[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 142 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5366-S5367]
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. 20-28 
     concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Chile for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $634.70 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. 20-28

     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 Chile.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $30.52 million.
       Other $604.18 million.
       Total $634.70 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase: Equipment and 
     related services for F-16 Modernization to include:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

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       Nineteen (19) Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS)
       Six (6) Inert MK-82 (500LB) General Purpose Bomb Bodies
       Two (2) MXU-650KB Air Foil Groups (AFG)
       Forty-four (44) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI)
       Forty-nine (49) Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     System Joint Tactical Radios (MIDS JTRS)
       Non-MDE: Also included are avionics and Mode 5 equipment 
     and software upgrades, integration, and test; software and 
     software support; ARC-238 Radios; Combined Altitude Radar 
     Altimeters (CARA); Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) 
     support; Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) AN/APX-126 
     Combined Interrogator Transponders, cryptographic appliques, 
     keying equipment, and encryption devices; weapon system 
     spares and support; bomb components; High-Bandwidth Compact 
     Telemetry Modules (HCTMs); secure communications and 
     precision navigation equipment; aircraft displays; additional 
     spare and repair/return parts; publications, charts, and 
     technical documentation; integration and test equipment; U.S. 
     Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
     logistical support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force (CI-D-VAZ).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CI-D-CAW, CI-D-FAA, CI-D-
     GBK, CI-D-GBL, GBM, CID-GBO, CI-D-GRS, CI-D-KAB, CI-D-KBB, 
     CI-D-MAA, CI-D-OAA, CI-D-PAC, CI-DQAA, CI-D-QAB, CI-D-QAE, 
     CI-D-QAN, CI-D-QAP, CI-D-RAD, CI-D-RAG, CI-DSGB, CI-D-VAE, 
     CI-D-YAA, CI-D-YAB.
       (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: July 23, 2020.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                       Chile--F-16 Modernization

       The Government of Chile has requested to buy equipment and 
     related services for F-16 Modernization to include: nineteen 
     (19) Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); six (6) 
     inert MK-82 (500LB) general purpose bomb bodies; two (2) MXU-
     650KB Air Foil Groups (AFG); forty-four (44) LN-260 Embedded 
     GPS/INS (EGI); forty-nine (49) Multifunctional Information 
     Distribution System Joint Tactical Radios (MIDS JTRS). Also 
     included are avionics and Mode 5 equipment and software 
     upgrades, integration, and test; software and software 
     support; ARC-238 Radios; Combined Altitude Radar Altimeters 
     (CARA); Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) support; 
     Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) AN/APX-126 Combined 
     Interrogator Transponders, cryptographic appliques, keying 
     equipment, and encryption devices; weapon system spares and 
     support; bomb components; High-Bandwidth Compact Telemetry 
     Modules (HCTMs); secure communications and precision 
     navigation equipment; aircraft displays; additional spare and 
     repair/return parts; publications, charts, and technical 
     documentation; integration and test equipment; U.S. 
     Government and contractor engineering, technical and 
     logistical support services; and other related elements of 
     logistics and program support. The total estimated program 
     cost is $634.70 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals 
     and national security objectives of the United States by 
     improving the security of a strategic partner in South 
     America.
       The proposed sale will improve Chile's capability to meet 
     current and future threats by modernizing its F-16 fleet, 
     which will allow Chile to maintain sovereignty and homeland 
     defense, increase interoperability with the United States and 
     other partners, and deter potential adversaries. Chile will 
     have no difficulty absorbing the upgrades into its armed 
     forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the 
     basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, 
     MD. There are no known offset agreements 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 Chile.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 20-28

     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. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a modified 
     HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up 
     Display (HUD) to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air and 
     ground targets enabling the pilot to monitor aircraft 
     information without interrupting his field of view through 
     the cockpit canopy.
       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) 
     Joint Tactical Radio (JTRS) is a software defined radio and 
     data link. MIDS JTRS terminals can be loaded with sensitive 
     cryptographic keys which secure data and radio 
     communications.
       4. Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) is a 
     maneuverable, all-weather, free-fall weapon that guides to a 
     spot of laser energy reflected off the target. The 
     ``enhanced'' component is the addition of GPS-aided Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (GAINS) guidance to the laser seeker. 
     Laser designation for the LGB can be provided by a variety of 
     laser target markers or designators. The EP II consists of an 
     Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG) that is not warhead 
     specific and a warhead-specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that 
     attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body.
       GBU-49 is a 500 lb weapon that can use an inert or live MK-
     82 bomb body fitted with MXU-650 or WGU-63 type AFGs, and 
     MAU-210 ECCGs to guide to either a laser designated target or 
     GPS coordinates of a target.
       5. High-Bandwidth Compact Telemetry Modules (HCTM) are 
     flight test instrumentation hardware that gathers real-time 
     weapon data during testing of a munition.
       6. The Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH is the central 
     aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub for all 
     aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer.
       7. AN/ARC-238 radio is a secure voice communications radio 
     system.
       8. Combined Altitude Radar Altimeter (CARA) is a radar 
     system used to measure the aircraft altitude above the 
     terrain. It is comprised of four components: a Receiver/
     Transmitter, Signal Data Converter, and Transmit and Receive 
     Antennas. The upgrade will involve the Receiver/Transmitter 
     as part of the overall Avionics upgrades.
       9. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-platform 
     PC based mission planning system.
       10. The AN/APX-126 Combined Interrogator Transponder is an 
     Identification Friend or Foe system capable of transmitting 
     and interrogating Modes 4 and 5.
       11. The highest level of classification of information 
     included in this potential sale is SECRET.
       12. 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.
       13. A determination has been made that Chile 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.
       14. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     Chile.

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