[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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