[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2183-S2184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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. 19-15, 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of India for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $2.6 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.


                         Transmittal No. 19-15

     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 India.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $1.6 billion.
       Other $1.0 billion.
       Total $2.6 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Twenty-four (24) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters, equipped 
     with the following:
       Thirty (30) APS-153(V) Multi-Mode Radars (24 installed, 6 
     spares).
       Sixty (60) T700 GE-401C Engines (48 installed and 12 
     spares).
       Twenty-four (24) Airborne Low Frequency System (ALFS) (20 
     installed, 4 spares).
       Thirty (30) AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting System 
     (24 installed, 6 spares).
       Fifty-four (54) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability/Anti-
     Spoofing Module (SAASM) (48 installed, 6 spares).
       One thousand (1,000) AN/SSQ-36/53/62 Sonobuoys.
       Ten (10) AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles.
       Five (5) AGM-114 M36-E9 Captive Air Training Missiles 
     (CATM).
       Four (4) AGM-114Q Hellfire Training Missiles.
       Thirty-eight (38) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 
     (APKWS) Rockets.
       Thirty (30) MK 54 Torpedoes.
       Twelve (12) M-240D Crew Served Guns.
       Twelve (12) GAU-21 Crew Served Guns.
       Two (2) Naval Strike Missile Emulators.
       Four (4) Naval Strike Missile Captive Inert Training 
     Missiles.
       One (1) MH-60B/R Excess Defense Article (EDA) USN legacy 
     Aircraft.
       Non-MDE: Also included are seventy (70) AN/AVS-9 Night 
     Vision Devices; fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-210 RT-1990A(C) radios 
     with COMSEC (48 installed, 6 spares); thirty (30) AN/ARC-220 
     High Frequency radios (24 installed, 6 spares); thirty (30) 
     AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders 
     (24 installed, 6 spares); spare engine containers; facilities 
     study, design, and construction; spare and repair parts; 
     support and test equipment; communication equipment; ferry 
     support; 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.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (IN-P-SAY).
       (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: April 2, 2019.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          policy justification

                India--MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters

       The Government of India has requested to buy twenty-four 
     (24) MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopters, equipped with the 
     following:

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     thirty (30) APS-153(V) Multi-Mode radars (24 installed, 6 
     spares); sixty (60) T700-GE-401C engines (48 installed and 12 
     spares); twenty-four (24) Airborne Low Frequency System 
     (ALFS) (20 installed, 4 spares); thirty (30) AN/AAS-44C(V) 
     Multi-Spectral Targeting System (24 installed, 6 spares); 
     fifty-four (54) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability/Anti-
     Spoofing Module (SAASM) (48 installed, 6 spares); one 
     thousand (1,000) AN/SSQ-36/53/62 sonobuoys; ten (10) AGM-114 
     Hellfire missiles; five (5) AGM-114 M36-E9 Captive Air 
     Training Missiles (CATM); four (4) AGM-114Q Hellfire Training 
     missiles; thirty-eight (38) Advanced Precision Kill Weapons 
     System (APKWS) rockets; thirty (30) MK 54 torpedoes; twelve 
     (12) M-240D Crew Served guns; twelve (12) GAU-21 Crew Served 
     guns; two (2) Naval Strike Missile Emulators; four (4) Naval 
     Strike Missile Captive Inert Training missiles; one (1) MH-
     60B/R Excess Defense Article (EDA) USN legacy aircraft. Also 
     included are seventy (70) AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Devices; 
     fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-210 RT-1990A(C) radios with COMSEC (48 
     installed, 6 spares); thirty (30) AN/ARC-220 High Frequency 
     radios (24 installed, 6 spares); thirty (30) AN/APX-123 
     Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders (24 
     installed, 6 spares); spare engine containers; facilities 
     study, design, and construction; spare and repair parts; 
     support and test equipment; communication equipment; ferry 
     support; 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 total estimated cost is $2.6 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to 
     strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and to 
     improve the security of a major defensive partner which 
     continues to be an important force for political stability, 
     peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South 
     Asia region.
       The proposed sale will provide India the capability to 
     perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare missions 
     along with the ability to perform secondary missions 
     including vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and 
     communications relay. India will use the enhanced capability 
     as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its 
     homeland defense. India will have no difficulty absorbing 
     these helicopters 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 Rotary and 
     Mission Systems, Owego, New York. 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 20-30 U.S. Government and/or contractor 
     representatives to India.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.
       d. Communications security devices contain sensitive 
     encryption algorithms and keying material. The purchasing 
     country has previously been released and utilizes COMSEC 
     devices in accordance with set procedures and without issue. 
     COMSEC devices will be classified up to SECRET when keys are 
     loaded.
       e. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) (KIV-78) contains 
     embedded security devices containing sensitive encryption 
     algorithms and keying material. The purchasing country will 
     utilize COMSEC devices in accordance with set procedures. The 
     AN/APX-123 is classified up to SECRET.
       f. GPS/PPS/SAASM--Global Positioning System (GPS) provides 
     a space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) that 
     has reliable location and time information in all weather and 
     at all times and anywhere on or near the earth when and where 
     there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS 
     satellites. Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module 
     (SAASM) (AN/PSN-11) is used by military GPS receivers to 
     allow decryption of precision GPS coordinates. In addition, 
     the GPS Antenna System (GAS-1) provides protection from enemy 
     manipulation of the GPS system. The GPS hardware is 
     UNCLASSIFIED. When electrical power is applied, the system is 
     classified up to SECRET.
       g. Acoustics algorithms are used to process dipping sonar 
     and sonobuoy data for target tracking and for the Acoustics 
     Mission Planner (AMP), which is a tactical aid employed to 
     optimize the deployment of sonobuoys and the dipping sonar. 
     Acoustics hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. The acoustics system is 
     classified up to SECRET when environmental and threat 
     databases are loaded and/or the system is processing acoustic 
     data.
       h. The AN/APS-153 multi-mode radar with an integrated IFF 
     and Inverse Synthetic Aperture (ISAR) provides target 
     surveillance/detection capability. The AN/APS-153 hardware is 
     unclassified. When electrical power is applied and mission 
     data loaded, the AN/APS-153 is classified up to SECRET.
       i. The AN/ALQ-210 (ESM) system identifies the location of 
     an emitter. The ability of the system to identify specific 
     emitters depends on the data provided by Indian Navy. The AN/
     ALQ-210 hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. When electrical power is 
     applied and mission data loaded, the AN/ALQ-210 system is 
     classified up to SECRET.
       j. The AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-spectral Targeting System (MTS) 
     operates in day/night and adverse weather conditions. Imagery 
     is provided by a Forward Looking Infrared (FUR) sensor, a 
     color/monochrome day television (DTV) camera, and a Low-Light 
     TV (LLTV). The AN/AAS-44C(V) hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. When 
     electrical power is applied, the AN/AAS-44C(V) is classified 
     up to SECRET.
       k. Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency (UHF/VHF) 
     Radios (ARC-210) contain embedded sensitive encryption 
     algorithms and keying material. The purchasing country will 
     utilize COMSEC devices in accordance with set procedures. The

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