poland for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $250 million. After this
letter is delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news
release to notify the public of this proposed sale.
Sincerely,
Charles W. Hooper,
Lieutenant General, USA, Director.
Enclosures.

Transmittal No. 17-55

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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL-D-YAE.
(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: November 28,
2017.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Poland--AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

The Government of Poland has requested to purchase up to
one hundred fifty (150) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-
to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). Also included are missile
containers, weapon system support, spare and repair parts,
support and test equipment, publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and training equipment,
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistics support services, and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The estimated cost is $250
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 NATO ally. Poland continues to be
an important force for political stability and economic
progress in Central Europe.
This potential sale would support Poland's F-16 fighter
program and enhances Poland's ability to provide for its own
territorial defense and support coalition operations. Poland
previously purchased the AIM-120C-7 missile and 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 contractor will be Raytheon Missile Systems,
Tucson, AZ. 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 Poland.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 17-55

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 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM) is a guided missile featuring digital technology and
micro-miniature solid-state electronics. The AMRAAM
capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, multiple launches
against multiple targets, resistance to electronic
countermeasures, and interception of high- and low-flying and
maneuvering targets. The AMRAAM is classified CONFIDENTIAL.
The major components and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED
to CONFIDENTIAL and technical data and other documentation
are classified up to SECRET.
2. 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.
3. A determination has been made that Poland can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This
proposed sale is necessary to further the U.S. foreign policy
and national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
4. All defense articles and services listed on this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of Poland.
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Defense Security

Cooperation Agency,

Arlington, VA.
Hon. Bob Corker,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to the reporting requirements
of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 17-64,
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Poland for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $250 million. After this
letter is delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news
release to notify the public of this proposed sale.
Sincerely,
Charles W. Hooper,
Lieutenant General, USA, Director.
Enclosures.

Transmittal No. 17-64

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 Poland.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $215 million.
Other $35 million.
Total $250 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: High Mobility
Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixteen (16) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)
M31A1 Unitary.
Nine (9) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M30A1
Alternative Warhead.
Sixty-one (61) Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57
Unitary.
Non-MDE: Also included are eight (8) Universal Position
Navigation Units (UPNU), thirty-four (34) Low Cost Reduced
Range (LCRR) practice rockets, one thousand six hundred
forty-two (1,642) Guidance and Control Section Assemblies for
GMLRS, Missile Common Test Sets and Devices, testing
Precision, Lightweight GPS Receivers (PLGR), support
equipment, U.S. Government and contractor services, training,
and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UDD, PL-B-UDE).
(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: November 28,
2017.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Poland--High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)

The Government of Poland has requested to purchase sixteen
(16) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M31A 1
Unitary, nine (9) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
(GMLRS) M30A1 alternative warheads, sixty-one (61) Army
Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 Unitary. Also included
are eight (8) Universal Position Navigation Units (UPNU),
thirty-four (34) Low Cost Reduced Range (LCRR) practice
rockets, one thousand six hundred forty-two (1,642) Guidance
and Control Section Assemblies for GMLRS, Missile Common Test
Sets and Devices, testing Precision, Lightweight GPS
Receivers (PLGR), support equipment, U.S. Government and
contractor services, training, and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $250
million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security objectives of the United States by helping
to improve the security of a NATO ally which has been, and
continues to be an important force for political stability
and economic progress in Europe. This sale is consistent with
U.S. initiatives to provide key allies in the region with
modern systems that will enhance interoperability with U.S.
forces and increase security.
Poland intends to use these defense articles and services
to modernize its armed forces and expand its capability to
strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats.
This will contribute to Poland's military goals of updating
capability while further enhancing interoperability with the
United States and other allies. Poland 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 in Grand
Prairie, TX. This FMS case will support the parallel Direct
Commercial Sale (DCS) between Lockheed Martin and Polska
Grupa Zbrojenjowa (PGZ), the prime contractor for this effort
in Poland. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require U.S.
Government or contractor representatives to travel to Poland
for program management reviews to support the program. Travel
is expected to occur approximately twice per year as needed
to support equipment fielding and training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 17-64

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 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) is a
highly mobile, all-weather indirect area fire artillery
system. The HIMARS mission is to supplement cannon artillery
to deliver a large volume of firepower within a short time
against critical time-sensitive targets. At shorter ranges,
HIMARS complements tube artillery with heavy barrages against
assaulting forces as well as in the counter-fire, or defense
suppression roles. The highest level of classified
information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale,
production, or by testing of the end item is SECRET; the
highest level that must be disclosed for production,
maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse engineering
could reveal SECRET information. Launcher platform software,
weapon operational software, command and control special
application software, and command and control loadable
munitions module software are considered UNCLASSIFIED. The
system specifications and limitations are classified SECRET.
Vulnerability data is classified up to SECRET.
Countermeasures, counter-countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions are
classified SECRET.
2. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary
M31A1 uses a Unitary High

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Explosive (HE) 200 pound class warhead along with GPS aided
IMU based guidance and control for ground-to-ground precision
point targeting. The GMLRS Unitary uses an Electronic Safe
and Arm Fuze (ESAF) along with a nose mounted proximity
sensor to give enhanced effectiveness to the GMLRS Unitary
rocket by providing tri-mode warhead functionality with point
detonate, point detonate with programmable delay, or Height
of Burst proximity function. GMLRS Unitary M31A1 end-item is
comprised of a Rocket Pod Container (RPC) and six GMLRS
Unitary Rocket(s). The RPC is capable of holding six (6)
GMLRS Unitary Rockets and can be loaded in a M270A1 launcher
(tracked), HIMARS M142 launcher, or European M270 (203
configuration that meets the GMLRS interface requirements)
launcher from which the GMLRS rocket can be launched. The
highest classification level for release of the GMLRS Unitary
is SECRET, based upon the software, sale or testing of the
end item. The highest level of classification that must be
disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is
CONFIDENTIAL.
3. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead
(GMLRS-AW) M30A1. The GMLRS-AW, M30A1, is the next design
increment of the GMLRS rocket. The GMLRS-AW M30A1 hardware is
over 90% common with the M31A1 GMLRS Unitary hardware.
Operational range is between 15-70 kilometers. Accuracy of
less than 15 meters Circular Error Probability at all ranges,
when using inertial guidance with Global Positioning System
(GPS) augmentation. Uses a proximity sensor fuze mode with a
10 meter height of burst. The Alternative Warhead carries a
200 pound fragmentation assembly filled with high explosives
which, upon detonation, accelerates two layers of pre-formed
tungsten fragments optimized for effectiveness against large
area and imprecisely located targets. The GMLRS-AW provides
an area target attack capability that is treaty compliant (no
un-exploded ordnance). It provides a 24 hour, all weather,
long range attack capability against personnel, soft and
lightly armored targets, and air defense targets. The GMLRS-
AW uses the same motor, guidance and control systems fuze
mechanisms, and proximity sensors as the M31A1 GMLRS Unitary.
The highest classification level for release of the GMLRS-AW
is SECRET, based upon the software, sale or testing of the
end item. The highest level of classification that must be
disclosed for production, maintenance, or training is
CONFIDENTIAL.
4. The highest classification level for release of the
ATACMS Unitary M57 FMS Variant is SECRET, based upon the
software. The highest level of classified information that
could be disclosed by a sale or by testing of the end item is
SECRET; the highest level that must be disclosed for
production, maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse
engineering could reveal CONFIDENTIAL information. Fire
Direction System, Data Processing Unit, and special
Application software is classified SECRET. Communications
Distribution Unit software is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The
system specifications and limitations are classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Vulnerability Data, countermeasures,
vulnerability/susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions
are classified SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL.
5. The GPS Precise Positioning Service (PPS) component of
the HIMARS munitions (GMLRS Unitary, Alternative Warhead, and
ATACMS Unitary) is also contained in the launcher Fire
Direction System, is classified SECRET, and is considered
SENSITIVE. The GMLRS M30A1, M31A1, ATACMS M57 and HIMARS M142
launchers employ an inertial navigational system that is
aided by a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM) equipped GPS receiver.
6. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the specific hardware and software, 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.
7. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in
the enclosed Military Policy Justification. A determination
has been made that Poland can provide the same degree of
protection for the sensitive technology being released as the
U.S. Government.
8. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
Poland.

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