[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1976-S1978]
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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. RISCH. Madam 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. James E. Risch,
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. 19-09
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Morocco for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $3.787 billion. 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. 19-09
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: Kingdom of Morocco.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $2.987 billion.
Other $ .800 billion.
Total $3.787 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty-five (25) F-16C/D Block 72 Aircraft.
Twenty-nine (29) Engines (Pratt & Whitney F100-229
(includes 4 spares).
Twenty-six (26) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) Radars (includes 1 spare).
Twenty-six (26) Modular Mission Computers (includes 1
spare).
Twenty-six (26) Link-16 Multifunctional Information
Distribution Systems--JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) with TACAN and ESHI
Terminals (includes 1 spare).
Twenty-six (26) LN260 Embedded Global Navigation Systems
(EGI) (includes 1 spare).
Forty (40) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS)
(includes 5 spares).
Twenty-six (26) Improved Programmable Display Generators
(iPDG) (includes 1 spare).
Thirty (30) M61 Al Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 5 spares).
Fifty (50) LAU-129 Multi-Purpose Launchers.
Forty (40) AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missiles (AMRAAM).
Forty (40) AIM-120C-7 Guidance Sections.
Three (3) GBU-38/54 JDAM Tail Kits.
Fifty (50) MXU-650 Air Foil Group, GBU-49.
Fifty (50) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (CCG),
GBU-49,-50.
Thirty-six (36) FMU-139 D/B Fuzes.
Six (6) FMU-139 D/B (D-1) Inert Fuzes.
Two (2) GBU-39 (T-1) GTVs.
Sixty (60) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB I).
Ten (10) MAU-I 69L/B Computer Control Group, GBU-10,-12,-
16.
Ten (10) MXU-650C/B Air Foil Group, GBU-12.
Twelve (12) MK82 Bombs, Filled Inert.
Four (4) BLU-109 Practice Bombs.
Ten (10) MAU-169 CCG (D-2).
Twenty-six (26) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Pods.
Non-MDE: Also included are twenty-six (26) AN/ALQ-213 EW
Management Systems; twenty-six (26) Advanced Identification
Friend/Foe; Secure Communications, Cryptographic Precision
Navigation Equipment; one (1) Joint Mission Planning System;
twenty-six (26) AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS; six (6) DB-110 Advanced
Reconnaissance Systems; communications equipment; spares and
repair parts; support equipment; personnel training and
training equipment; publications and technical documentation;
support and test equipment, simulators; integration and test;
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistical support services; and other related elements of
logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (MO-D-SAH).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-D-SAY.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed
to be Paid: None.
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(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: March 22, 2019.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Morocco--F-16 Block 72 New Purchase
The Government of Morocco has requested to buy twenty-five
(25) F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft; twenty-nine (29) engines
(Pratt & Whitney F100-229) (includes 4 spares); twenty-six
(26) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars
(includes 1 spare); twenty-six (26) Modular Mission Computers
(includes 1 spare); twenty-six (26) Link-16 Multifunctional
Information Distribution Systems--JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) with TACAN
and ESHI Terminals (includes 1 spare); twenty-six (26) LN260
Embedded Global Navigation Systems (EGI) (includes 1 spare);
forty (40) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS)
(includes 5 spares); twenty-six (26) Improved Programmable
Display Generators (iPDG) (includes 1 spare); thirty (30) M61
Al Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 5 spares); fifty (50) LAU-129
Multi-Purpose Launchers; forty (40) AIM-120C-7 Advanced
Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); forty (40) AIM-
120C-7 Guidance Sections; three (3) GBU-38/54 JDAM Tail Kits;
fifty (50) MXU-650 Air Foil Group, GBU-49; fifty (50) MAU-210
Enhanced Computer Control Group (CCG), GBU-49,-50; thirty-six
(36) FMU-139 D/B Fuzes; six (6) FMU-139 D/B (D-1) Inert
Fuzes; two (2) GBU-39 (T-1) GTVs; sixty (60) GBU-39/B Small
Diameter Bombs (SDB I); ten (10) MAU-169L/B Computer Control
Group, GBU-10,-12,-16; ten (10) MXU-650C/B Air Foil Group,
GBU-12; twelve (12) MK82 Bombs, Filled Inert; four (4) BLU-
109 Practice Bombs; ten (10) MAU-169 CCG (D-2); and twenty-
six (26) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Pods. Also included are twenty-six
(26) AN/ALQ-213 EW Management Systems; twenty-six (26)
Advanced Identification Friend/Foe; Secure Communications,
Cryptographic Precision Navigation Equipment; one (1) Joint
Mission Planning System; twenty-six (26) AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS;
six (6) DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance Systems;
communications equipment; spares and repair parts; support
equipment; personnel training and training equipment;
publications and technical documentation; support and test
equipment, simulators; integration and test; U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The estimated cost is $3.787 billion.
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 that continues
to be an important force for political stability and economic
progress in North Africa.
The proposed sale will contribute to Morocco's self-defense
capabilities. The purchase will improve interoperability with
the United States and other regional allies and enhance
Morocco's ability to undertake coalition operations, as it
has done in the past in flying sorties against ISIS in Syria
and Iraq. Morocco already operates an F-16 fleet and will
have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft and services into
its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be Lockheed Corporation,
Bethesda, Maryland. The purchaser typically requests offsets.
Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between
the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of 10 additional U.S. Government and approximately
75 contract representatives to Morocco.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-09
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. This sale will involve the release of sensitive
technology to Morocco. The F-16C/D Block 72 weapon system is
unclassified, except as noted below. The aircraft utilizes
the F-16 airframe and features advanced avionics and systems.
It will contain the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 EEP engine,
AN/APG-83 radar, digital flight control system, embedded
internal global navigation system, Joint Helmet Mounted
Cueing Systems (JHMCS), internal and external electronic
warfare equipment, Advanced IFF, LINK-16 datalink,
operational flight trainer, and software computer programs.
2. Sensitive and/or classified (up to SECRET) elements of
the proposed F-16 V include hardware, accessories,
components, and associated software: Link 16 (MIDS-JTRS) with
TACAN and ESHI Terminals, Multipurpose Launcher (LAU-129),
AN/ALQ-213 EW Management Systems, Advanced Identification
Friend or Foe (AIFF), Cryptographic Appliques (KIV-78), Dual-
Band AN/ARC-238 UHF/VHF Radios, KY-58M COMSEC Secure Voice
Processors, Joint Mission Planning System, F-16V Simulator,
AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS Pods, Avionics I-Level Test Station, DB-110
Advanced Reconnaissance Systems, F-110 engine infrared
signature, Sniper (AN/AAQ-33-33) targeting pods, and Advanced
Interference Blanker Unit. Additional sensitive areas include
operating manuals and maintenance technical orders containing
performance information, operating and test procedures, and
other information related to support operations and repair.
The hardware, software, and data identified are classified to
protect vulnerabilities, design and performance parameters
and other similar critical information.
3. The AN/APG-83 is an Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) radar upgrade or the F16. It includes higher processor
power, higher transmission power, more sensitive receiver
electronics, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which
creates higher-resolution ground maps from a greater distance
than existing mechanically scanned array radars (e.g., APG-
68). The upgrade features an increase in detection range of
air targets, increases in processing speed and memory, as
well as significant improvements in all modes. The highest
classification of the radar is SECRET.
4. The Multifunctional Information Distribution System
(MIDS) is an advanced Link-16 command, control,
communications, and intelligence (C3I) system incorporating
high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links for
exchange of near real-time tactical information, including
both data and voice, among air, ground, and sea elements. The
MIDS terminal hardware, publications, performance
specifications, operational capability, parameters,
vulnerabilities to countermeasures, and software
documentation are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The classified
information to be provided consists of that which is
necessary for the operation, maintenance, and repair (through
intermediate level) of the data link terminal, installed
systems, and related software.
5. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS II) is a
modified HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected
Heads-Up Display (HUD) to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to
air and ground targets. This system projects visual targeting
and aircraft performance information on the back of the
helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to monitor this
information without interrupting his field of view through
the cockpit canopy. This provides improvement for close
combat targeting and engagement. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED;
technical data and documents are classified up to SECRET.
6. KY-58M is a lightweight terminal for secure voice and
data communications. The KY-58M provides wideband/narrowband
half duplex communication. The KY-58M provides flexible
interface capability. Operating in tactical ground, marine
and airborne applications, the KY-58M enables secure
communication with a broad range of radio and satellite
equipment.
7. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-platform
PC based mission planning system. JMPS hardware is
UNCLASSIFIED but the software is classified up to SECRET.
8. AN/ALQ-211 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic
Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) provides passive radar warning, wide
spectrum RF jamming, and control and management of the entire
EW system. It is an externally mounted Electronic Warfare
(EW) pod. The commercially developed system software and
hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. The system is classified SECRET
when loaded with a US derived EW database.
9. The DB-110 is a tactical airborne reconnaissance system.
This capability permits reconnaissance missions to be
conducted from very short range to long range by day or
night. It is an under-the-weather, podded system that
produces high resolution, dual-band electro-optical and
infrared imagery. The DB-110 system is UNCLASSIFIED.
10. Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) LN-260 is a sensor that combines
GPS and inertial sensor inputs to provide accurate location
information for navigation and targeting. The EGI LN-260 is
UNCLASSIFIED. The GPS cryptovariable keys needed for highest
GPS accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
11. The AN/APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe
(AIFF) Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) is a system
capable of transmitting and interrogating Mode V. It is
UNCLASSIFIED unless/until Mode IV and/or Mode V operational
evaluator parameters are loaded into the equipment. Elements
of the IFF system classified up to SECRET include software
object code, operating characteristics, parameters, and
technical data. Mode IV and Mode V anti jam performance
specifications/data, software source code, algorithms, and
tempest plans or reports will not be offered, released,
discussed, or demonstrated.
12. The Modular Mission Computer (MMC) is the central
aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub for all
aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer. The hardware
and software are classified SECRET.
13. The Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and
color multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial
liquid crystal display technology designed to withstand the
harsh environment found in modem fighter cockpits. The
display generator is the fifth generation graphics processor
for the F-16. Through the use of state-of-the-art
microprocessors and graphics engines, it provides orders of
magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and graphics
capabilities. The hardware and software are UNCLASSIFIED.
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14. The KIV-78 is a crypto applique for Mode 5 IFF. The
hardware is UNCLASSIFIED unless loaded with Mode 4 and/or
Mode 5 classified elements.
15. The SNIPER (AN/AAQ-33) targeting system is UNCLASSIFIED
and contains technology representing the latest state-of-the-
art in electro-optical clarity and haze, and low light
targeting capability. Information on performance and inherent
vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Software (object code)
is classified CONFIDENTIAL. Overall system classification is
SECRET.
16. The AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II is a voice
communications radio system and considered UNCLASSIFIED
without HAVE QUICK II. HAVE QUICK II employs cryptographic
technology that is classified SECRET. Classified elements
include operating characteristics, parameters, technical
data, and keying material.
17. The LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher is capable of
launching a single AIM-9 (Sidewinder) family of missile or
AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).
The LAU-129 launcher provides mechanical and electrical
interface between missile and aircraft. There are five
versions produced strictly for foreign military sales. The
only difference between these versions is the material they
are coated with or the color of the coating. This device is
UNCLASSIFIED.
18. The AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM) is a supersonic, air launched, aerial intercept,
guided missile featuring digital technology and
microminiature solid-state electronics. AMRAAM capabilities
include lookdown/shootdown, multiple launches against
multiple targets, resistance to electronic countermeasures,
and interception of high- and low-flying maneuvering targets.
The AMRAAM AUR is classified CONFIDENTIAL, major components
and subsystems range from UNCLASSIFIED to CONFIDENTIAL, and
technical data and other documentation are classified up to
SECRET.
19. Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) (General Overview)
is a Joint Service weapon which uses an onboard GPS-aided
Inertial Navigation System (INS) Guidance Set with a MK 82,
MK 83, MK 84, BLU-109, BLU-110, BLU-111, BLU-117, BLU-126
(Navy) or BLU-129 warhead. The Guidance Set, when combined
with a warhead and appropriate fuze, and tailkit forms a JDAM
Guided Bomb Unit (GBU). The JDAM Guidance Set gives these
bombs adverse weather capability with improved accuracy. The
tail kit contains an Inertial Navigation System (INS)
guidance/Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance to provide
highly accurate weapon delivery in any ``flyable'' weather.
The INS, using updates from the GPS, helps guide the bomb to
the target via the use of movable tail fins. The JDAM weapon
can be delivered from modest standoff ranges at high or low
altitudes against a variety of land and surface targets
during the day or night. After release, JDAM autonomously
guides to a target, using the resident GPS-aided INS
guidance system. JDAM is capable of receiving target
coordinates via preplanned mission data from the delivery
aircraft, by onboard aircraft sensors (i.e. FLIR, Radar,
etc.) during captive carry, or from a third party source
via manual or automated aircrew cockpit entry. The JDAM as
an All Up Round is SECRET; technical data for JDAM is
classified up to SECRET.
20. GBU-31/38 (JDAM) are 2,000 pound and 500 pound JDAMs
respectively. The JDAM All Up Round (AUR) and all of its
components are SECRET; technical data for JDAM is classified
up to SECRET. The GBU-31/38 contain a GPS Receiver Card with
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM).
21. GBU-54/56 (LIDAM) are 500 pound and 2,000 pound JDAM
respectively, which incorporates all the capabilities of the
JDAM and adds a precision laser guidance set. The Laser-JDAM
(LIDAM) gives the weapon system an optional semi-active laser
guidance in addition to the correct GPS/INS guidance which
allows for striking moving targets. The LJDAM AUR and all of
its components are SECRET; technical data for JDAM is
classified up to SECRET. The GBU-54/56 contain a GPS Receiver
Card with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM).
22. GBU-49 and GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) are
500lbs/2000lbs dual mode laser and GPS guided munitions
respectively. Information revealing target designation
tactics and associated aircraft maneuvers, the probability of
destroying specific/peculiar targets, vulnerabilities
regarding countermeasures and the electromagnetic environment
is classified SECRET. Information revealing the probability
of destroying common/unspecified targets, the number of
simultaneous lasers the laser seeker head can discriminate,
and data on the radar/infrared frequency is classified
CONFIDENTIAL.
23. GBU-39 (250lb) Small Diameter Bomb (SDB-I) The Guided
Bomb Unit-39 (GBU-39/B) small diameter bomb (SDB) is a 250-lb
class precision guided munition that is intended to provide
aircraft with an ability to carry a high number of bombs. The
weapon offers day or night, adverse weather, precision
engagement capability against pre-planned fixed or stationary
soft, non-hardened, and hardened targets, and provides
greater than 50 NM standoff range. Aircraft are able to carry
four SDBs in place of one 2,000-lb bomb. The SDB is equipped
with a GPS-aided inertial navigation system to attack fixed,
stationary targets such as fuel depots and bunkers. The SDB
and all of its components are SECRET; technical data is
classified up to SECRET.
24. GBU-10/12/16/58 Paveway II (PWII), a Laser Guided Bomb
(LGB), is a maneuverable, free-fall weapon that guides to a
spot of laser energy reflected off of the target. The LGB is
delivered like a normal general purpose (GP) warhead and the
semi-active guidance corrects for many of the normal errors
inherent in any delivery system. Laser designation for the
LGB can be provided by a variety of laser target markers or
designators. A LGB consists of a Computer Control Group (CCG)
that is not warhead specific, and a warhead specific Air Foil
Group (AFG) that attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb
body. The PWII can use either the FMU-152 or FMU-139D/B
fuzes. The overall weapon is CONFIDENTIAL. The GBU-10 is a
2,000lb (MK-84 or BLU-117 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the
MXU-651 AFG, and MAU-209CB or MAU-169 L/B CCG to guide to its
laser designated target. The GBU-12 is a 500lb (MK-82 or BLU-
111 B/B) GP bomb body fitted with the MXU-650 AFG, and MAU-
209C/B or MAU-168L/B CCGs to guide to its laser designated
target. The GBU-16 is a 1,000lb (BLU-110 B/B or MK-83) GP
bomb body fitted with the MXU-650 airfoil and MAU-209C/B or
MAU-168L/B CCGs to guide to its laser designated target. The
GBU-58 is a 250lb (BLU-110 B/B or MK-83) GP bomb body fitted
with the MXU-650 airfoil and MAU-209C/B or MAU-168L/B CCGs to
guide to its laser designated target.
25. M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon: The 20mm Vulcan cannon is a six
barreled automatic cannon chambered in 20x120mm with a cyclic
rate of fire from 2,500-6,000 shots per minute. This weapon
is a hydraulically powered air cooled Gatling gun used to
damage/destroy aerial targets, suppress/incapacitate
personnel targets and damage or destroy moving and stationary
light materiel targets. The M61 and its components are
UNCLASSIFIED.
26. 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.
27. A determination has been made that Morocco 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.
28. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of Morocco.
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