[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 88 (Monday, May 11, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2339-S2340]
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 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. 19-74 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Egypt for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $2.3 billion. After this 
     letter is delivered to your office. we plan to issue a news 
     release to notify the public or this proposed sale.
           Sincerely,
                                                Charles W. Hooper,
                                 Lieutenant General USA, Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 19-74

     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 Egypt.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $2.0 billion.
       Other $.3 billion.
       Total $2.3 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Eguipment (MDE):
       Eighty-eight (88) T700-GE-701D Engines (86 remanufactured, 
     2 spares).
       Forty-seven (47) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition 
     and Designation Sight/ AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night 
     Vision Sensors (MTADS/PNVS) (43 remanufactured, 2 new, 2 
     spares)
       Forty-five (45) AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems 
     (CMWS) (43 new, 2 spares).
       Ninety-two (92) Embedded Global Positioning Systems/
     Inertial Navigation (EGI) (86 new, 6 spares).
       Non-MDE: Also included are AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets, 
     AN/APX-119 transponders, Identify Friend or Foe (IFF), AN/
     APN-209 radar altimeters, AN/ARN-149 Automatic Direction 
     Finders, UHF/VHF radio, tactical AN/ARC-201E radio, APR-39 
     Radar Warning Sets, Improved Data Modems IDM-401, Enhanced 
     Image Intensifiers EI2, Hellfire launchers M299, 2.75 inch 19 
     tube rocket launchers, M230 automatic guns, M230 spare gun 
     barrels, MT06 initiators, cartridge actuated JAU-59, training 
     devices, helmets, simulators, generators, transportation, 
     wheeled vehicles and organization equipment, spare and repair 
     parts, support equipment, 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 support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (EG-B-VGC).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: EG-B-UTN, EG-B-UZR, EG-B-
     VGO, EG-B-VGJ, EG-B-VBT
       (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: May 7, 2020.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          policy justification

    Egypt--AH-64E Refurbished Apache Attack Helicopters and Related 
                         Eguipment and Support

       The Government of Egypt has requested to buy equipment to 
     refurbish forty-three (43) AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. 
     This includes: eighty-eight (88) T700-GE-701D engines (86 
     remanufactured, 2 spares); forty-seven (47) AN/ASQ-170 
     Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 
     Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (MTADS/PNVS) (43 
     remanufactured, 2 new, 2 spares); forty-five (45) AAR-57 
     Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (43 new, 2 spares); and 
     ninety-two (92) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (EGI) (86 new, 6 spares). Also included 
     are AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets, AN/APX-119 transponders, 
     Identify Friend or Foe (IFF), AN/APN-209 radar altimeters, 
     AN/ARN-149 Automatic Direction Finders, UHF/VHF radio, 
     tactical AN/ARC-201E radio, APR-39 Radar Warning Sets, 
     Improved Data Modems IDM-401, Enhanced Image Intensifiers 
     EI2, Hellfire launchers M299, 2.75 inch 19 tube rocket 
     launchers, M230 automatic guns, M230 spare gun barrels, MT06 
     initiators, cartridge actuated JAU-59, training devices, 
     helmets, simulators, generators, transportation, wheeled 
     vehicles and organization equipment, spare and repair parts, 
     support equipment, 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 support. The estimated total cost is $2.3 billion.
       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 strategic partner in the Middle East.
       Egypt intends to use these refurbished AH-64 helicopters to 
     modernize its armed forces to address the shared U.S.-
     Egyptian interest in countering terrorist activities 
     emanating from the Sinai Peninsula, which threaten Egyptian 
     and Israeli security and undermine regional stability. This 
     sale will contribute to Egypt's military goal to update its 
     capability while further enhancing greater interoperability 
     between Egypt, the U.S., and other allies. Egypt will have no 
     difficulty sustaining these refurbished aircraft.
       The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance 
     in the region.
       The principal contractors involved in this program are the 
     Boeing Company, Meza, AZ, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, 
     Orlando, FL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in 
     connection with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
     assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
     representatives to Egypt.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 19-74

     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 highest classification of the AH-64 Apache Attack 
     Helicopter AH-64 Apache helicopter is CONFIDENTIAL and the 
     highest classification of data and information is SECRET. The 
     AH-64 Apache helicopter weapon system contains communications 
     and target identification equipment, navigation equipment, 
     aircraft survivability equipment, displays, and sensors. The 
     airframe itself does not contain sensitive technology; 
     however, the pertinent equipment listed below will be either 
     installed on the aircraft or included in the sale:
       a. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and 
     Designation Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MT 
     ADS/PNVS) provides day, night, and limited adverse weather 
     target information, as well as night navigation capabilities. 
     The PNVS provides thermal imaging that permits nap-of-the-
     earth flight to, from, and within the battle area, while TADS 
     provides the co-pilot gunner with search, detection, 
     recognition, and designation by means of Direct View Optics 
     (DVO), EI(2) television, and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) 
     sighting systems that may be used singularly or in 
     combinations.
       b. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) detects 
     energy emitted by threat missiles in-flight, evaluates 
     potential false alarm emitters in the environment, declares 
     validity of threat and selects appropriate countermeasures. 
     The CMWS consists of an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), 
     Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), and Sequencer and 
     Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
       c. The AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Set is a system 
     that provides warnings of radar-directed air defense threats 
     and allows appropriate countermeasures. This is the 1553 
     databus-compatible configuration.
       d. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Set is a passive laser 
     warning system that receives,

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     processes, and displays threat information resulting from 
     aircraft illumination by lasers on the multi-functional 
     display.
       e. The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial 
     Navigation System plus Multi-Mode Receiver (EGI+MMR). The 
     aircraft has two EGIs which use internal accelerometers, rate 
     gyro measurements, and external sensor measurements to 
     estimate the aircraft state, provides aircraft flight and 
     position data to aircraft systems. The EGI is a velocity-
     aided, strap down, ring laser gyro based inertial unit. The 
     EGI unit also houses a GPS receiver.
       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 Egypt can provide 
     substantially the same degree of protection of this 
     technology as the U.S. Government. This proposed sale is 
     necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and 
     national security objectives outlined in the Policy 
     Justification. Moreover, the benefits to be derived from this 
     sale, as outlined in the Policy Justification, outweigh the 
     potential damage that could result if the sensitive 
     technology were revealed to unauthorized persons.
       4. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal has been authorized for release and export to 
     Egypt.

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