[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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