[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 10, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5388-S5390]
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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. 19-50
concerning the Air Force'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 $8.0 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,
Gregory M. Kausner
(For Charles W. Hooper, Lieutenant General, USA, Director).
Enclosures.
transmittal no. 19-50
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 * $5.1 billion.
Other $2.9 billion.
Total $8.0 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty-six (66) F-16C/D Block 70 Aircraft.
Seventy-five (75) F110 General Electric Engines (includes 9
spares).
Seventy-five (75) Link-16 Systems (includes 9 spares).
Seventy-five (75) Improved Programmable Display Generators
(iPDG) (includes 9 spares).
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Seventy-five (75) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned
Array (AESA) Radars (includes 9 spares).
Seventy-five (75) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH
(includes 9 spares).
Seventy-five (75) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (includes 9
spares).
Seventy-five (75) M61 Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 9 spares).
One-hundred thirty-eight (138) LAU-129 Multipurpose
Launchers.
Six (6) FMU-139D/B Fuze for Guided Bombs.
Six (6) FMU-139D/B Inert Fuze for Guided Bombs.
Six (6) FMU-152 Fuze for Guided Bombs.
Six (6) MK-82 Filled Inert Bombs for Guided Bombs.
Three (3) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail
Kits, GBU-38/54.
Non-MDE: Also included are seventy-five (75) AN/ALE-47
Countermeasure Dispensers (includes 9 spares); one-hundred
twenty (120) ALE-50 towed decoy or equivalent; seventy-five
(75) APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (includes
9 spares); seventy-five (75) AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne
Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or
equivalent (includes 9 spares); EW Line Replaceable Unit
(LRU) and Standard Electronic Module (SEM) spares; one
hundred fifty (150) ARC-238 radios (includes 18 spares);
Secure Communications and Cryptographic Appliques including
seventy-three (73) KIV-78 cryptographic COMSEC devices, and
ten (10) AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs) for COMSEC;
three (3) Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); twenty-seven
(27) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II with
Night Vision Device (NVD) compatibility or Scorpion Hybrid
Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT) helmet mounted
cueing system with NVD compatibility; seventy (70) NVDs;
six (6) NVD spare image intensifier tubes; Cartridge
Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD);
cartridges; chaff; flares; three (3) each DSU-38A/B
Precision Laser Guidance Sensor (PLGS) for GBU-54 Laser
Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) integration; PGU-28A/
B 20mm ammunition; telemetry units for integration and
test; bomb components; twenty (20) ground debriefing
stations; Electronic Combat International Security
Assistance Program (ECISAP) support including EW database
and Mission Data File (MDF) development (classified/
unclassified); communications equipment; classified/
unclassified spares, repair, support equipment, test
equipment, software delivery/support, personnel training,
training equipment, flight/tactics manuals, publications
and technical documentation; bomb racks; Organizational,
Intermediate and Depot level tooling; Pilot Life Support
Equipment (PLSE); Alternate Mission Equipment (AME);
ground training devices (including flight and maintenance
simulators); containers; development, integration, test
and engineering, technical and logistical support of
munitions; aircraft ferry; studies and surveys;
construction services; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistical support services;
and other related elements of logistics, program and
sustainment support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-QCA).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-D-SKA, TW-D-QBZ.
(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: August 20, 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)--F-16C/D Block 70 Aircraft
TECRO has requested to purchase sixty-six (66) F-16C/D
Block 70 aircraft; seventy-five (75) F110 General Electric
Engines (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Link-16
Systems (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Improved
Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (includes 9 spares);
seventy-five (75) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array
(AESA) Radars (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Modular
Mission Computers 7000AH (includes 9 spares); seventy-five
(75) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (includes 9 spares); seventy-
five (75) M61 Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 9 spares); one-
hundred thirty-eight (138) LAU-129 Multipurpose Launchers;
six (6) FMU-139D/B Fuze for Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU-139D/B
Inert Fuze for Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU 152 Fuze for Guided
Bombs: six (6) MK-82 Filled Inert Bombs for Guided Bombs; and
three (3) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail
Kits, GBU-38/54. Also included are seventy-five (75) AN/ALE-
47 Countermeasure Dispensers (includes 9 spares); one-hundred
twenty (120) ALE-50 towed decoy or equivalent; seventy-five
(75) APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (includes
9 spares); seventy-five (75) AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne
Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or
equivalent (includes 9 spares); EW Line Replaceable Unit
(LRU) and Standard Electronic Module (SEM) spares; one
hundred fifty (150) ARC-238 radios (includes 18 spares);
Secure Communications and Cryptographic Appliques including
seventy-three (73) KIV-78 cryptographic COMSEC devices, and
ten (10) AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs) for COMSEC;
three (3) Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); twenty-seven
(27) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II with
Night Vision Device (NVD) compatibility or Scorpion Hybrid
Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HOb1T) helmet mounted cueing
system with NVD compatibility; seventy (70) NVDs; six (6) NVD
spare image intensifier tubes; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); cartridges; chaff;
flares; three (3) each DSU-38A/B Precision Laser Guidance
Sensor (PLGS) for GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition
(LJDAM) integration; PGU-28A/B 20mm ammunition; telemetry
units for integration and test; bomb components; twenty (20)
ground debriefing stations; Electronic Combat International
Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support including EW
database and Mission Data File (MDF) development (classified/
unclassified); communications equipment; classified/
unclassified spares, repair, support equipment, test
equipment, software delivery/support, personnel training,
training equipment, flight/tactics manuals, publications and
technical documentation; bomb racks; Organizational,
Intermediate and Depot level tooling; Pilot Life Support
Equipment (PLSE); Alternate Mission Equipment (AME); ground
training devices (including flight and maintenance
simulators); containers; development, integration, test and
engineering, technical and logistical support of munitions;
aircraft ferry; studies and surveys; construction services;
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistical support services; and other related elements of
logistics, program and sustainment support. The total
estimated program cost is $8.0 billion.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy
as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and
security interests by supporting the recipient's continuing
efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a
credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help
improve the security of the recipient and assist in
maintaining political stability, military balance, and
economic progress in the region.
This proposed sale will contribute to the recipient's
capability to provide for the defense of its airspace,
regional security, and interoperability with the United
States. The recipient currently operates the F-16A/B. The
recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft and
services into its arms forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principle contractor will be Lockheed Martin,
headquartered in Bethesda, MD. There are no known offset
agreements proposed. The purchaser typically requests
offsets. Any offset agreement would be defined in
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will require
assignment of a small number of U.S. Government
representatives (less than 20) and a modest number of
contractor representatives to the recipient to manage the
fielding and training for the program.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
transmittal no. 19-50
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 F-16 Block 70 weapon system is unclassified, except
as noted below. The aircraft utilizes the F-16 airframe and
features advanced avionics and systems. It contains the
General Electric F110-129 engine, AN/APG-83 radar, digital
flight control system, embedded internal global navigation
system, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II or may
include Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker
(HOb1T) with or without Night Vision Device (NVD) capability,
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 Block 70 include hardware, accessories,
components, and associated software: Link 16 and ESHI
Terminals, Multipurpose Launcher (LAU-129), AN/ALQ-21 I A(V)4
AIDEWS EW system or equivalent, Advanced Identification
Friend or Foe (AIFF), Cryptographic Appliques (KIV-78), Dual-
Band AN/ARC-238 UHF/VHF Radios, Joint Mission Planning
System, F-16 Block 70 Simulator, Avionics I-Level Test
Station, F110 engine infrared signature, and Advanced
Interference Blanker Unit. Additional sensitive areas include
operating, tactics 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. 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,
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increases in processing speed and memory, as well as
significant improvements in all modes. The highest
classification of the radar is SECRET.
4. Link-16 is a 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.
5. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (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. 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.
7. AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne Integrated Defensive
Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or equivalent provides
passive radar warning, wide spectrum Radio Frequency (RF)
jamming, and control and management of the entire Electronic
Warfare (EW) system. The system is anticipated to be internal
to the aircraft although mounted pod variants are used in
certain circumstances, The commercially developed system
software and hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. The system is
classified SECRET when loaded with a U.S. derived EW
database.
8. 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.
9. 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. Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH is the central
aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub for all
aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer. The MMC
7000AH hardware and software are classified SECRET.
11. 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.
12. AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG) are 3rd generation
aviation NVG offering higher resolution, high gain, and photo
response to near infrared. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED, and
technical data and documentation to be provided are
UNCLASSIFIED.
13. KIV-78 is a crypto applique for IFF. The hardware is
UNCLASSIFIED unless loaded with Mode 4 classified elements.
14. 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. Other waveforms may be
included as needed. Classified elements include operating
characteristics, parameters, technical data, and keying
material.
15. 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.
16. Laser JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munitions) (GBU-54/56)
is a Joint Service weapon and has the capability to engage
targets moving at up to 70 mph. The LJDAM weapon consists of
a DSU-38/40 sensor, a JDAM guidance set installed on either a
non-thermal or thermal coated bomb body; and fuze. The DSU-
38/40 consists of a laser spot tracker (same size and shape
as a DSU-33 proximity fuze), a cable connecting the DSU-38/40
to the basic JDAM guidance set, a cable cover, cable cover
tie down straps, modified tail kit door and wiring harness,
and associated modified JDAM software that incorporates
navigation and guidance flight software to support both LJDAM
and standard JDAM missions. FMU-152A/B, FMU-139 (all
variants) and dummy fuzes are the standard fuzes to be used
with this weapon. The quantities in this notification are for
testing and integration effort. The weapons components are
UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and countermeasures/
vulnerabilities are SECRET. The overall classification is
SECRET.
17. MK-82 inert General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500 pound,
inert, free-fall, unguided, low-drag weapon usually equipped
with the mechanical M904 (nose) and M905 (tail) fuzes or the
radar-proximity FMU-113 air-burst fuze. The MK-82 is designed
for soft, fragment sensitive targets and is not intended for
hard targets or penetrations. The explosive filling is
usually tritonal, though other compositions have sometimes
been used. The overall classification of the weapon and 904/
905/FMU-1 13 fuzes are UNCLASSIFED.
18. M61 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the recipient.
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