[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4425-S4427]
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:


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                                                  Defense Security


                                           Cooperation Agency,

                                                   Washington, DC.
     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. 22-51, 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Australia for defense 
     articles and services estimated to cost $1.95 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,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 22-51

     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 Australia.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $.85 billion.
       Other $1.10 billion.
       Total $1.95 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Forty (40) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
       Eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D Engines (80 installed, 8 
     spares)
       Forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems 
     (CMWS) (40 installed, 4 spares)
       Ninety-six (96) H-764U Embedded Global Position Systems 
     with Inertial Navigation (EGI) and Country Unique SAASM (or 
     future replacement) (80 installed, 16 spares)
       Non-MDE: Also included are AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future 
     replacement) VHF/UHF/LOS SATCOM radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar 
     Warning Receivers; AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A 
     Identification Friend or Foe Transponder; ARC-220 High 
     Frequency (HF) radio with KY-100M; VRC-100 Ground Stations; 
     AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL); KIV-77 Common 
     Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Applique Crypto Computers; 
     KY-100M COMSEC Encryption devices; AN/ARN-147(V) Very High 
     Frequency Omni-Directional Range (VOR)/Instrument Landing 
     System (ILS) receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) Low Frequency 
     (LF)/Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) radio receiver; AN/ARN-
     153 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver 
     transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/ARC-210 radios; 
     EBC-406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT); Encrypted 
     Aircraft Wireless Intercommunications Systems (EAWIS); 
     Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); Signal Data Converters for 
     IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); Improved Data Modems 
     (IDM); Color Weather Radars; MX-10D EO/IR with Laser 
     Designator; EO/IR Cabin Monitoring Systems; EO/IR Digital 
     Video Recorder; AN/ARC-201D RT-1478D; Engine Inlet Barrier 
     Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor Protection Systems (BAPS); 
     Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS); Fast Rope 
     Insertion Extraction System (FRIES); External Rescue Hoist 
     (ERH); Rescue Hoist Equipment Sets; Dual Patient Litter 
     System (DPLS) Sets; Martin Baker Palletized Crew Chief/Gunner 
     Seats with crashworthy floor structural modifications; 
     External Stores Support System (ESSS); Integrated Tow Plates 
     Production Assets; Universal Software Loading Kits; 60kVA 
     Generator Kits; Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount 
     Systems; Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); Black Hawk 
     Maintenance Trainer (BHMT-M); Black Hawk Avionics Trainer; 
     Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer (MBRAT); 
     training devices; helmets; transportation; organizational 
     equipment; spare and repair parts; support equipment; tools 
     and test equipment; technical data and publications; 
     personnel training and training equipment; U.S. government 
     and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistics support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (AT-B-UMI).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT-B-UMH.
       (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: August 25, 2022.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                Australia--UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters

       The Government of Australia has requested to buy forty (40) 
     UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters; eighty-eight (88) T700-GE 701D 
     engines (80 installed, 8 spares); forty-four (44) AN/AAR-57 
     Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (40 installed, 4 
     spares); and ninety-six (96) H-764U Embedded Global Position 
     Systems with Inertial Navigation (EGI) and Country Unique 
     SAASM (or future replacement) (80 installed, 16 spares). Also 
     included are AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement) VHF/
     UHF/LOS SATCOM radios; APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning Receivers; 
     AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets; APX-123A Identification Friend 
     or Foe Transponder; ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) radio with 
     KY-100M; VRC-100 Ground Stations; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader 
     (SKL); KIV-77 Common Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
     Applique Crypto Computers; KY-100M COMSEC Encryption devices; 
     AN/ARN-147(V) Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Range 
     (VOR)/Instrument Landing System (ILS) receiver radio; AN/ARN-
     149(V) Low Frequency (LF)/Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) 
     radio receiver; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System 
     (TACAN) receiver transmitter; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter; AN/
     ARC-210 radios; EBC-406HM Emergency Locator Transmitter 
     (ELT); Encrypted Aircraft Wireless Intercommunications 
     Systems (EAWIS); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); Signal 
     Data Converters for IHUD; Blue Force Trackers (BFT-2); 
     Improved Data Modems (IDM); Color Weather Radars; MX-10D EO/
     IR with Laser Designator; EO/IR Cabin Monitoring Systems; EO/
     IR Digital Video Recorder; AN/ARC-201D RT-1478D; Engine Inlet 
     Barrier Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor Protection Systems 
     (BAPS); Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS); Fast 
     Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES); External Rescue 
     Hoist (ERH); Rescue Hoist Equipment Sets; Dual Patient Litter 
     System (DPLS) Sets; Martin Baker Palletized Crew Chief/Gunner 
     Seats with crashworthy floor structural modifications; 
     External Stores Support System (ESSS); Integrated Tow Plates 
     Production Assets; Universal Software Loading Kits; 60kVA 
     Generator Kits; Instrument Panel sets; External Gun Mount 
     Systems; Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); Black Hawk 
     Maintenance Trainer (BHMT-M); Black Hawk Avionics Trainer; 
     Maintenance Blended Reconfigurable Avionics Trainer (MBRAT); 
     training devices; helmets; transportation; organizational 
     equipment; spare and repair parts; support equipment; tools 
     and test equipment; technical data and publications; 
     personnel training and training equipment; U.S. government 
     and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistics support. 
     The estimated total cost is $1.95 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security objectives of the United States. Australia 
     is one of our most important allies in the Western Pacific. 
     The strategic location of this political and economic power 
     contributes significantly to ensuring peace and economic 
     stability in the region. It is vital to the U.S. national 
     interest to assist our ally in developing and maintaining a 
     strong and ready self-defense capability.
       The proposed sale will replace Australia's current multi-
     role helicopter fleet with a more reliable and proven system 
     that will allow Australia to maintain the appropriate level 
     of readiness to conduct combined operations. The UH-60M Black 
     Hawk helicopter will improve the Australian Army's ability to 
     deploy combat power to share Australia's strategic 
     environment, deter actions against its interests, and, when 
     required, respond with credible force. Australia will have no 
     difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance the region.
       The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, 
     MD. The purchaser typically requests offsets. There are no 
     known offset agreements. Any future offset agreement would be 
     defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the 
     contractor(s).
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require the 
     assignment of no U.S. Government and five (5) U.S. contractor 
     representatives in Australia for a period of three years.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 22-51

     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 UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft is a medium lift four 
     bladed aircraft which includes two (2) T-701D engines. The 
     aircraft has four (4) Multifunction Displays (MFD), which 
     provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication 
     management systems. The instrumentation panel includes four 
     (4) Multifunction Displays (MFDs), two (2) Pilot and Co-Pilot 
     Flight Director Panels, and two (2) Data Concentrator Units 
     (DCUs). The Navigation System will have Embedded GPS/INS 
     (EGIs), and two (2) Advanced Flight Control Computer Systems 
     (AFCC), which provide 4 axis aircraft control:
       a. The AN/ARC-201D Single Channel Ground to Air Radio 
     System (SINCGARS) is a tactical airborne radio subsystem that 
     provides secure, anti-jam voice and data communication. The 
     integration of Communication Security (COMSEC) and the Data 
     Rate Adapter (DRA) combines three Line Replaceable Units into 
     one and reduces overall weight of the aircraft.
       b. AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A (or future replacement), Very High 
     Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/UHF) Line of Sight (LOS) 
     Radio with frequency agile modes, Electronic counter-
     countermeasures (ECCM), UHF Satellite Communications 
     (SATCOM), Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA), Integrated 
     Waveform (IW), Air Traffic Control (ATC) channel spacing is 
     operator selectable in 5, 8.33, 12.5 and 25 khz steps.
       c. The AN/ARC-210 is a family of radios for military 
     aircraft that provides two-way, multimode voice and data 
     communications over a 30 to 512+MHz frequency range. It 
     covers both Ultra High Frequency (UHF) and

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     Very High Frequency (VHF) bands with AM, FM and SATCOM 
     capabilities. The ARC-210 type radio also includes embedded 
     anti-jam waveforms, including have-quick and SINCGARS and 
     other data link and secure communications features, providing 
     total battlefield interoperability and high-performance 
     capabilities in the transfer of data, voice and imagery.
       d. The AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Airborne 
     Communication System provides rotary-wing aircraft, with 
     advanced voice and data capabilities for short- and long-
     distance communications. The system is software programmable 
     with a frequency range of 2.0000-29.9999 MHz, in 100-Hz steps 
     and provides for providing embedded automatic Link 
     establishment (ALE), serial tone data modem, text messaging, 
     GPS position reporting and anti-jam functions.
       e. The AN/APX-123A, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 
     Transponder, is a space diversity transponder and is 
     installed on various military platforms. When installed in 
     conjunction with platform antennas and the Remote Control 
     Unit (or other appropriate control unit), the transponder 
     provides identification, altitude and surveillance reporting 
     in response to interrogations from airborne, ground-based 
     and/or surface interrogators.
       f. The VRC-100 High Frequency (HF) Communication System is 
     the ground station version of the AN/ARC-220 for use in 
     Aviation Operation Centers. It provides for advanced voice 
     and data capabilities for short- and long-distance 
     communications. The system is software programmable with a 
     frequency range of 2.0000-29.9999 MHz, in 100-Hz steps and 
     provides for providing embedded automatic Link establishment 
     (ALE), serial tone data modem, text messaging, GPS position 
     reporting and anti-jam (ECCM) functions. The system is 
     provided along with all required mounts, amplifiers, 
     antennas, power supplies, and accessories.
       g. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, 
     portable, hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, 
     storing, and transferring data between compatible 
     cryptographic and communications equipment. The AN/PYQ-10(C) 
     Simple Key Loader (SKL) will contain the KOV-21 COMSEC card, 
     which is a Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI).
       h. The KIV-77 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Crypto 
     Applique provides cryptographic and time-of-day services for 
     a Combined Interrogator/Transponder (CIT) or individual 
     interrogator or transponder Mark XIIA (Mode 4 and Mode 5) IFF 
     system deployed to identify cooperative, friendly systems.
       i. The KY-100M is a self-contained terminal including 
     Communications Security (COMSEC) that provides for secure 
     voice and data communications in tactical airborne/ground 
     environments. It is an integral part of the U.S Joint 
     Services and Federal Law Enforcement Agency networks, and 
     provides half-duplex, narrowband and wideband communications. 
     Flexible interfaces ensure compatibility with a wide range of 
     voice, data, radio and satellite equipment.
       j. The AN/APR-39C(V)1/4 Radar Warning System detects radar 
     based rangefinders, target designators and beam rider systems 
     targeting an aircraft or vehicle. The APR-39 is a detection 
     component of the suite of countermeasures designed to 
     increase survivability of current generation combat aircraft 
     and specialized special operations aircraft against the 
     threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons.
       k. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Receiver detects laser 
     rangefinders, target designators and beam rider laser-aided 
     systems targeting an aircraft or vehicle. The AVR-2B is a 
     detection component of the suite of countermeasures designed 
     to increase survivability of current generation combat 
     aircraft and specialized special operations aircraft against 
     the threat posed by laser designated or guided weapons.
       l. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is an 
     integrated infrared (IR) countermeasures suite utilizing 
     ultraviolet (UV) sensors to display accurate threat location 
     and dispense decoys/countermeasures either automatically or 
     under pilot/crew control to defeat incoming missile threats.
       m. Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial 
     Navigation System (INS) (EGI) provides GPS and INS 
     capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI will include Selective 
     Availability anti-spoofing Module (SAASM) security modules to 
     be used for secure GPS PPS if required.
       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 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 Australia 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 are authorized for release and export to the 
     Government of Australia.

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