[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1979-S1981]
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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
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the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, we are forwarding
herewith Transmittal No. 19-10 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 $985.2 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. 19-10
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* $252.9 million.
Other $732.3 million.
Total $985.2 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Morocco has
requested to upgrade its existing 23 F-16 aircraft to F-16V
configuration.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty-six (26) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) Radars (includes 3 spares).
Twenty-six (26) Modular Mission Computers (includes 3
spares).
Twenty-six (26) Link-16 Multifunctional Information
Distribution Systems--JTRS (MIDS-JTRS) with TACAN and ESHI
Terminals (includes 3 spares).
Twenty-six (26) LN260 Embedded Global Navigation Systems
(EGI) (includes 3 spares).
Twenty-six (26) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems II
(includes 3 spares).
Twenty-six (26) Improved Programmable Display Generators
(iPDG) (includes 3 spares).
Fifty (50) LAU-129 Multi-Purpose Launchers.
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; Joint Mission Planning System; twenty-six (26)
AN/ALQ-211 AIDEWS; six (6) DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance
Systems; secure communications, cryptographic precision
navigation 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-QAL).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: MO-D-SAY.
(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: March 22, 2019.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
Policy Justification
Morocco--F-16 Block 52+ Upgrade to F-16V Configuration
The Government of Morocco has requested to upgrade its
existing twenty-three F-16 aircraft to the F-16V
configuration. The requested buy includes twenty-six (26)
APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars
(includes 3 spares), twenty-six (26) Modular Mission
Computers (includes 3 spares), twenty-six (26) Link-16
Multifunctional Information Distribution System--JTRS (MIDS-
JTRS) with TACAN and ESHI Terminals (includes 3 spares),
twenty-six (26) LN260 Embedded Global Navigation Systems
(EGI) (includes 3 spares), twenty-six (26) Joint Helmet
Mounted Cueing Systems II (includes 3 spares), twenty-six
(26) Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG)
(includes 3 spares), fifty (50) LAU-129 Multi-Purpose
Launchers; 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;
Joint Mission Planning System; twenty-six (26) AN/ALQ-211
AIDEWS; six (6) DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance Systems;
secure communications, cryptographic precision navigation
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 $985.2 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 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 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. 19-10
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 52 upgrade of
Morocco's fleet to the ``V'' configuration of the weapon
system is unclassified, except as noted below. The aircraft
utilizes the F-16 airframe and features advanced avionics and
systems. It contains the existing Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229
EEP, and will be upgraded to include the following: AN/APG-83
radar, digital flight control system, 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: APG-83 AESA Radars,
Modular Mission Computers, Improved Programmable Display
Generator (iPDG), Link-16 MIDS-JTRS with TACAN and ESHI
terminals, Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) LN-260, Joint Helmet
Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS), Advanced Identification
Friend or Foe (AIFF), Joint Mission Planning System, AN/ALQ-
211 AIDEWS, DB-110 Advanced Reconnaissance Systems, Multi-
Purpose Launchers LAU-129, Sniper (AN/AAQ-33) targeting pods,
AN/ALQ-213 EW Management Systems, Secure Communications,
Cryptographic Appliques, and Improved Programmable Display
Generators. Additional sensitive items 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 for the F-16. 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. 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.
5. The Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and
color multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial
liquid crystal display technology that is designed to
withstand the harsh environment found in modern 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
provided orders of magnitude increases in throughput,
memory, and graphics capabilities. The hardware and
software are UNCLASSIFIED.
6. 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.
7. 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 crypto variable keys needed for highest
GPS accuracy are classified up to SECRET.
8. 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.
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This provides improvement for close combat targeting and
engagement. Hardware is Unclassified; technical data and
documents are classified up to SECRET.
9. 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.
10. JMPS (Joint Mission Planning System) is a multi-
platform PC based mission planning system. JMPS hardware is
unclassified but the software is classified up to SECRET.
11. The 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.
12. 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.
13. 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 launchers is the material they
are coated with or the color of the coating. This device is
UNCLASSIFIED.
14. 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.
15. This sale will involve the release of sensitive and or
classified cryptographic elements for secure communications
radios, cryptographic appliques and keying equipment, and
precision navigation equipment. The hardware is UNCLASSIFIED
except where systems are loaded with cryptographic software,
which is classified up to SECRET.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of Morocco.
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