[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 214 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9117-S9120]
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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam 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)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 21-63, 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Greece for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $6.9 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,
                                                Jedidiah P. Royal,
                                                  Acting Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 21-63

     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 Greece.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $5.4 billion.
       Other $1.5 billion.
       Total $6.9 billion.
       Funding Source: National Funds
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Four (4) Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) Ships.
       Five (5) COMBATSS-21 Combat Management Systems (4 
     installed, 1 spare).
       Five (5) Vertical Launch Systems (VLS), MK 41 (4 installed, 
     1 spare; 8 cells per set).
       Two hundred (200) Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) BLK 2 (84 
     installed, 10 test and training rounds, 106 spares).
       Five (5) MK 49 Guided Missile Launcher Systems (4 
     installed, 1 spare).
       Eight (8) RAM BLK 2 Telemetry Missiles.
       Thirty-two (32) Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket 
     (ASROC) Missiles (VLA) (12 installed (3 per ship), 8 test and 
     training rockets, 12 spares).
       Sixteen (16) 7.62mm M240B Machine Guns with ammunition (8 
     installed (2 per ship), 8 spares)
       Thirty-two (32) MK-54 All Up Round Lightweight Torpedoes 
     (16 installed (4 per ship), 16 spares).
       Non-MDE: Also included are additional single, VLS cells for 
     VLA; ordnance; testing; training; follow-on support; TRS-4D 
     radars; Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM); Common Anti-
     Air Modular Missile-Extended Range (CAMM-ER); Naval Strike 
     Missile (NSM) RGM-184B and launchers; MK 46 Lightweight 
     Upgrade to MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo; torpedo containers; 
     Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORP) with containers; 
     Exercise Torpedoes (EXTORP) with containers; Expendable 
     Mobile A-size Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Training Targets 
     (EMATTs); Fleet Exercise Section (FES) and fuel tanks to be 
     used with MK 54 conversion kits; air launch accessories for 
     fixed wing;

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     76mm OTO STRALES gun with ordnance; Fire Control Radar; Gun 
     Computer System; 20mm Narwhal gun system with ordnance; M2A1 
     .50 caliber machine gun with ammunition; NIXIE SLQ-25 Surface 
     Ship Torpedo Defense System; Sylena MK 2 Decoy Launching 
     System with CANTO torpedo countermeasure; Elta Electronic 
     Warfare suite with counter-unmanned aerial system capability; 
     Compact Low Frequency Active Passive Variable Depth Sonar-2 
     (CAPTAS-2); Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS); SQQ-89; 
     AN/ARC-210 (RT-2036(C)) radios; Identification Friend or Foe 
     (IFF) Equipment; Infrared Search and Track/EO director; Naval 
     Laser Warning System; chemical, biological and radiological 
     threat detectors; and 7 meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat 
     (RHIB). Also included are support and test equipment; spare 
     and repair parts; communications equipment, including Link 16 
     communications equipment; Battlefield Information Collection 
     and Exploitation System (BICES); AN/SRQ-4 Tactical Common 
     Datalink; Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J); 
     Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI); cryptographic 
     equipment including SY-150, SY-117G, and KYV-5M; Defense 
     Advance GPS Receiver (DAGR); software delivery and support; 
     facilities and construction support; publications and 
     technical documentation; personnel training and training 
     equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
     technical and logistics support services; test and trials 
     support; studies and surveys; and other related elements of 
     logistical and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (GR-P-SCM).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None known.
       (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: December 10, 
     2021.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act.

                          Policy Justification

Greece--Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (Hellenic Future Frigate (HF2))

       The Government of Greece has requested to buy four (4) 
     Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ships; five (5) 
     COMBATSS-21 Combat Management Systems (4 installed, 1 spare); 
     five (5) Vertical Launch Systems (VLS), MK 41 (4 installed, 1 
     spare; 8 cells per set); two hundred (200) Rolling Airframe 
     Missiles (RAM) BLK 2 (84 installed, 10 test and training 
     rounds, 106 spares); five (5) MK 49 Guided Missile Launcher 
     Systems (4 installed, 1 spare); eight (8) RAM BLK 2 telemetry 
     missiles; thirty-two (32) Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine 
     Rocket (ASROC) missiles (VLA) (12 installed (3 per ship), 8 
     test and training rockets, 12 spares); sixteen (16) 7.62mm 
     M240B machine guns with ammunition (8 installed (2 per ship), 
     8 spares), and thirty-two (32) MK-54 All Up Round Lightweight 
     Torpedoes (16 installed (4 per ship), 16 spares). Also 
     included are additional single, VLS cells for VLA; ordnance; 
     testing; training; follow-on support; TRS-4D radars; Common 
     Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM); Common Anti-Air Modular 
     Missile-Extended Range (CAMM-ER); Naval Strike Missile (NSM) 
     RGM-184B and launchers; MK 46 Lightweight Upgrade to MK 54 
     Lightweight Torpedo; torpedo containers; Recoverable Exercise 
     Torpedoes (REXTORP) with containers; Exercise Torpedoes 
     (EXTORP) with containers; Expendable Mobile A-size 
     Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Training Targets (EMATTs); Fleet 
     Exercise Section (FES) and fuel tanks to be used with MK 54 
     conversion kits; air launch accessories for fixed wing; 76mm 
     OTO STRALES gun with ordnance; Fire Control Radar; Gun 
     Computer System; 20mm Narwhal gun system with ordnance; M2A1 
     .50 caliber machine gun with ammunition; NIXIE SLQ-25 Surface 
     Ship Torpedo Defense System; Sylena MK 2 Decoy Launching 
     System with CANTO torpedo countermeasure; Elta Electronic 
     Warfare suite with counter-unmanned aerial system capability; 
     Compact Low Frequency Active Passive Variable Depth Sonar-2 
     (CAPTAS-2); Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS); SQQ-89; 
     AN/ARC-210 (RT-2036(C)) radios; Identification Friend or Foe 
     (IFF) Equipment; Infrared Search and Track/EO director; Naval 
     Laser Warning System; chemical, biological and radiological 
     threat detectors; and 7 meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat 
     (RHIB). Also included are support and test equipment; spare 
     and repair parts; communications equipment, including Link 16 
     communications equipment; Battlefield Information Collection 
     and Exploitation System (BICES); AN/SRQ-4 Tactical Common 
     Datalink; Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J); 
     Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI); cryptographic 
     equipment including SY-150, SY-117G, and KYV-5M; Defense 
     Advance GPS Receiver (DAGR); software delivery and support; 
     facilities and construction support; publications and 
     technical documentation; personnel training and training 
     equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
     technical and logistics support services; test and trials 
     support; studies and surveys; and other related elements of 
     logistical and program support. The estimated total cost is 
     $6.9 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security objectives of the United States by helping 
     to improve the security of a NATO ally, which is an important 
     partner for political stability and economic progress in 
     Europe.
       The proposed sale will improve Greece's capability to meet 
     current and future threats by providing an effective 
     combatant deterrent capability to protect maritime interests 
     and infrastructure in support of its strategic location on 
     NATO's southern flank. This acquisition, which will be 
     awarded to the winner of an international competition for 
     Hellenic Navy (HN) frigate modernization, will enhance 
     stability and maritime security in the Eastern Mediterranean 
     region and contribute to security and strategic objectives of 
     NATO and the United States. Greece contributes to NATO 
     operations in Kosovo, as well as to counterterrorism and 
     counter-piracy maritime efforts. Greece will have no 
     difficulty absorbing these articles 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 of 
     Bethesda, MD. There are no known offset agreements proposed 
     in connection with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require the 
     assignment of approximately 8 additional U.S. Government and 
     22 U.S. contractor representatives to Greece to support 
     engineering and logistics support for the production and 
     integration of Hellenic Future Frigates into the Hellenic 
     Navy Fleet.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 21-63

     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 Multi-Mission Surface Combatant Ships (MMSC) or 
     Hellenic Future Frigate (HF2), a derivative of the Freedom 
     variant of the USN Littoral Combat Ship, will provide Greece 
     with an effective combatant deterrent capability to protect 
     maritime interests and infrastructure. The sensitive 
     technologies include:
       a. COMBATSS-21 is the ship's battle management system, 
     which is produced by Lockheed Martin and derived from the 
     USN's latest AEGIS combat management system. The COMBATSS-21 
     Combat Management System is the backbone of the Freedom-
     variant self-defense suite and integrates the radar, electro-
     optical infrared cameras, gun fire control system, 
     countermeasures and short-range anti-air missiles. COMBATSS-
     21 provides a flexible, reliable next generation defense 
     system.
       b. TRS-4D radar is a three-dimensional, air volume 
     surveillance radar with fast target alert, which provides 
     target designation to the combat management system for anti-
     air warfare (AAW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW). The TRS-4D 
     radar is manufactured by Hensoldt, a German company. It 
     provides sensor support for surface gun fire control with 
     splash detection, ship-controlled helicopter approach 
     support, jammer detection, tracking and suppression, cued 
     search with enhanced detection performance for a dedicated 
     sector, cued track with high-accuracy target tracking for 
     missile guidance, target classification, integrated IFF, and 
     is integrated with the combat management system. The system 
     is available internationally through Hensoldt.
       c. MK-41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) is a multi-cell, 
     vertical missile launcher that accommodates multiple VLS-
     capable missiles, including CAMM, CAMM-ER and the Vertical 
     Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) (VLA) Lightweight 
     Torpedo. Each HF2 will be configured for eight (8) VLS 
     tactical length cells, delivering up to thirty-two (32) quad-
     pack missiles, with an additional three (3) single VLS cells 
     for a total of eleven (11) cells per ship. VLS exchanges 
     guidance data with COMBATSS-21.
       d. Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM) is designed to 
     counter highly sophisticated sea skimming anti-ship cruise 
     missiles. It incorporates inertial navigation with uplink/
     downlink and active RF final homing that requires no target 
     illumination. Sea Ceptor controls missile targeting and 
     flight profiles before launch through to termination. CAMM 
     are quad-packed and could be configured for a thirty-two 
     (32)-missile ship loadout. CAMM is available internationally 
     from MBDA. The CAMM system exchanges guidance data between 
     Sea Ceptor and COMBATSS-21.
       e. Common Anti-Air Modular Missile-Extended Range (CAMM-ER) 
     also counters highly sophisticated sea skimming anti-ship 
     cruise missiles with additional range compared to CAMM. It 
     incorporates inertial navigation with uplink/downlink and 
     active RF final homing that requires no target illumination. 
     Sea Ceptor controls missile targeting and flight profiles 
     before launch through to termination. CAMM-ER are quad-packed 
     and could be configured for a thirty-two (32)-missile ship 
     loadout. CAMM-ER is available internationally from MBDA. The 
     CAMM-ER system exchanges guidance data between Sea Ceptor and 
     COMBATSS-21.
       f. Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) missile 
     (VLA) is an all-weather, 360-degree quick-reaction, standoff 
     anti-submarine weapon. VLA are fired from VLS with support 
     from the SQQ-89 ASW combat system. Guidance data is exchanged 
     with COMBATSS-21.
       g. The MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight (LWT) Torpedo is a 
     conventional torpedo that can be launched from surface ships, 
     rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The MK 54 is an upgrade to 
     the MK 46 Torpedo. The upgrade

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     to the MK 54 entails replacement of the torpedo's sonar, 
     guidance and control systems with modern technology. The new 
     guidance and control system uses a mixture of commercial-off-
     the-shelf and custom-built electronics. The warhead, fuel 
     tank and propulsion system from the MK 46 torpedo are re-used 
     in the MK 54 configuration with minor modifications. Greece 
     has not requested, nor will it be provided with the source 
     code for MK 54 operational software.
       h. MK 46 LWT Upgrade to MK 54 LWT. All MK 54 LWTs are 
     produced by converting a MK 46 LWT and installing a MK 54 LWT 
     upgrade kit. MK 46 LWT and MK 54 LWT programs have many 
     common components; however, the majority of the MK 54 LWT is 
     assembled with new production hardware.
       i. Naval Strike Missile (NSM), RGM-184B, is an anti-ship 
     cruise missile that provides anti-surface, over-the-horizon 
     engagement capability against small-to-medium sized vessels. 
     NSM incorporates an Intelligent Imaging Infrared (I3R) Seeker 
     and Automatic Target Recognition (ATR). NSM is available 
     internationally from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA)--
     partnered with Raytheon. NSM telemetry missiles will also be 
     procured for testing. NSM will not be integrated with 
     COMBATSS-21.
       j. The 76mm OTO STRALES gun is a multi-mission, rapid-fire 
     naval gun for primary defense against air and surface threats 
     and for employment in naval fire support missions. The 76mm 
     OTO STRALES provides an accurate, sustained rate of fire of 1 
     to 120 rounds per minute, and is capable against subsonic, 
     anti-ship missiles. OTO STRALES includes a radio frequency 
     guidance system that increases system accuracy. The 76mm gun 
     is available internationally from Leonardo/OTO Melara; 
     STRALES from Leonardo. The 76mm gun is connected to the fire 
     control radar and gun computer system, which is, in turn, 
     connected to COMBATSS-21.
       k. The medium-to-long range fire-control radar system 
     interfaces with the gun computer system and COMBATSS-21.
       l. The gun computer system directs the actions of the 
     ship's main gun battery and receives orders for engagement 
     and firing authorization from the Combat Management System. 
     The gun computer system takes target data from ship sensors 
     for air and surface targets, or operator-entered data for 
     targets ashore, and calculates ballistic solutions and 
     outputs gun positioning orders, ammunition loading and firing 
     orders for the mount.
       m. Infrared Search and Track (IRST) is a 360-degree, 
     panoramic, day and night, passive air and surface 
     surveillance system. The IRST system provides long-range 
     detection with tracking of conventional, asymmetric and 
     emerging threats.
       n. The 20mm Narwhal gun system is a gyro-stabilized mount 
     armed with a 20mm automatic cannon, an electro-optic, charge-
     coupled device camera, and a closed loop, fire-control 
     system, which can be controlled remotely to enable system 
     operation, target acquisition and tracking, and fire opening 
     by the gun operator. Optional add-ons include a thermal 
     camera, laser rangefinder and target automatic tracking video 
     system. The 20mm gun has a rate of fire of 800 rounds per 
     minute of NATO standard ammunition and is produced by the 
     French Government-owned Nexter Systems. The Narwhal gun will 
     not be integrated with COMBATSS-21.
       o. The 7.62mm M240B Machine Gun is an air-cooled, belt-fed 
     and gas-operated weapon.
       p. The M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Gun is an air-cooled, belt-
     fed machine gun that fires from a closed bolt, operated on 
     the short recoil principle.
       q. Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) BLK 2 is a lightweight, 
     quick-reaction, fire-and-forget missile designed to destroy 
     anti-ship cruise missiles and asymmetric air and surface 
     threats. The BLK 2 provides kinematic and guidance 
     improvements for countering maneuvering and low probability 
     of intercept threats. RAM missiles are launched from the MK 
     49 Guided Missile Launcher System (GMLS). No shipboard 
     support is required after shipboard launch. RAM telemetry 
     missiles will also be procured for testing.
       r. MK 49 GMLS is used to deploy RAM.
       s. Low Frequency Active Towed Sonar (LFATS) is a low 
     frequency, variable depth sonar used to detect, track and 
     engage submarines. LFATS incorporates active and passive 
     processing with 360-degree coverage. The VDS-100 system is 
     designed for high performance at a lower operating frequency 
     for improved performance.
       t. Compact Low Frequency Active Passive Variable Depth 
     Sonar-2 (CAPTAS-2) is a key sensor technology for identifying 
     conventional, diesel-powered submarines operating in 
     difficult sonar environments, such as littoral waters. 
     CAPTAS-2 employs a single winch to tow the transmit tow body 
     and receiver array.
       u. The NIXIE SLQ-25 Surface Ship Torpedo Defense System is 
     a digitally controlled, electro-acoustic, soft kill 
     countermeasure decoy system capable of countering wake homing 
     torpedoes, acoustic homing torpedoes, and wire guided 
     torpedoes. NIXIE provides active/passive detection, location, 
     threat identification of torpedoes and other acoustic 
     targets. NIXIE's towed body, the decoy which diverts the 
     threat from the ship, connects to the management system using 
     a fiber optic cable to control the signals emitted by the 
     decoy.
       v. Sylena MK 2 Decoy Launching System with CANTO is a 
     torpedo countermeasure. The Sylena MK 2 launches the CANTO 
     decoy, which generates a high-level, 360-degree acoustic 
     signal to jam the full frequency range of an attacking 
     torpedo. Sylena MK 2 is available internationally from 
     Lacroix; CANTO from Naval Group. The Sylena MK 2 decoy 
     launching system and CANTO decoy will exchange data with 
     COMBATSS-21.
       w. Elta Electronic Warfare (EW) suite provides Radar 
     Electronic Support Measures (RESM), Communications Electronic 
     Support Measures (CESM), and Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) 
     with Counter-Unmanned Aerial System capability. The Elta EW 
     suite is available internationally through ELTA Systems, a 
     subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries. The Elta EW suite 
     will exchange data with COMBATSS-21.
       x. Naval Laser-Warning System (NLWS) provides real time 
     situational awareness of laser-based threats to enhance the 
     tactical picture. NLWS interfaces with the ship's CMS, 
     electronic support measures and the onboard countermeasure 
     system. NLWS is available internationally from SAAB.
       y. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 is an 
     identification system designed for command and control. It 
     enables military and national (civilian air traffic control) 
     interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles or 
     forces as friendly. Mode 5 provides a cryptographically 
     secured version of Mode S and ADS-8 GPS position.
       z. AN/ARC-210 GEN 6 (RT-2036(C)) version is a radio that 
     provides two-way, multi-mode voice and data communications 
     with military aircraft over Very High Frequency (VHF) and 
     Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range using U.S. Type 1 
     encryption. ARC-210 radios contain embedded sensitive 
     encryption algorithms, keying material and integrated 
     waveforms.
       aa. SY-117G is a combat manpack radio with Type 1 
     encryption for secure voice communication. In the HF2 
     configuration, the radio will be used for interoperable, 
     secure Satellite Communications (SATCOM). The SY-117G COMSEC 
     device is a Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI).
       bb. SY-150 is a combat manpack radio with Type 1 
     encryption. The SY-150 COMSEC device is CCI.
       cc. KYV-5M supports tactical secure voice communications. 
     The KYV-5M COMSEC device is CCI.
       dd. Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI) is a tactical 
     command and control system that integrates land, air and sea 
     domains to report real-time sensor information across the 
     battlespace.
       ee. The AN/SRQ-4 provides the Tactical Common Data Link 
     (TCDL) to serve COMBATSS-21 for command and control (C2) 
     functions for radar, FLIR, and ESM data. Also, as the TCDL 
     terminal on the ship, the AN/SRQ-4 exchanges the classified 
     acoustic data with AN/SQQ-89 for real-time shipboard 
     processing of MH-60R deployed sonobuoys, increased sonobuoy 
     processing, updated sonobuoy control and increased ASW 
     tracks. The AN/SQQ-89 accepts MH-60R ASW data and processes 
     the data shipboard as a coordinated tactical ASW picture with 
     the Variable Depth Sonar. ASW Operators, at AN/SQQ-89 
     consoles, analyze classified data and integrate with 
     COMBATSS-21 to provide full implementation and access to the 
     capabilities of the MH-60R. The MH-60R Multi-Mission 
     Helicopters, procured by the Hellenic Navy under a separate 
     FMS case, introduce dipping sonar, upgraded radar, electronic 
     warfare, weapons including MK 54 torpedoes and external 
     command and control systems. With the MH-60R comes the need 
     for a Ku-Band Common Data Link via a shipboard AN/SRQ-4 Radio 
     Terminal System to support the high data rate requirements 
     associated with systems onboard the aircraft.
       ff. The Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation 
     System (BICES) is a web-enabled, multi-national intelligence 
     system that provides near real-time, correlated, situation 
     and order of battle information.
       gg. Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J) is a 
     command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence 
     system consisting of hardware, software (commercial-off-the-
     shelf and government-off-the-shelf), procedures, standards, 
     and interfaces that provide an integrated near real-time 
     picture of the battlespace necessary to conduct joint and 
     multinational operations. For the HF2 configuration, GCCS-J 
     will use Type 1 encryption.
       hh. Defense Advance GPS Receiver (DAGR) provides secure, 
     military Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)-
     based GPS in the most reliable and proven handheld form 
     available today. It is a military-grade, dual-frequency 
     receiver, and has the security hardware necessary to decode 
     encrypted P(Y)-code GPS signals. Features include: graphical 
     screen, with the ability to overlay map images, 12-channel 
     continuous satellite tracking for ``all-in-view'' operation, 
     simultaneous L1/L2 dual frequency GPS signal reception, 
     extended performance in a diverse jamming environment, and 
     SAASM compatibility.
       ii. Improved Point Detection System-Lifecycle Replacement 
     (IPDS-LR) is a ship-based Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) 
     detector designed for chemical detection of chemical warfare 
     agent vapors onboard navy ships. The detector units have 
     special interference rejection built into the detection 
     algorithm and meets specifications for false alarm thresholds 
     with sensitivity requirements. The sampling system includes 
     specially designed sampling lines, filters, and bulkhead 
     adapters to operate in marine environments.
       jj. Enhanced Maritime Biological Detection (EMBD) is an 
     automated biological

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     point detection and identification system that provides near 
     real time biological detection, warning, and presumptive 
     identification against Biological Warfare Agents (BWAs). EMBD 
     will provide an early indication that a BWA attack has 
     occurred and provide identification information allowing ship 
     commanding officers to select from an array of 
     countermeasures that can prevent or limit exposure to the 
     ship and other ships in the naval task force.
       kk. Link 16 is an advanced command, control, 
     communications, and intelligence (C3I) system incorporating 
     high capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links for 
     exchange of near real-time tactical information, including 
     both data and voice, among air, ground, and sea elements. It 
     provides the warfighter key theater functions such as 
     surveillance, identification, air control, weapons engagement 
     coordination, and direction for all services and allied 
     forces. With modernized cryptography, Link 16 will ensure 
     interoperability into the future.
       2. The highest overall level of classification of defense 
     articles, components, and services included in this potential 
     sale is SECRET.
       3. 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.
       4. A determination has been made that Greece 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.
       5. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of Greece.


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO Sec. 620C(d) OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 
                            1961, AS AMENDED

       Pursuant to Section 620C(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended (the Act), Executive Order 12163, State 
     Department Delegation of Authority No. 293-2, and State 
     Department Delegation ofAuthority 510; I hereby certify that 
     the furnishing to Greece of Multi-Mission Surface Combatant 
     ships and related equipment is consistent with the principles 
     contained in Section 620C(b) ofthe Act.
       This certification will be made part ofthe notification to 
     Congress under Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, 
     as amended, regarding the proposed sale ofthe above-named 
     articles and services and is based on the justification acco 
     anying such notification, of which such justification 
     constitutes a full explanation.

                                               Bonnie Jenkins,

                              Under Secretary for Arms Control and
     International Security.

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