[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 142 (Monday, August 10, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5372-S5373]
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:


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                                                  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. 20-36 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Jordan for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $23 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. 20-36

     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 Jordan.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $19 million.
       Other $4 million.
       Total $23 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of 
     Jordan has requested to buy one (1) UH-60M Black Hawk 
     Helicopter in standard U.S. Army configuration with standard 
     Government Furnished Equipment (GFE).
       Major Defense Equipment (MOE):
       One (1) UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft.
       Two (2) T700-GE-701D engines.
       One (1) Common Missile Warning System.
       Non-MDE: Also included is one (1) AN/APR-39 Radar Signal 
     Detecting Set; one (1) AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Set; two (2) 
     AN-ARC-231 Radios; two (2) ANARC-201D Radios; one (1) AN/APX-
     123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder; two (2) 
     Embedded Global Positioning System with Inertial Navigation 
     (EGIs); one (1) Common Missile Warning System User Data 
     Module; Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS); AMPS 
     software development and support services; and other related 
     elements of logistical, engineering, and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (JO-B-YEA).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:
       (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 7, 2020.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                  Jordan--U-60M Black Hawk Helicopters

       The Government of Jordan has requested to buy one (1) UH-
     60M Black Hawk helicopter in standard U.S. Army configuration 
     with standard Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), including 
     two (2) T7OO-GE-701D engines and one (1) Common Missile 
     Warning System. Also included is one (1) AN/APR-39 Radar 
     Signal Detecting Set; one (1) AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Set; 
     two (2) AN-ARC-231 Radios; two (2) AN-ARC-201D Radios; one 
     (1) AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
     Transponder; two (2) Embedded Global Positioning System with 
     Inertial Navigation (EGIs); one (1) Common Missile Warning 
     System User Data Module; Aviation Mission Planning System 
     (AMPS); AMPS software development and support services; and 
     other related elements of logistical, engineering, and 
     program support. The estimated total cost is $23 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important 
     force for political stability and economic progress in the 
     Middle East.
       The UH-60M will supplement Jordan's existing Royal Squadron 
     fleet of Black Hawk helicopters and be used to facilitate the 
     movement of the Jordanian Royal Family in a safe and 
     efficient manner. Jordan already has the UH-60M capability 
     and will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and 
     services into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft 
     Company, Stratford, CT and General Electric Aircraft Company, 
     Lynn, MA. 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 Jordan.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 20-36

     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 UH-60M Black Hawk is an assault/utility helicopter. 
     The UH-60M weapon system contains communications and 
     identification equipment, navigation equipment, aircraft 
     survivability equipment, displays, and sensors.
       2. The AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Set is a system 
     that provides warning of a radar directed air defense threat 
     to allow appropriate countermeasures. This configuration is 
     1553 data bus compatible.
       3. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Set is a passive laser 
     warning system that receives, processes, and displays threat 
     information resulting from aircraft illumination by lasers on 
     a multi-functional display.
       4. The AN-ARC-231 is an airborne Very High Frequency/Ultra 
     High Frequency (VHF/UHF) Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Demand 
     Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) satellite communications 
     (SATCOM) system. The ARC-231 provides airborne, multi-band, 
     multi-mission, secure antijam voice, data, and imagery 
     network capable communications in a compact radio set.
       5. The AN-ARC-201D Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio 
     System (SINCGARS) is a tactical airborne radio subsystem that 
     provides secure, anti-jam voice and data communication.
       6. The AAR-57(V) Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) 
     detects threat missiles in flight, evaluates potential false 
     alarms, declares validity of threat, and selects appropriate 
     Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM). The system includes Electro-
     Optical Missile Sensors, an Electronic Control Unit (ECU), 
     Sequencer, and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
       7. Embedded Global Positioning/Inertial Navigation (EGI) 
     System provides Global Positioning System (GPS) and Inertial 
     Navigation System (INS) capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI 
     includes Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) 
     security modules to be used for secure OPS Precise 
     Positioning Service (PPS), if required.
       8. The AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
     Transponder is a space diversity transponder and is installed 
     on various military platforms. When installed in conjunction 
     with platform antennas and the Remote Control Unit (or other 
     appropriate control unit), the transponder provides 
     identification, altitude, and surveillance reporting in 
     response to interrogations from airborne, ground-based and/or 
     surface interrogators.
       9. The Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) User Data 
     Module (UDM) is a removable Personal Computer Memory Card 
     International Association (PCMCIA) module that is installed 
     in the UDM housing on the CMWS ECU. The UDM contains the 
     Operational Flight Program (OFP), aircraft, threat/
     countermeasure file library, and mission specific information 
     used in the embedded system.
       10. The Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS) is a 
     hardware and software solution that provides state of the art 
     mission planning tools to enhance situational awareness, 
     command and control, and safety of aircraft pilots and 
     aviation commanders. The system provides a suite of 
     applications that allow users to perform task such as plot 
     flight path waypoints, compute distance and fuel 
     requirements, calculate aircraft configuration against weight 
     and balance limits and perform flight safety validations, and 
     generate briefing materials or pilot information kits.
       11. The highest level of classification of defense 
     articles, components, and services 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 which 
     might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the 
     development of a system with similar or advanced 
     capabilities.
       13. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. 
     foreign policy and national security objectives outlined in 
     the Policy Justification. A determination has been made that 
     Jordan can provide substantially the same degree of 
     protection for the sensitive technology being released as the 
     U.S. Government.
       14. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     Jordan.

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