[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 142 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5369-S5370]
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. 20-27
concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Indonesia for defense
articles and services estimated to cost $2.0 billion. 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. 20-27
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 Indonesia.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $.8 billion.
Other $1.2 billion.
Total $2.0 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Eight (8) MV-22 Block C Osprey Aircraft
Non-MDE: Twenty-four (24) AE 1107C Rolls Royce Engines;
twenty (20) AN/AAQ-27 Forward Looking InfraRed Radars; twenty
(20) AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems; twenty (20) AN/APR-39
Radar Warning Receivers; twenty (20) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure
Dispenser Systems; twenty (20) AN/APX-117 Identification
Friend or Foe Systems (IFF); twenty (20) AN/APN-194 Radar
Altimeters; twenty (20) AN/ARN-147 VHF Omni-Directional Range
(VOR) Instrument Landing System (ILS) Beacon Navigation
Systems; forty (40) ARC-210 629F-23 Multi-Band Radios (Non-
COMSEC); twenty (20) AN/ASN-163 Miniature Airborne Global
Positioning System (GPS) Receivers (MAGR); twenty (20) AN/
ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation Systems; twenty (20)
Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II); twenty (20) M-
240-D 7.64mm Machine Guns; twenty (20) GAU-21 Machine Guns;
Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) with unique planning
components; publications and technical documentation;
aircraft spares and repair parts; repair and return; aircraft
ferry services; tanker support; support and test equipment;
personnel training and training equipment; software; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and
technical support services; and other elements of technical
and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (ID-P-SAI).
(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: July 6, 2020.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Indonesia--MV-22 Block C Osprey Aircraft
The Government of Indonesia has requested to buy eight (8)
MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft. Also included are twenty-four
(24) AE 1107C Rolls Royce Engines; twenty (20) AN/AAQ-27
Forward Looking lnfraRed Radars; twenty (20) AN/AAR-47
Missile Warning Systems; twenty (20) AN/APR-39 Radar Warning
Receivers; twenty (20) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser
Systems; twenty (20) AN/APX-117 Identification Friend or Foe
Systems (IFF); twenty (20) AN/APN-194 Radar Altimeters;
twenty (20) AN/ARN-147 VHF Omni-Directional Range (VOR)
Instrument Landing System (ILS) Beacon Navigation Systems;
forty (40) ARC-210 629F-23 Multi-Band Radios (Non-
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COMSEC); twenty (20) AN/ASN-163 Miniature Airborne Global
Positioning System (GPS) Receivers (MAGR); twenty (20) AN/
ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation Systems; twenty (20)
Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS II); twenty (20) M-
240-D 7.64mm Machine Guns; twenty (20) GAU-21 Machine Guns;
Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) with unique planning
components; publications and technical documentation;
aircraft spares and repair parts; repair and return; aircraft
ferry services; tanker support; support and test equipment;
personnel training and training equipment; software; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and
technical support services; and other elements of technical
and program support. The estimated total cost is $2.0
billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals
and national security objectives of the United States by
improving the security of an important regional partner that
is a force for political stability, and economic progress in
the Asia-Pacific region. It is vital to U.S. national
interest to assist Indonesia in developing and maintaining a
strong and effective self-defense capability.
The proposed sale of aircraft and support will enhance
Indonesia's humanitarian and disaster relief capabilities and
support amphibious operations. This sale will promote burden
sharing and interoperability with U.S. Forces. Indonesia is
not expected to have any difficulties absorbing these
aircraft into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractors will be Bell Textron Inc., Amarillo,
Texas and The Boeing Company, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require travel by
the U.S. Government personnel and contractor representatives
to Indonesia on a temporary basis to provide program
technical support and program management oversight.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-27
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 MV-22 Osprey is a U.S.-military, multi-mission,
Tilt-Rotor aircraft with both a Vertical Takeoff and Landing
(VTOL) and Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) capability. It is
designed to combine the functionality of a conventional
helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance
of a turboprop aircraft.
2. The AN/AAQ-27A Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) is a
third-generation, mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) imaging
system that allows aircrews to see through darkness, smoke,
haze, and adverse weather. The system incorporates a state-
of-the-art MWIR indium-antimonide (InSb) staring focal plane
array with 480 x 640 detector elements. It has demonstrated
superb image quality and range performance using non-
developmental, in-production components to provide higher
resolution imagery than current long wavelength infrared
systems.
3. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) System
monitors the environment for pulsed radar signals,
characterizes and identifies them, and alerts the crew to the
existence of emitters. The AN/APR-39 contributes to full-
dimensional protection by improving individual aircraft
probability of survival through improved aircrew situational
awareness of the electromagnetic threat environment. These
systems have specific aircraft applications providing varying
levels and types of warning to allow aircrews to initiate
evasive maneuvers or deploy active countermeasures.
4. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System (CMDS) is
an Electronic Warfare (EW) System providing combat aircrews
with enhanced survivability in all threat environments. This
on-board, self-protection capability stems from the
integration of RWR hardware with a system for the dispensing
of expendable countermeasures. The AN/ALE-47 CMDS provides
the aircrew with a ``smart'' countermeasure dispensing
system, allowing the aircrew to optimize the countermeasures
employed against anti-aircraft threats. The systems consists
of five major components and several sub-components.
5. The AN/AAR-47 is an Electronic Warfare (EW) system
designed to protect aircraft against Infrared-Guided (IR)
missile threats, laser-guided/laser-aided threats, and
unguided munitions. Upon detection of the threat, the system
will provide an audio and visual sector warning to the pilot.
For IR missile threats, the system automatically initiates
countermeasures by sending a command signal to the CMDS. The
AN/AAR-47 includes sensor pre-processing for improved
performance in high-clutter environments.
6. AN/APX-117 is a commercially available Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder that incorporates all of the
advanced features required in today's global military and
civil air traffic control environments. The transponder's
open-system architecture design and high-density field-
programmable gate array technology ensures ongoing
versatility and future utility through software growth,
without the risk and cost associated with hardware
modifications. The AN/APX-117 supports IFF modes 1, 2, 3/A,
C. It is Automatic Dependent Surveillance--Broadcast (ADS-B)
complaint and is compatible with Multifunctional Information
Distribution System (MIDS) and Joint Tactical Information
Distribution System (JTIDS).
7. The AN/ARN-153 is a full-featured Tactical Air
Navigation (TACAN) system capable of supporting the
operational requirements of high performance aircraft in a
lightweight compact design. The AN/ARN-153 supports four
modes of operation: receive mode; transmit-receive mode; air-
to-air receive mode; and air-to-air transmit-receive mode.
8. The AN/ARN-147 systems combines all Very High Frequency
(VHF) Omni Ranging/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS)
functions into once compact, lightweight, low-cost set. It is
the first militarized VHF navigation receiver to provide
optional internal MIL-STD-15538 capability. The solid-state
system is MIL-E-5400 class II qualified and meets
international operability requirements by providing 50-kHz
channel spacing for 160-VOR and 40-localizer/glideslope
channels. Digital and analog outputs of the AN/ARN-147 ensure
compatibility with high-performance flight control systems
and both digital and analog instruments. Modular construction
techniques give quick access to all cards and modules to
reduce repair time.
9. The AN/ARC-210 629F-23 (non-COMSEC) multimode integrated
communication system is designed to provide multimode voice
and data communications in either normal or jam-resistant
modes in line-of-sight mode. The system is capable of
establishing 2-way communication links over the 30 to 512MHz
frequency range in tactical aircraft environments.
10. The AN/APN-194 Radar Altimeter Receiver-Transmitter is
a high-resolution device which measures altitude from 0 to
5,000 feet Above Ground Level (AGL). The radar altimeter
measures the time (analogous to distance) required for a
pulse of electromagnetic energy to travel from the aircraft
to the ground and back to the aircraft. The AN/APN-194
employs a narrow-pulse transmission in the C-band range with
leading edge tracking of the echo pulse. Altitude range
information is obtained by comparing the received echo pulse
with a timed ramp voltage generated simultaneously with the
transmitted pulse. The output of the AN/APN-194 is fed into
the autopilot of the target to control the altitude of low-
flying targets.
11. The AN/ASN-163 is a 5-channel Miniature Airborne GPS
Receiver (MAGR) that provides Over-The-Horizon and secure
navigation capabilities using satellite information.
12. The M240 Machine Gun (7.62mm) is a defensive weapon
system used to support troop insertion and medical evacuation
missions.
13. The Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a PC-based
common approach for aircraft mission planning. It is a system
of common and host-platform-unique mission planning
applications for Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. Using a
``building block'' approach, developers integrate and
assemble a JMPS Mission Planning Environment (MPE) from a set
of software sub-components to meet the needs of a particular
aircraft type. An MPE consists of a framework, one or more
common components/federated applications, and a Unique
Planning Component (UPC). The foundation of an MPE is the
framework, which allows the host operating system to
interface and interact with the MPE. The second level of an
MPE consists of the common components and/or federated
applications; these applications provide functionality that
is common to multiple aircraft platforms (i.e. weather or GPS
munitions). The final level of software is the UPC, which
provides platform-specific functionality and integrates the
common components functions and the framework interface to
produce the overall mission planning software environment for
the platform. When bundled, the three levels of software
become an MPE that is specific to a single aircraft type.
Depending on the aircraft model, a JMPS MPE might operate on
a stand-alone, locally networked, or domain controlled, or a
mixture of all three operating environments.
14. The highest level of classification of defense
articles, components, and services included in this potential
sale is SECRET.
15. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures or
equivalent systems which might reduce system effectiveness or
be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
16. A determination has been made that the Government of
Indonesia 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.
17. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
Indonesia.
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