[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5531]
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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.
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. 22-0L. This
notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the
level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in
the Section 36(b)(l) AECA certification 22-06 of February 3,
2022.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 22-0L
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. (36/(B)/(5)/(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Jordan.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-06; Date:
February 3, 2022; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF).
(iii) Description: On February 3, 2022, Congress was
notified by Congressional certification transmittal number
22-06 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, to the Government of Jordan of
twelve (12) F-16 C Block 70 Aircraft; four (4) F-16 D Block
70 Aircraft; twenty-one (21) F100-GE-129D Engines or F100-
PW229EEP Engines (16 installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21)
Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (16
installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21) AN/APG-83 Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam
Radars (SABR) (16 installed, 5 spares); twenty-one (21)
Modular Mission Computers (MMC) 7000AH (16 installed 5
spares); twenty-seven (27) LN-260 (or equivalent) Embedded
Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems
(INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM) and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (16 installed,
11 spares); six (6) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods
(ATP); thirty-one (31) Link 16 Low-Volume Terminals (for
aircraft and ground stations) (26 installed, 5 spares);
seventy-two (72) LAU-129 launchers (64 installed, 8 spares);
twenty-one (21) M61A1 Vulcan Cannons (16 installed, 5
spares); four hundred two (402) FMU-139 or FMU-152 Joint
Programmable Fuzes; one hundred (100) KMU-556 Joint Direct
Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits for 2,000LB GBU-31; one
hundred two (102) KMU-572 JDAM tail kits for 500LB Laser JDAM
GBU-54; one hundred (100) MAU-209 Computer Control Group
(CCG) for Paveway II (PWII) GBU-10; one hundred two (102)
MXU-651 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 2000LB PW II GBU-I0; one
hundred (100) MAU-210 Enhanced Computer Control Group (ECCG)
for 500LB Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) EGBU-49; one hundred
three (103) MXU-650 Air Foil Group (AFG) for 2000LB EP II
EGBU-49; two hundred (200) MK-84 or BLU-117 (or equivalent)
bomb bodies; two hundred four (204) MK-82 or BLU-111 (or
equivalent) bomb bodies; six (6) MK-82 inert bombs; and two
(2) MAU-169 Computer Control Group (CCG) trainers. Also
included were AN/ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-126 or equivalent
Advanced [dentification Friend or Foe (AIFF) with Combined
Interrogator Transponder (CIT); Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing
System II (JHMCS II) or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based
Inertial Tracker (HObIT) helmet mounted displays; AN/ALQ-254
Viper Shield or equivalent Integrated Electronic Warfare (EW)
systems; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser System (CMDS);
KY-58M Cryptographic Devices; KIV-78 Cryptographic Devices;
Simple Key Loaders (SKL); Joint Mission Planning System
(JMPS) or equivalent; PGU-28 High Explosive Incendiary (HEI)
ammunition; PGU-27 training ammunition (non-HEI); ARD-446
impulse cartridges; ARD-863 impulse cartridges BBU-36 impulse
cartridges; BBU-35 impulse cartridges; MK-124 smoke flares;
MJU-7/B flare cartridges L463 or MJU-53 or equivalent; Common
Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT) Reprogramming Equipment
(CMBRE); ADU-891 adapters for CMBRE; DSU-38 laser sensors for
Laser JDAM GBU-54; Cartridge Actuated Device/Propellant
Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); BRU-57 bomb racks; MAU-12 bomb
racks and TER-9A triple ejection racks; other chaff and
flare, ammunition, and pylons; launcher adaptors and weapons
interfaces; fuel tanks and attached hardware; travel pods;
aircraft and weapons integration, test, and support
equipment; electronic warfare database and mission data file
development; precision measurement and calibration laboratory
equipment; secure communications; cryptographic equipment;
precision navigation equipment; aircraft and personnel
support and test equipment; spare and repair parts; repair
and return services; maps, publications, and technical
documentation; studies and surveys; classified/unclassified
software and software support; personnel training and
training equipment; facilities and facility management,
design and/or construction services; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistical and
program support. The estimated total cost was $4.21 billion.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $2.39 billion of
this total.
This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE
items: thirty-one (31) Multifunctional Information
Distribution Systems with Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS
JTRS); thirty-two (32) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles;
twenty (20) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM); four (4) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical
guidance units; and four (4) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM
guidance units. Also, this transmittal reports a correction
to the previously notified ``twenty-one (21) F100-GE-1 29D
Engines or F100-PW229EEP Engines (16 installed, 5 spares)''
to ``twenty-one (21) F110-GE-129D Engines or F100-PW229EEP
Engines (16 insta1led, 5 spares);'' there is currently no GE
aircraft engine designated as Fl 00. The addition of the new
items will cause an increase in the total net cost of MDE by
$0.06 billion to $2.45 billion. The estimated total case
value will increase to $4.27 billion.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to
correctly identify the designation of F110-GE-129D engines to
be included in this sale; furthermore, the additional MDE
items were not enumerated in the original notification. The
inclusion of this MDE represents an increase in capability
over what was previously notified. The proposed articles and
services will continue modernization of the Jordanian fighter
aircraft fleet and support operational requirements
associated with regional U.S.-coalition goals such as
countering violent extremist organizations, countering malign
state and non-state actors, and border defense, while
ensuring continued interoperability with U.S. and coalition
forces.
(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 is an important force for political stability and
economic progress in the Middle East.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution
System with Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) is an
advanced Link-16 command, control, communications, and
intelligence (C3l) system incorporating high-capacity, jam-
resistant digital communications links for exchange of near-
real-time tactical information, including both data and
voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
The AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missile is a short-range,
air-to-air missile providing a high off-boresight seeker,
enhanced countermeasure rejection capability, low drag/high
angle of attack airframe, and the ability to integrate a
Helmet Mounted Cueing System.
This potential sale will include tactical guidance units,
Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), and CATM guidance
units.
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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