[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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