[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5531-S5532]
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                        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.

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  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,

                                                   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)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 
     as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 22-01. This 
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the 
     level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 20-19 of December 29, 
     2020.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 22-0I

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(c), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Kuwait.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-19; Date: 
     December 29, 2020; Military Department: Army.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description: On December 29, 2020, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     20-19, of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act of eight (8) AH-64E Apache Longbow 
     Attack Helicopters and the remanufacture sixteen (16) of 
     their AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E 
     configuration consisting of: eight (8) AH-64E Apache 
     Helicopters (new procurement); sixteen (16) AH-64E Apache 
     Helicopters (remanufacture); twenty-two (22) T700-GE 701D 
     engines; thirty-six (36) remanufactured T700-GE 701D engines; 
     twenty-seven (27) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems 
     (CMWS); eighteen (18) Embedded Global Position Systems with 
     Inertial Navigation (EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR); 
     thirty-six (36) remanufactured EGIs with MMR; eight (8) AN/
     ASQ-170(V) Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation 
     Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS); 
     seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCR) 
     with Radar Electronics Units (REU); seventeen (17) APR-48B 
     Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers (M-RFI); eighteen 
     (18) M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; four (4) 
     remanufactured M299 AOM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; 
     eighteen (18) Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket 
     Launchers; four (4) remanufactured Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch 
     Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers; nine (9) M230E1 30mm Chain Gun 
     M139 Area Weapons System (AWS) Guns; two (2) remanufactured 
     M230E1 30mm Chain Gun M139 AWS Guns one (1) Longbow Crew 
     Trainer (LCT); and one (1) remanufactured LCT. Also included 
     were fifty-four (54) AN/ARC 201 non-COMSEC Very-High 
     Frequency/Frequency Modulation (VHF/FM) radios; fifty-four 
     (54) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radios (AN/ARC 231 or MXF 
     4027); twenty-eight (28) Identify Friend or Foe Transponders 
     (APX 123 or APX 119); twenty-seven (27) IDM 401 (Improved 
     Data Modem); twenty-seven (27) Link 16 Datalinks; twenty-
     seven (27) AN/APR-39D (V)2 Radar Warning Receivers; twenty-
     seven (27) AN/AVR-2 Laser Warning Receivers; twenty-seven 
     (27) Infrared Countermeasures Dispensers (2 flares, 1 chaff); 
     nine (9) AN/ASN-157 Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; nine (9) 
     AN/ARN-149(V)3 Automatic Direction Finders (ADF); sixteen 
     (16) remanufactured AN/ARN-149(V)3 ADFs; nine (9) AN/APN-209 
     Radar Altimeters; twenty-seven (27) AN/ARN-153 Tactical 
     Airborne Navigation (TACAN) systems; sixteen (16) Manned-
     Unmanned Teaming International (MUM-Ti) (UPR) Air-to-Air-to 
     Ground Data Link Systems; twenty-four (24) MUM-Ti (Ground) 
     Air-to-Air-to-Ground Data Link Systems; twenty-four (24) 100 
     gallon Internal Auxiliary Fuel System (IAFS); twenty-four 
     (24) 125 gallon Reduced Capacity Crashworthy External Fuel 
     Systems (RCEFS); two (2) IAFS Spares; two (2) IAFS 
     Publications; six (6) IAFS Ground Support Equipment (GSE) 
     Apache Magazine and Auxiliary Tank Transfer Systems (AMATTS); 
     five (5) IDM Software Loader Verifiers (SLV); training 
     devices; helmets; simulators; generators; transportation; 
     wheeled vehicles and 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 program cost was $4 billion. Major Defense Equipment 
     (MDE) constituted $2 billion of this total.
       This transmittal notifies the following MDE items that were 
     previously reported as non-MDE: fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-231A 
     (RT-1987) radios. The following non-MDE items will also be 
     included: M261 2.75-inch Rocket Launchers; and AN/AVS-6 
     Aviator Night Vision Devices (NVDs).
       The estimated total value of these items is $39 million. 
     The total MDE value will increase by $27 million to a total 
     MDE value of $2.027 billion. The estimated total non-MDE 
     value will decrease by $15 million (after deducting MDE 
     values previously notified as non-MDE and adding new non-MDE 
     costs), resulting in a total non-MDE value of $1.985 billion. 
     The total estimated case value will increase to $4.012 
     billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as 
     the additional MDE items were enumerated as non-MDE in the 
     original notification. The additional non-MDE items were left 
     out of the original notification. The proposed articles and 
     services will support Kuwait's ongoing effort to modernize 
     its armed forces and increase its capacity to detect threats 
     and control their borders, contributing to the maintenance of 
     regional stability and Security. This will contribute to the 
     Kuwaiti military's effort to update its capabilities and 
     enhance interoperability with the United States and other 
     strategic allies.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security objectives of the United 
     States by helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO 
     ally that has been an important force for political stability 
     and economic progress in the Middle East.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The AN/ARC-231A (RT-1987) 
     radio is a multi-mode software defined radio providing line 
     of sight VHF/UHF secure/non-secure voice and data 
     communications over the 30.000-941.000 MHz frequency and 
     Satellite Communications (SATCOM) beyond line of sight 
     secure/non-secure voice and data including Demand Assigned 
     Multiple Access (DAMA) communications from 240-320 MHz 
     frequency on manned and unmanned aviation platforms. ARC-231A 
     includes improved type-1 cryptographic algorithm and 
     processing capabilities, Civil Land Mobile Radio, Single 
     Channel Ground and Airborne Radios System (SINCGARS) 
     capabilities, HAVE QUICK (HQ), Second Generation Anti-Jam 
     Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN) wave form, 8.33 kHz 
     channel spacing for Global Air-Traffic Management (GATM) 
     compliance, and capability for Mobile User Objective System 
     (MUOS) waveform through possible future hardware and software 
     updates.
       The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the 
     original notification applies to other items reported here.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 27, 
     2022.

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