[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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