[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6749-S6751]
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. 19-69
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of New Zealand for defense
articles and services estimated to cost $1.4 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. 19-69
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 New Zealand.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment $.6 billion.
Other $.8 billion.
Total $1.4 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Five (5) C-130J Aircraft.
Twenty-four (24) Rolls Royce AE-2100D3 Turboprop Engines
(20 installed, 4 spares).
Fifteen (15) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/
Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGIs) with GPS Security
Devices, Airborne (10 installed, 5 spares).
Eight (8) Multi-Information Distribution System (MIDS)/
Link-16 Low Video Terminal (LVT)-BU2 (5 installed, 3 spares).
Thirteen (13) AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM (Large Aircraft Infrared
Countermeasures) System Processor Replacement (LSPR) (10
installed, 3 spares).
Nineteen (19) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly for
LAIRCM (15 installed, 4 spares).
Non-MDE: Also includes eight (8) AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning
System (MWS); eight (8) AN/APN-241 Low Power Color Radar;
eight (8) AN/ALR-56M Missile Warning System Receiver; fifteen
(15) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System; six (6) MX-
20HD Electro-Optical/Infrared Imaging System; forty-four (44)
Missile Warning Sensor, LAIRCM; Control Interface Unit
Replacement, LAIRCM; classified memory cards, LAIRCM; Low
Volume Terminal Cryptographic Modules KIV-55; AN/ARC-210 RT-
1990A(C) Radio; AN/ARC-164(V) RT-1518 Radio; AN/ARC-153
Tactical Air Navigation; AN/ARN-147 VHF Receiver; AN/ARC-190
HF Radio; AN/ARC-222 VHF Radio w/SINCGARS; Classified
Tactical Manuals; Cartridge Activated Devices/Propellant
Activated Devices; M206 Flares; MJU-64/B Decoy; BBU-35A/B
Impulse Carts; Joint Mission Planning System; Classified
Computer Identification Numbers; Electronic Combat
International Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support,
support and test equipment, publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and training equipment,
U.S.
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Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (NZ-D-SAB and NZ-D-
QAF).
(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: November 20,
2019.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
New Zealand--C-130J Aircraft
The Government of New Zealand has requested to buy five (5)
C-130J aircraft; twenty-four (24) Rolls Royce AE-2100D3
turboprop engines (20 installed, 4 spares); fifteen (15)
Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation
Systems (INS) (EGIs) with GPS security devices, airborne (10
installed, 5 spares); eight (8) Multi-Information
Distribution System (MIDS)/Link-16 Low Video Terminal (LVT)-
BU2 (5 installed, 3 spares); thirteen (13) AN/AAQ-24(V)N
LAIRCM (Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures) System
Processor Replacement (LSPR) (10 installed, 3 spares); and
nineteen (19) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly for LAIRCM
(15 installed, 4 spares). Also included are eight (8) AN/AAR-
47 Missile Warning System (MWS); eight (8) AN/APN-241 Low
Power Color Radar; eight (8) AN/ALR-56M Missile Warning
System Receiver; fifteen (15) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures
Dispensing System; six (6) MX-20HD Electro-Optical/Infrared
Imaging System; forty-four (44) Missile Warning Sensor,
LAIRCM; Control Interface Unit Replacement, LAIRCM;
classified memory cards, LAIRCM; Low Volume Terminal
Cryptographic Modules KIV-55; AN/ARC-210 RT-1990A(C) Radio;
AN/ARC-164(V) RT-1518 Radio; AN/ARC-153 Tactical Air
Navigation; AN/ARN-147 VHF Receiver; AN/ARC-190 HF Radio; AN/
ARC-222 VHF Radio w/SINCGARS; Classified Tactical Manuals;
Cartridge Activated Devices/Propellant Activated Devices;
M206 Flares; MJU-64/B Decoy; BBU-35A/B Impulse Carts; Joint
Mission Planning System; Classified Computer Identification
Numbers; Electronic Combat International Security Assistance
Program (ECISAP) support, support and test equipment,
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 value is $1.40 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security of a major ally that is a force for political
stability, and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region.
The proposed sale will improve New Zealand's capability to
meet current and future threats by enhancing its current
airlift capability.
This proposed sale will provide the capability to support
national, United Nations, and other coalition operations.
This purchase also includes sensors and performance
improvements that will assist New Zealand during extensive
maritime surveillance and reconnaissance as well as improve
its search and rescue capability. Additionally, the extra
cargo capacity and aircraft performance will greatly increase
New Zealand's Antarctic mission capabilities while
simultaneously increasing safety margins. New Zealand
currently operates the C-l30H aircraft and will have no
difficulty absorbing this equipment and support into its
armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Ft Worth, TX.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of
up to three U.S. contractor representatives to New Zealand.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-69
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The C-130J Hercules with Rolls Royce AE 2100D Turboprop
Engines is a military airlift aircraft that performs
primarily the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The
aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and
is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment
into hostile areas. The C-130J improvements over the C-130E
include improved maximum speed, climb time, cruising altitude
and range. The C-130J has 55 feet of cargo compartment
length, an additional 15 feet over the original ``short''
aircraft. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and
documentation to be provided is UNCLASSIFIED.
2. 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 .
3. 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.
4. The AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM is a self-contained, directed
energy countermeasures system designed to protect aircraft
from infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles. The system
features digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state
electronics. The system operates in all conditions, detecting
incoming missiles and jamming infrared-seeker equipped
missiles with aimed bursts of laser energy. The LAIRCM system
consists of multiple Missile Warning Sensors, Guardian Laser
Turret Assemblies (GLTA), LAIRCM System Processor Replacement
(LSPR), Control Indicator Unit Replacement (CIUR), and a
classified User Data Memory (UDM) card containing the laser
jam codes. The UDM card is loaded into LAIRCM System
Processor Replacement (LSPR) prior to flight; when not in
use, the UDM card is removed from the LSPR and put in secure
storage. The Missile Warning Sensors (MWS) for AN/AAQ-24 (V)N
are mounted on the aircraft exterior to provide omni-
directional protection. The MWS detects the rocket plume of
missiles and sends appropriate data signals to the LSPR for
processing. The LSPR analyzes the data from each sensor and
automatically deploys the appropriate countermeasure via the
GLTA. The CIUR displays the incoming threat. The LSPR also
contains Built-In-Test (BIT) circuitry.
5. The AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS)
is an integrated, threat adaptive, software-programmable
dispensing system capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and
active radio frequency expendables. The threats countered by
the CMDS include radar directed anti-aircraft artillery,
radar command-guided missiles, radar homing guided missiles,
and infrared guided missiles. The system is internally
mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone system or may be
integrated with other on-board EW and avionics systems. The
AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the aircraft
interfaces to assess the threat situation and to determine a
response. Expendable routines tailored to the immediate
aircraft and threat environment may be dispensed using one of
four operational modes. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical
data and documentation to be provided is UNCLASSIFIED.
6. The AN/AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning System is a small,
lightweight, passive, electro-optic, threat warning device
used to detect surface-to-air missiles fired at helicopters
and low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and automatically provide
countermeasures, as well as audio and visual-sector warning
messages to the aircrew. The basic system consists of
multiple Optical Sensor Converter (OSC) units, a Computer
Processor (CP) and a Control Indicator (CL). The set of OSC
units, which normally consist of four, is mounted on the
aircraft exterior to provide omni-directional protection. The
OSC detects the rocket plume of missiles and sends
appropriate signals to the CP for processing. The CP analyses
the data from each OSC and automatically deploys the
appropriate countermeasures. The CP also contains
comprehensive BIT circuitry. The CI displays the incoming
direction of the threat, so that the pilot can take
appropriate action. Hardware is UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data
and documentation to be provided is UNCLASSIFIED.
7. The AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning Receiver
continuously detects and intercepts RF signals in certain
frequency ranges and analyzes and separates threat signals
from nonthreat signals. It contributes to full-dimensional
protection by providing individual aircraft probability of
survival through improved aircrew situational awareness of
the radar guided threat environment. The ALR-56M is designed
to provide improved performance in a dense signal environment
and improved detection of modem threats signals. Hardware is
UNCLASSIFIED. Technical data and documentation to be provided
is UNCLASSIFIED.
8. 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.
9. The MX-20HD is a gyro-stabilized, multi-spectral, multi
field of view Electro-Optical/ Infrared (EO/IR) system. The
system provides surveillance laser illumination and laser
designation through use of an externally mounted turret
sensor unit and internally mounted master control. Sensor
video imagery is displayed in the aircraft real time and may
be recorded for subsequent ground analysis.
10. This sale will involve the release of sensitive and/or
classified cryptographic equipment for secure communications
radios, precision navigation, and cryptographic appliques and
keying equipment. The hardware is UNCLASSIFIED, except where
systems are loaded with cryptographic software, which may be
classified up to SECRET.
11. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the specific
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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.
12. A determination has been made that New Zealand 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.
13. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal are authorized for release and export to the
Government of New Zealand.
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