[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 83 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2209-S2210]
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. 20-04 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Republic of the Philippines for defense 
     articles and services estimated to cost $450 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. 20-04

     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: Republic of the Philippines.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $375 million.
       Other $75 million.
       Total $450 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Six (6) AH-1Z Attack Helicopters.
       Fourteen (14) T-700 GE 401C Engines (12 installed, 2 
     spares).
       Seven (7) Honeywell Embedded Global Positioning Systems/
     Inertial Navigation (EGIs) w/Precise Positioning Service 
     (PPS) (6 installed, 1 spare).
       Six (6) AGM-114 Hellfire II Missiles.
       Twenty-six (26) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 
     (APKWS) All Up Rounds.
       Non-MDE: Also included is communications equipment, 
     electronic warfare systems, AN/AAR-47 Missile and Laser 
     Warning System, AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System, 
     AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver, seven (7) M197 20mm machine 
     guns (6 installed, 1 spare), Target Sight System (TSS), 5,000 
     20mm Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary (SAPHEI) 
     rounds, two (2) AIM-9M Sidewinder training missiles, MJU-32 
     and MJU-38 Magnesium Teflon pyrotechnic decoy flares, flight 
     training device,

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     LAU-68 rocket launchers, LAU-61 rocket launchers, support 
     equipment, spare engine containers, spare and repair parts, 
     tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, 
     personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government 
     and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
     services, and other related elements of logistics and program 
     support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (PI-P-SAB).
       (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 30, 2020.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Philippines--AH-1Z Attack Helicopters and Related Equipment and Support

       The Government of the Philippines has requested to buy six 
     (6) AH-1Z attack helicopters; fourteen (14) T-700 GE 401C 
     engines (12 installed, 2 spares); seven (7) Honeywell 
     Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation 
     (EGIs) w/Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (6 installed, 1 
     spare); six (6) AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles; and twenty six 
     (26) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) all up 
     rounds. Also included is communications equipment; electronic 
     warfare systems, AN/AAR-47 Missile and Laser Warning System, 
     AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System, AN/APR-39 Radar 
     Warning Receiver, seven (7) M197 20mm machine guns (6 
     installed, 1 spare), Target Sight System (TSS), 5,000 20mm 
     Semi-Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary (SAPHEI) 
     rounds, two (2) AIM-9M Sidewinder training missiles, MJU-32 
     and MJU-38 Magnesium Teflon pyrotechnic decoy flares, flight 
     training device, LAU-68 rocket launchers, LAU-61 rocket 
     launchers, support equipment, spare engine containers, spare 
     and repair parts, tools and test equipment, technical data 
     and publications, personnel training and training equipment, 
     U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and 
     logistics support services, and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $450 
     million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of a friendly country that continues to be an 
     important force for political stability, peace, and economic 
     progress in South-East Asia.
       The Philippines is considering either the AH-1Z or the AH-
     64E to modernize its attack helicopter capabilities. The 
     proposed sale will assist the Philippines in developing and 
     maintaining strong self-defense, counterterrorism, and 
     critical infrastructure protection capabilities. The 
     Philippines 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 principal contractors will be Bell Helicopter, Textron, 
     Fort Worth, Texas; and General Electric Company, Lynn, 
     Massachusetts. Offsets may be a requirement of doing business 
     in the Philippines; however, offsets are negotiated directly 
     between the Original Equipment Manufacturers or other vendors 
     and the Government of the Philippines, and further details 
     are not known at this time.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple 
     trips by U.S. Government and contractor representatives to 
     participate in program and technical reviews plus training 
     and maintenance support in country, on a temporary basis, for 
     a period of twenty-four (24) months. It will also require one 
     (1) contractor support representative to reside in country 
     for a period of two (2) years to support this program.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 20-04

     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 following components and technical documentation for 
     the AH-1Z helicopter program are classified as listed below:
       a. The Z-model has an integrated avionics system (IAS) 
     which includes two (2) mission computers and an automatic 
     flight control system. Each crew station has two (2) 8x6-inch 
     multifunction liquid crystal displays (LCD) and one (1) 
     4.2x4.2-inch dual function LCD display. The communications 
     suite will have Ultra High Frequency Very High Frequency 
     (UHF/VHF) radios with associated communications equipment. 
     The navigation suite includes a Precise Positioning System 
     (PPS), Honeywell embedded GPS inertial navigation system 
     (EGI), a digital map system and a low-airspeed air data 
     subsystem, which allows weapons delivery when hovering.
       b. The crew is equipped with the Optimized Top Owl (OTO) 
     helmet-mounted sight and display system. The OTO has a Day 
     Display Module (DDM) and a Night Display Module (NDM). The 
     AH-1Z has survivability equipment including the AN/AAR-47 
     Missile Warning and Laser Detection System, AN/ALE-47 Counter 
     Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) and the AN/APR-39 Radar 
     Warning Receiver (RWR) to cover countermeasure dispensers, 
     radar warning, incoming/on-way missile warning and on-
     fuselage laser-spot warning systems.
       c. The following performance data and technical 
     characteristics are classified as annotated:


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AH-1Z Airframe:
    --Countermeasure capability...........  SECRET
    --Counter-countermeasures capability..  SECRET
    --Vulnerability to countermeasures....  SECRET
    --Vulnerability to electromagnetic      SECRET
     pulse from nuclear environmental
     effects.
    --Radar signature.....................  SECRET
    --Infrared signature..................  SECRET
    --Acoustic signature..................  CONFIDENTIAL
    --Ultraviolet signature...............  SECRET
    --Mission effectiveness against         CONFIDENTIAL
     threats.
Other Systems:
    --Tactical Air Moving Map Capability    Up to SECRET
     (TAMMAC).
    --Honeywell Embedded GPS & INS (EGI) w/ Up to SECRET
     PPS.
    --APX-123 IFF Transponder.............  Up to SECRET
    --DVR.................................  Up to SECRET
    --APR-39 Radar Warning System (RWS)...  Up to SECRET
    --AN/AAR-47 Missile/Laser Warning       Up to SECRET
     System (MLWS).
    --AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser   Up to SECRET
     Set (CMDS).
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       2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
     knowledge of the specific 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.
       3. A determination has been made that the Republic of the 
     Philippines 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 Republic of the Philippines.

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