[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 19 (Monday, January 31, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S407-S408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS
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 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. 21-26
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Egypt for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $2.2 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,
(for James A. Hursch, Director)
Enclosures.
transmittal no. 21-26
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Egypt.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $1.6 billion.
Other $0.6 billion.
Total $2.2 billion.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twelve (12) C-1301 Super Hercules Aircraft with Four (4)
each Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (installed).
Twelve (12) Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines
(spares).
Thirty (30) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with GPS Security
Devices (including 6 spares).
Seven (7) Multifunctional Information Distribution System--
Low Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two (MIDS-LVT BU2)
(including 3 spares).
Non-MDE: Also included are AN/APX-119 Identification Friend
or Foe (IFF) Transponders; AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems
(MWS); AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS);
AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver (RWR); AN/AAQ-22 (STAR
SAFIRE 380); secure communications, cryptographic equipment,
and GPS-aided precision navigation equipment; publications
and technical documentation; software and mission critical
resources; aircraft support and equipment; unclassified
return and repair; integration and testing; personnel
training and training equipment; 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 (EG-D-SAD).
(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 Defense
Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached
Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 25, 2022.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
policy justification
Egypt--C-130J-30 Super Hercules Aircraft
The Government ofEgypt has requested to purchase twelve
(12) C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with four (4) each Rolls
Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (installed); twelve (12)
Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (spares); thirty (30)
Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) with GPS Security Devices (including 6
spares); and seven (7) Multifunctional Information
Distribution System--Low Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two
(MIDS-LVT BU2) (including 3 spares). Also included are AN/
APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders; AN/
AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (MWS); AN/ALE-47
Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS); AN/ALR-56M Radar
Warning Receiver (RWR); AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 380); secure
communications, cryptographic equipment, and GPS-aided
precision navigation equipment; publications and technical
documentation; software and mission critical resources;
aircraft support and equipment; unclassified return and
repair; integration and testing; personnel training and
training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support. The
estimated total program cost is $2.2 billion.
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 continues to be an
important strategic partner in the Middle East.
The proposed sale will improve Egypt's capability to meet
current and future threats by providing airlift support for
its forces by moving supplies, equipment, and people, thus
strengthening its capacity in the security and humanitarian
arena. This airlift capability would assist with border
security, the interdiction of known terrorist elements, rapid
reaction to internal security threats, and humanitarian aid.
Egypt also intends to utilize these aircraft for maritime
patrol missions and search and rescue missions in the region.
Egypt, which already operates a mix of legacy C-130s, will
have no difficulty absorbing these 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
Aeronautics Company in Marietta, GA. There are no known
offsets proposed in conjunction with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of two (2) contracted Field Service
Representatives (FSR) and one (1) Logistic Service
Representative (LSR) for a period of three (3) years. The
FSRs and LSR will have expertise in airframe, avionics/
electrical, propulsion systems, ground maintenance systems,
and logistics support.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
transmittal no. 21-26
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The C-130J-30 8.1 Super Hercules aircraft, including the
Rolls Royce AE2100D turboprop engines, is a military airlift
aircraft that performs primarily the tactical portion of the
airlift mission. The aircraft is
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capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime
transport for air-dropping troops and equipment into hostile
areas. The C-130J improvements over the C130E include
improved maximum speed, climb time, cruising altitude, and
range. The C-130J has 55 feet of cargo compartment length, an
additional 15 feet over the original ``short'' aircraft.
2. The Rolls Royce AE1200D turboprop engine is a two-stage,
air cooled, vatable speed gas generator turbine, and turbo-
prop engine. Each engine contains a General Electrics (GE)
Dowty R391 composite propeller installed for ground/flight
operations. The engine is capable of inflight (engine core)
wind milling and air starts up to 25,000 feet and airspeeds
between 0.43 Mach and 0.64 Mach.
3. The Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial
Navigational System (INS) (GPS/INS) (EGI) with GPS Security
Devices is a highly accurate inertial navigation system has
embedded GPS for blended INS/GPS, free-inertial, and GPS-only
solutions. Classified elements include Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) for decryption of precision GPS
signals.
4. The Multifunctional Information Distribution System--Low
Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two (MIDS-LVT BU2) is an
advanced command, control, communications, computing and
intelligence (C4I) 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.
5. The AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) is a
system that responds to interrogating signals to assist in
identification, location, and terrain avoidance.
6. The AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System is an
aircraft passive MWS designed for detection of incoming
surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles on transport and
helicopter aircraft. The system detects, identifies, and
displays potential threats. The AN/AAR-47 warns of missile
approach by detecting radiation associated with the rocket
motor and automatically initiates flare ejection.
7. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System (CMDS) is
an integrated, threat-adaptive, software-programmable
dispensing system capable of dispensing chaff, flares, and
active radio frequency expendables. The threats countered by
the CMDS include radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery,
radar command-guided missiles, radar homing guided missiles,
and infrared guided missiles. The system is internally
mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone system or may be
integrated with other on-board EW and avionics systems. The
AN/ALE-47 uses threat data received over the aircraft
interfaces to assess the threat situation and to determine a
response. Expendable routines tailored to the immediate
aircraft and threat environment may be dispensed using one of
four operational modes.
8. The AN/ALR-56 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) continuously
detects and intercepts RF signals in certain frequency ranges
and analyzes and separates threat signals from non-threat
signals. It contributes to full-dimensional protection by
providing individual aircraft probability of survival through
improved aircrew situational awareness of the radar guided
threat environment. The ALR56M is designed to provide
improved performance in a dense signal environment and
improved detection of modem threats signals.
9. The AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 380) is a gyro-stabilized,
multi-spectral Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) system
configured to operate simultaneously in multiple bands
including the visible, near-IR and mid-wave IR bands. The
system consists of an externally-mounted turret sensor unit
and internally-mounted central electronics unit and system
control unit. Images will be displayed in the aircraft real-
time and recorded for subsequent ground analysis.
10. The highest level of classification of defense
articles, components, and services included in this potential
sale is SECRET.
11. 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.
12. A determination has been made that Egypt 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.
13. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of Egypt.
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