[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 113 (Monday, July 8, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4692-S4693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. RISCH. 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. 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. 19-21
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (TECRO) for defense articles and
services estimated to cost $223.56 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. 19-21
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: Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $114.13 million.
Other $109.43 million.
Total $223.56 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services Under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Two hundred fifty (250) Block I-92F MANPAD Stinger
Missiles.
Four (4) Block I-92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to-Buy Missiles.
Non-MDE: Also included is one (1) Captive Flight Trainer
(CFT), twenty-three (23) Field Handling Trainers (FHTs), one
hundred eight (108) Gripstock Control Groups, one hundred
eight (108) Medium Thermal Weapon Sights (MTWS), seven (7)
Tracking Head Trainers (THTs), two (2) Sierra Coolant
Recharging Units (CRUs), one (1) Missile Go/No Go Test Set,
one hundred eight (108) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF),
IFF Development, one (1) Integrated Electronic Technical
Manuals (IETMs), Government Furnished Equipment, spare and
repair parts, telemeters, range and test support, contractor
technical support, contractor training, contractor
engineering services, contractor logistics services,
consolidation, total package fielding, material fielding
team, Field Service Representative (FSR), U.S. Government
technical support, and other associated equipment and
services and other related elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZZZ).
(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: July 8, 2019.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
(TECRO)--Block I-92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles and Related Equipment and
Support
TECRO has requested to buy two hundred fifty (250) Block I-
92F MANPAD Stinger missiles and four (4) Block I-92F MANPAD
Stinger Fly-to-Buy missiles. Also included is one (1) Captive
Flight Trainer (CFT), twenty-three (23) Field Handling
Trainers (FHTs), one hundred eight (108) Gripstock Control
Groups, one hundred eight (108) Medium Thermal Weapon Sights
(MTWS), seven (7) Tracking Head Trainers (THTs), two (2)
Sierra Coolant Recharging Units (CRUs), one (1) Missile Go/No
Go Test Set, one hundred eight (108) Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF), TFF Development, one (1) Integrated Electronic
Technical Manuals (IETMs), Government Furnished Equipment,
spare and repair parts, telemeters, range and test support,
contractor technical support, contractor training, contractor
engineering services, contractor logistics services,
consolidation, total package fielding, material fielding
team, Field Service Representative (FSR), U.S. Government
technical support, and other associated equipment and
services and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The total estimated program cost is $223.56 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy
as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security and defensive capability of the recipient, an
important force for political stability, military balance,
and economic progress in the region.
The recipient intends to use these defense articles and
services to modernize its armed forces and expand its
existing air defense architecture to counter threats. This
will contribute to the recipient military's goal to update
its capability while further enhancing greater
interoperability between the recipient, the U.S., and other
allies. The recipient 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 contractors will be Raytheon Missile Systems.
There are no known offset agreements proposed. However, 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 12 U.S.
Government or contractor representatives to travel to the
recipient for a period of 6 weeks (non-concurrent).
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-21
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 highest classification of the Stinger 92F
Reprogrammable Micro-Processor (RMP) Block I Missile and
Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) hardware is
CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest classification of data and
information is SECRET.
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The Stinger RMP Block I Missile, hardware, embedded
software object code and operating documentation contain
sensitive technology and are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The
guidance section of the missile and tracking head trainer
contain highly sensitive technology and are classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Missile System hardware components contain
sensitive critical technologies. Stinger Block I critical
technology is primarily in the area of design and production
know-how and not end-items. This sensitive/critical
technology is inherent in the hybrid microcircuit assemblies;
micro-processors; magnetic and amorphous metals;
purification; firmware; printed circuit boards; laser roll
rate sensor; dual detector assembly; detector filters;
optical coatings; ultraviolet sensors; compounding and
handling of electronic, electro-optic, and optical materials;
test equipment operating instructions; energetic materials
fabrication and loading technology; warhead components and
seeker assembly. Information on countermeasures vulnerability
to electronic countermeasures, system performance
capabilities and effectiveness, simulation and test data and
software source code are classified up to SECRET.
2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures or
equivalent systems which might reduce system effectiveness or
be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
3. A determination has been made that the recipient 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.
4. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the recipient.
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