[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1220-S1222]
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. 22-09, 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Spain for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $950 million. After this 
     letter is delivered to your office, we plan to

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     issue a news release to notify the public of this proposed 
     sale.
           Sincerely,
                                                Jedidiah P. Royal,
                                  (For James A. Hursch, Director).
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 22-09

     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 Spain.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $425 million.
       Other $525 million.
       Total $950 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Eight (8) MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters.
       Twenty (20) T-700-GE-401C Engines (16 installed, 4 spares).
       Thirty-two (32) AGM-114R(N) Hellfire Missiles, All Up 
     Rounds.
       Two (2) Hellfire II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM).
       One hundred (100) WGU-59/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon 
     System (APKWS) II Guidance Sections, All Up Rounds.
       Eight (8) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     Systems Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) (8 
     installed).
       Four (4) Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (4 installed 
     on 4 aircraft).
       Non-MDE: Also included are M514 impulse cartridge/cartridge 
     actuated devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated thruster/cartridge 
     actuated devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge 
     actuated devices; CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges; M299 
     Hellfire missile launchers; GAU-21 crew served guns 
     (including pintle and laser pointer); LAU-61 digital rocket 
     launchers; M152 High Explosive warheads for airborne 2.75 
     rockets; MK66 MOD 4, 2.75-inch rocket motors; rocket motors, 
     2.75-inch, MK-66-4 inert; WTU-1B inert warheads (HA23); AN/
     ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with Communications Security (COMSEC); 
     AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems; AN/SSQ-62F sonobuoys; AN/
     SSQ-53G sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36B sonobuoys; SRQ-4 Hawklink radio 
     terminals with Hawklink Crypto Control Modules; AN/APX-123 
     Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 
     dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer 
     Systems (ADTS); AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting 
     Systems; Identification Friend or Foe Mode 4/5 Cryptographic 
     Applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); 
     Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning 
     Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with 
     Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); Airborne 
     Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft provisions only for 4 
     aircraft); AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training 
     Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants (ATS/
     OMIA); tactical operational flight trainer; AN/ALQ-210 
     Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systems; APS-153(V) multi-
     mode radars; spare engine containers; spare and repair parts; 
     support and test equipment; communications equipment; ferry 
     support; publications and technical documentation; personnel 
     training and training equipment; United States (U.S.) 
     Government and contractor engineering, technical, and 
     logistics support services; obsolescence engineering, 
     integration, and test activities required to ensure readiness 
     for the production of the Spanish MH-60R helicopters; and 
     other related elements of logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (SP-P-SDE).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SP-P-SCY, SP-P-SDB, SP-P-
     GOJ.
       (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: March 15, 2022.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

          Spain--MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters with Support

       The Government of Spain has requested to buy eight (8) MH-
     60R Multi-Mission helicopters; twenty (20) T-700-GE-401C 
     engines (16 installed, 4 spares); thirty-two (32) AGM-114R(N) 
     Hellfire missiles, all up rounds; two (2) Hellfire II Captive 
     Air Training Missiles (CATM); one hundred (100) WGU-59/B 
     Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II Guidance 
     Sections, all up rounds; eight (8) Link 16 Multifunctional 
     Information Distribution Systems Joint Tactical Radio Systems 
     (MIDS JTRS) (8 installed); and four (4) Airborne Low 
     Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (4 installed on 4 aircraft). Also 
     included are M514 impulse cartridge/cartridge actuated 
     devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated thruster/cartridge actuated 
     devices; WB53 fire extinguisher cartridge/cartridge actuated 
     devices; CCU-136A/A impulse cartridges; M299 Hellfire missile 
     launchers; GAU-21 crew served guns (including pintle and 
     laser pointer); LAU-61 digital rocket launchers; M152 High 
     Explosive warheads for airborne 2.75 rockets; MK66 MOD 4, 
     2.75-inch rocket motors; rocket motors, 2.75-inch, MK-66-4 
     inert; WTU-1B inert warheads (HA23); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 
     radios with Communications Security (COMSEC); AN/AAR-47 
     missile warning systems; AN/SSQ-62F sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-53G 
     sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36B sonobuoys; SRQ-4 Hawklink radio 
     terminals with Hawklink Crypto Control Modules; AN/APX-123 
     Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 
     dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer 
     Systems (ADTS); AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting 
     Systems; Identification Friend or Foe Mode 4/5 Cryptographic 
     Applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); 
     Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning 
     Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with 
     Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM); Airborne 
     Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft provisions only for 4 
     aircraft); AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training 
     Simulators/Operational Machine Interface Assistants (ATS/
     OMIA); tactical operational flight trainer; AN/ALQ-210 
     Electronic Support Measures (ESM) systems; APS-153(V) multi-
     mode radars; spare engine containers; spare and repair parts; 
     support and test equipment; communications equipment; ferry 
     support; publications and technical documentation; personnel 
     training and training equipment; United States (U.S.) 
     Government and contractor engineering, technical, and 
     logistics support services; obsolescence engineering, 
     integration, and test activities required to ensure readiness 
     for the production of the Spanish MH-60R helicopters; and 
     other related elements of logistics and program support. The 
     total estimated program cost is $950 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security objectives of the United States by 
     improving the security of a NATO ally which is an important 
     force for political stability and economic progress in 
     Europe.
       The proposed sale will improve Spain's capability to meet 
     current and future threats. The MH-60R Multi-Mission 
     Helicopter will provide the capability to perform anti-
     surface and anti-submarine warfare missions along with the 
     ability to perform secondary missions including vertical 
     replenishment, search and rescue, and communications relay 
     and will bolster the Spanish Navy's ability to support NATO 
     and remain interoperable with the U.S. and the NATO alliance. 
     Spain will have no difficulty absorbing these helicopters 
     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 Rotary and 
     Mission Systems, Owego, NY. There are no known offset 
     agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale may require the 
     assignment of two (2) contractor representatives to Spain.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 22-09

     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 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter focuses primarily on 
     anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions. The MH-60R 
     carries several sensors and data links to enhance its ability 
     to work in a network centric battle group and as an extension 
     of its home ship/main operating base. The mission equipment 
     subsystem consists of the following sensors and subsystems: 
     an acoustics systems consisting of a dipping sonar and 
     sonobuoys, Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) with integral 
     Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator, Radios with 
     COMSEC, Electronic Support Measures (ESM), Integrated Self-
     Defense (ISD), and Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS). The 
     aircraft processes sensor data onboard, and transmits data 
     via Common Data Link (CDL) (also referred to as Hawklink). 
     The aircraft is night vision compatible. It can carry AGM-
     114A/B/K/N Hellfire missiles to engage surface and sub-
     surface targets.
       a. The AGM-114 Hellfire missile is an air-to-surface 
     missile with a multi-mission, multi-target, precision strike 
     capability. The Hellfire can be launched from multiple air 
     platforms and is the primary precision weapon for the United 
     States Army.
       b. Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser 
     guided rocket to counter the fast attack craft and fast 
     inshore attack craft threat.
       c. Communications security (COMSEC) devices contain 
     sensitive encryption algorithms and keying material.
       d. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) (KIV-78) contains 
     embedded security devices containing sensitive encryption 
     algorithms and keying material.
       e. GPS/PPS/SAASM--Global Positioning System (GPS) provides 
     a space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) that 
     has reliable location and time information in all weather and 
     at all times and anywhere on or near the earth when and where 
     there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS 
     satellites. Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module 
     (SAASM) (AN/PSN-11) is used by military GPS receivers to 
     allow decryption of precision GPS coordinates. In addition, 
     the GPS Antenna System (GAS-1) provides protection from enemy 
     manipulation of the GPS system.
       f. Acoustics algorithms are used to process dipping sonar 
     and sonobuoy data for target tracking and for the Acoustics 
     Mission Planner (AMP), which is a tactical aid employed

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     to optimize the deployment of sonobuoys and the dipping 
     sonar.
       g. The AN/APS-153 multi-mode radar with an integrated IFF 
     and Inverse Synthetic Aperture (ISAR) provides target 
     surveillance/detection capability.
       h. The AN/ALQ-210 (ESM) system identifies the location of 
     an emitter.
       i. The AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) 
     operates in day/night and adverse weather conditions. Imagery 
     is provided by a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor, a 
     color/monochrome day television (DTV) camera, and a Low-Light 
     TV (LLTV).
       j. Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency (UHF/VHF) 
     Radios (ARC-210) contain embedded sensitive encryption 
     algorithms and keying material.
       k. Advanced Data Transfer System (ADTS) with Type 1 
     encryption for data at rest.
       l. Satellite Communications Demand Assigned Multiple Access 
     (SATCOM DAMA), which provides increased, interoperable 
     communications capabilities with U.S. forces.
       2. The highest 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 hardware and software elements, the 
     information could be used to develop countermeasures or 
     equivalent systems, which might reduce system effectiveness 
     or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
     advanced capabilities.
       4. A determination has been made that Spain 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 Spain.

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