[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1182]
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ARM 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. 19-76
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Jordan for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $300 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. 19-76
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 Jordan.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $40 million.
Other $260 million.
Total $300 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Advanced Field
Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) including hardware,
software, and associated services.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): Up to seven hundred (700)
AFATDS Software License Copies with a Tailored, International
Ballistic Kernel.
Non-MDE: Also included are up to two hundred (200) each
laptop and table computers, ancillary computer mounting
hardware, battery kits and chargers, printers, scanners,
network routers and communication hardware, modems, two
hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled 5 kilowatt auxiliary
power units (APUs), one hundred (100) each diesel fueled
electrical power generators, fifty (50) each model 7800-HF
150-Watt high frequency radios, five hundred (500) each model
7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, five hundred
fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-Watt multiband (UHF & VHF)
radios, all the required cables and components, required
engineering and installation services, operations,
integration, and maintenance services, contractor furnished
support, communications support equipment, tools and test
equipment, training, U.S. Government technical/logistical
Support, contractor technical support, spares and support
equipment, and other related elements of logistical and
program support services.
(iv) Military Department: Army (JO-B-YBJ).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JO-B-WYB.
(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: February 25,
2020.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
Policy Justification
Jordan--Artillery Command, Control and Communications (C3) Equipment
The Government of Jordan has requested to buy up to seven
hundred (700) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System
(AFATDS) software license copies with a tailored,
international ballistic kernel. Also included are up to two
hundred (200) each laptop and table computers, ancillary
computer mounting hardware, battery kits and chargers,
printers, scanners, network routers and communication
hardware, moderns, two hundred fifty (250) each diesel fueled
5 kilowatt auxiliary power units (APUs), one hundred (100)
each diesel fueled electrical power generators, fifty (50)
each model 7800-HF 150- Watt high frequency radios, five
hundred (500) each model 7850-MB 50-Watt multiband (UHF &
VHF) radios, five hundred fifty (550) each model 7850-MB IO-
Watt multiband (UHF & VHF) radios, all the required cables
and components, required engineering and installation
services, operations, integration, and maintenance services,
contractor furnished support, communications support
equipment, tools and test equipment, training, U.S.
Government technical/logistical Support, contractor technical
support, spares and support equipment, and other related
elements of logistical and program support services. The
estimated cost is $300 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security of an important Major Non-NATO ally in the
region. This sale is consistent with U.S. initiatives to
provide key partners in the region with modern systems that
will enhance interoperability with U.S. forces and increase
security.
The proposed upgrade will allow the Jordan Armed Forces
(JAF) to fire Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-
Alternative Warhead (GMLRS-AW) rockets using a digital fire
control system. The expansion will ensure uniformity among
all indirect fire systems used by the JAF. The upgrade and
expansion of the AFATDS fire control system will allow the
JAF to defend its borders and ground forces with indirect
fire weapon systems. This proposed sale will advance the
JAF's efforts to modernize its military and to enhance
interoperability with U.S., allied, and coalition military
forces. Jordan will have no difficulty absorbing these
defense articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance
in the region.
The prime contractors for the AFATDS and supporting
equipment include Raytheon Company and the Harris Company.
There are no known offset agreements in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this sale will not require the assignment
of any U.S. Government or contractor representatives to
Jordan.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-76
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. All equipment, documentation, software and associated
information proposed in this sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
2. The AFATDS software and tailored, international
ballistic kernel included in this proposed sale will be
formally tested to verify release for export and to verify
the excision of any and all elements not authorized for
release or export to Jordan.
3. 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.
4. A determination has been made that the Jordan 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.
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