[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4764-S4766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. MENENDEZ. 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. Robert Menendez,
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. 21-14,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of the Philippines for defense
articles and services estimated to cost $2.43 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,
Heidi H. Grant,
Director.
Enclosures.
transmittal no. 21-14
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 the Philippines.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $1.12 billion.
Other $1.31 billion.
Total $2.43 billion.
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Ten (10) F-16C Block 70/72 Aircraft.
Two (2) F-160 Block 70/72 Aircraft.
Fifteen (15) F100-PW-229EEP Engines or F110-GE-129D
Engines.
Fifteen (15) Improved Programmable Display Generators
(iPDG).
Fifteen (15) AN/APG-83 Advanced Electronically Scanned
Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR).
Fifteen (15) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH.
Fifteen (15) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with SAASM and
PPS.
Twenty-four (24) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
(AMRAAM) AIM-120C-7/C-8 or equivalent.
One (1) AIM-120 Guidance Section.
Forty-eight (48) LAU-129 Missile Launchers.
Three (3) KMU-572 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition
(LJDAM) Tail Kits.
Six (6) Mk-82 500lb Bombs.
Six (6) Mk-82 500lb Inert Training Bombs.
Six (6) FMU-152 or FMU-139 Fuzes.
Six (6) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) or Litening
ATP.
Fifteen (15) Multifunctional Information Display System
Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) Aircraft Terminals.
Fifteen (15) M61Al Vulcan Anti-Aircraft 20mm Guns.
Non-MDE: Also included are AN/ARC-238 radios; Advanced
Identification Friend or Foe with Combined Interrogator
Transponder and Mode 5; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems
II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial
Tacker (HObIT); Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite;
Electronic Combat International Security Assistance Program
(ECISAP) support; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems
(CMDS); Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) or equivalent;
AIM-120 CATM; LAU-118 launchers with Advanced Launcher
Interface Computer (ALIC); LAU-117 missile launchers; DSU-38
Precision Laser Guided Sensor for LJDAM; Harpoon interface
adapter kits; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary (HEI)
ammunition; PGU-27 ammunition training rounds (non HEI);
Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/
PAD); ARD-446 impulse cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges;
BBU-36/B impulse cartridges; BBU-35/B impulse cartridges; MK-
124 smoke flares; MJU-7/B Flare Cartridge L463; BRU-61 Bomb
Racks; BRU-57 bomb racks; MAU-12 bomb racks and TER-9A triple
ejection racks; weapons support, test equipment, and missile
containers; chaff and flare; Night Vision Devices (NVD) and
support equipment and spares; secure communications;
cryptographic equipment; aircraft and personnel support and
test equipment; integration and test; weapons, ammunition,
pylons, launcher adaptors, weapons interfaces, fuel tanks,
and attached hardware; travel pods, precision measurement
equipment laboratory, calibration, and simulators; spare and
repair parts, repair and return services; maps, publications,
and technical documentation; studies and surveys; classified/
unclassified software and software support; personnel
training and training equipment; facilities and facility
management, design and/or construction services; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (PI-D-SAF).
(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: June 24, 2021.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
policy justification
Philippines--F-16 Block 70/72
The Government of the Philippines has requested to buy ten
(10) F-l 6C Block 70/72 aircraft; two (2) F-16D Block 70/72
aircraft; fifteen (15) Fl00-PW-229EEP engines or Fl10-GE-129D
engines; fifteen (15) Improved Programmable Display
Generators (iPDG); fifteen (15) AN/APG-83 Advanced
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam
Radars (SABR); fifteen (15) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH;
fifteen (15) LN-260 Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with SAASM and
PPS; twenty-four (24) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missiles (AMRAAM) AIM-l 20C-7/C-8 or equivalent; one (I) AIM-
120 Guidance Section; forty-eight (48) LAU-129 missile
launchers; three (3) KMU-572 Laser Joint Direct Attack
Munition (LJDAM) tail kits; six (6) Mk-82 5001b bombs; six
(6) Mk-82 500lb Inert training bombs; six (6) FMU-152 or FMU-
139 fuzes; six (6) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) or
Litening ATP; fifteen (15) Multifunctional Information
Display System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDSJTRS)
aircraft terminals, and; fifteen (15) M61A1 Vulcan Anti-
Aircraft 20mm guns. Also included are AN/ARC-238 radios;
Advanced Identification Friend or Foe with Combined
Interrogator Transponder and Mode 5; Joint Helmet Mounted
Cueing Systems II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based
Inertial Tacker (HObIT); Integrated Electronic Warfare Suite;
Electronic Combat International Security Assistance Program
(ECISAP) support; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems
(CMDS); Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) or equivalent;
AIM-120 CATM; LAU-118 launchers with Advanced Launcher
Interface Computer (ALIC); LAU-117 missile launchers; DSU-38
Precision Laser Guided Sensor for LJDAM; Harpoon interface
adapter kits; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary (HEI)
ammunition; PGU-27 ammunition training rounds (non HEI);
Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/
PAD); ARD-446 impulse cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges;
BBU-36/B impulse cartridges; BBU-35/B impulse cartridges; MK-
124 smoke flares; MJU-7/B Flare Cartridge L463; BRU-61 Bomb
Racks; BRU-57 bomb racks; MAU-12 bomb racks and TER-9A triple
ejection racks; weapons support, test equipment, and missile
containers; chaff and flare; Night Vision Devices (NVD) and
support equipment and spares; secure communications;
cryptographic equipment; aircraft and personnel support and
test equipment; integration and test; weapons, ammunition,
pylons, launcher adaptors, weapons interfaces, fuel tanks,
and attached hardware; travel pods, precision measurement
equipment laboratory, calibration, and simulators; spare and
repair parts, repair and return services; maps, publications,
and technical documentation; studies and surveys; classified
/ unclassified software and software support; personnel
training and training equipment; facilities and facility
management, design and/or construction services; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The estimated total cost is
$2.43 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security of a strategic partner that continues to be an
important force for political stability, peace, and economic
progress in South East Asia.
The proposed sale will improve the Philippines' capability
to meet current and future threats by enabling the
Philippines to
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deploy fighter aircraft with precision munitions in support
of counterterrorism operations in the southern Philippines,
increasing effectiveness and minimizing collateral damage.
The Philippines is committed to modernizing its military
forces and will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft
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 contractor will be Lockheed-Martin,
Greenville, SC. There are no known offset agreements proposed
in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of U.S. Government and contractor representatives
(fewer than 20) to the Philippines to provide technical
support for maintenance operations and to conduct flight and
maintenance training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
transmittal no. 21-14
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 F-16 Block 70 weapon system is a fourth generation
single-engine supersonic allweather multirole fighter
aircraft and features advanced avionics and systems. It
contains the General Electric F 110-129 engine, AN/ APG-83
radar, digital flight control system, embedded internal
global navigation system, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems
(JHMCS) II or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tacker
(HObIT) with Night Vision Device (NVD) capability, internal
and external Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment, Advanced IFF,
LINK-16 datalink, operational flight trainer, and software
computer programs.
2. General Electric F 110-129 engine is an afterburning
turbofan jet engine which delivers 29,400 lbf (131
kN) thrust.
3. Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and color
multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial liquid
crystal display technology that is designed to withstand the
harsh environment found in modern fighter cockpits. The
display generator is the fifth generation graphics processor
for the F-16. Through the use of state-of-the-art
microprocessors and graphics engines, it provides orders of
magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and graphics
capabilities.
4. Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) APG-83 is an Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrade for the F-
16. It includes higher processor power, higher transmission
power, more sensitive receiver electronics, and Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR), which creates higher-resolution ground
maps from a greater distance than existing mechanically
scanned array radars (e.g., APG-68). The upgrade features an
increase in detection range of air targets, increases in
processing speed and memory, as well as significant
improvements in all modes.
5. 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.
6. The Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) is a self-contained navigation
system that provides the following: acceleration, velocity,
position, attitude, platform azimuth, magnetic and true
heading, altitude, body angular rates time tags, and
coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time. SAASM
enables the GPS receiver access to the encrypted P(Y) signal
providing protection against active spoofing attacks.
7. The AIM-120-C7 Advanced Medium Air-to-Air Missile
(AMRAAM) is a supersonic, airlaunched, aerial intercept,
guided missile featuring digital technology and micro-
miniature solid-state electronics. The missile employs active
radar target tracking, proportional navigation guidance, and
active Radio Frequency target detection. It can be launched
day or night, in any weather, and increases pilot
survivability by allowing the pilot to disengage after
missile launch and engage other targets. This sale will
include AIM-120 Guidance Section spares. AMRAAM capabilities
include lookdown/shootdown, multiple launches against
multiple targets, resistance to electronic countermeasures,
and interception of high- and low-flying maneuvering targets.
8. LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher is capable of launching
a single AIM-9 (Sidewinder) family of missiles or AIM-120
Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The LAU-
129 launcher provides mechanical and electrical interface
between missile and aircraft.
9. Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) (GBU-54/56)
converts existing unguided freefall bombs into precision-
guided ``smart'' munitions by adding a new tail section
containing Inertial Navigation System (INS) guidance/Global
Positioning System (GPS) guidance and adds a Semi-active
laser seeker. This allows the weapon to strike targets moving
at up to 70 mph. The LJDAM weapon consists of a DSU-38/40
sensor, a JDAM guidance set installed on a bomb body; and
fuze. The DSU-38/40 consists of a laser spot tracker (same
size and shape as a DSU-33 proximity fuze), a cable
connecting the DSU-38/40 to the basic JDAM guidance set, a
cable cover, cable cover tie-down straps, modified tail kit
door and wiring harness, and associated modified JDAM
software that incorporates navigation and guidance flight
software to support both LJDAM and standard JDAM missions.
FMU-152A/B, FMU-139 (all variants) and dummy fuzes are the
standard fuzes to be used with this weapon. The quantities in
this notification are for testing ad integration effort.
10. Mk-82 Inert General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500lb,
inert, free-fall, unguided, low-drag weapon.
11. FMU-152 or FMU-139 fuzes are multi-delay sensors
compatible with weapon guidance kits, tail kits, high-
explosive bombs, and reduced collateral damage weapons, which
provide all arming and detonation event functions combined in
a single fuze system.
12. Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) or Litening ATP is
a single, lightweight targeting pod for military aircraft
that provides positive target identification, autonomous
tracking, Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate
generation, and precise weapons guidance from extended
standoff ranges. It incorporates a high definition, mid-wave,
Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR), dual-mode laser, visible-
light, High Definition television (HDTV), laser spot tracker,
video data link (VDL), and a digital data recorder.
13. Multifunction Information Distribution System Joint
Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) is a four-channel software
programmable radio for Link-16 digital voice communications
and datalink, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), and advanced
waveforms. Link-16 is a command, control, communications, and
intelligence (C3I) system incorporating highcapacity, jam-
resistant, digital communication links for exchange of near
real-time tactical information, including both data and
voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
14. M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic
cannon chambered in 20x 120mm with a cyclic rate of fire from
2,500-6,000 shots per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically
powered air cooled Gatling gun used to damage/destroy aerial
targets, suppress/incapacitate personnel targets, and damage
or destroy moving and stationary light material targets.
15. AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II is a voice
communications radio system that is equipped with HAVE QUICK
II, which employs cryptographic technology. Other waveforms
may be included as needed.
16. Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Combined
Interrogator Transponder (CIT) is a system capable of
transmitting and interrogating Mode V. Mode IV and Mode V
anti-jam performance specifications/data, software source
code, algorithms, and tempest plans or reports will not be
offered, released discussed, or demonstrated.
17. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS II) or
Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tacker (HObIT) is a
device used in aircraft to project information to the pilot's
eyes and aids in tasks such as cueing weapons and aircraft
sensors to air and ground targets. This system projects
visual targeting and aircraft performance information on the
back of the helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to monitor
this information without interrupting his field of view
through the cockpit canopy. This provides improvement for
close combat targeting and engagement.
18. Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite provides
passive radar warning, wide spectrum Radio Frequency (RF)
jamming, and control and management of the entire EW system.
This system is anticipated to be internal to the aircraft,
although mounted pod variants are used in certain
circumstances.
19. AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Set (CMDS) provides
an integrated threat-adaptive, computer controlled capability
for dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio frequency
expendables. The system is internally mounted and may be
operated as a stand-alone system or may be integrated with
other on-board Electronic Warfare (EW) and avionics systems.
The AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the aircraft
interfaces to assess the threat situation and determine a
response. Expendable routines tailored to the immediate
aircraft and threat environment may be dispensed using one of
four operational modes.
20. Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) or equivalent is a
multi-platform PC based mission planning system that uses a
set of developed applications built from a Framework, common
components, and Unique Planning Components for a particular
aircraft allowing aircrews to conduct detailed mission
planning to support the full spectrum of missions, ranging
from simple training to complex combat scenarios. Aircrews
save the required aircraft, navigation, threat, and weapons
data on a data transfer device that they load into their
aircraft before flight.
21. The highest level of classification of information in
this potential sale is SECRET.
22. 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.
23. A determination has been made that the Philippines 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.
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24. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of the Philippines.
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