[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5533-S5534]
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,
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. 22-0F. 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 16-58 of November 17,
2016.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
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Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 22-0F
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Qatar
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 16-58; Date:
November 17, 2016; Military Department: Air Force.
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description: On November 17, 2016, Congress was
notified by Congressional certification transmittal number
16-58 of the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms
Export Control Act of weapons, equipment, and support for:
seventy-two (72) F-15QA aircraft, one hundred forty-four
(144) F-110-GE-129 aircraft engines, eighty (80) Advanced
Display Core Processor II (ADCP II), eighty (80) Digital
Electronic Warfare Suites (DEWS), eighty (80) M61A ``Vulcan''
gun systems, eighty (80) Link-16 systems, one hundred sixty
(160) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), three
hundred twelve (312) LAU-128 missile launchers, eighty (80)
AN/APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)
radars, one hundred sixty (160) Embedded OPS/Inertial
Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI), eighty (80) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN
navigation pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER
Advanced Targeting Pods w/containers, eighty (80) AN/AAS-42
Infrared Search and Track Systems (IRST), two hundred (200)
AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, seventy (70) AIM-9X Captive Air
Training Missiles (CATM), eight (8) AIM-9X special training
missiles, twenty (20) CATM AIM-9X missile guidance units,
twenty (20) AIM-9X tactical guidance kits, two hundred fifty
(250) AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
(AMRAAM), five (5) AIM-120C7 spare guidance kits, one hundred
(100) AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), forty
(40) AGM-88 HARM CATMs, two hundred (200) AGM-154 Joint
Standoff Weapons (JSOW), eighty (80) AGM-84L-1 Standoff
Strike anti-ship missiles (Harpoon), ten (10) Harpoon
exercise missiles, two hundred (200) AGM-65G2 (Maverick)
missiles, five hundred (500) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack
Munitions (JDAM) guidance kits, five hundred (500) GBU-31(V1)
JDAM guidance kits, two hundred fifty (250) GBU-54 Laser JDAM
guidance kits, two hundred fifty (250) GBU-56 Laser JDAM
guidance kits, five hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs, five
hundred (500) BLU-117B bombs, six (6) MK-82 Inert bombs, and
one thousand (1,000) FMU-152 Joint programmable fuses. The
estimated total cost was $21.1 billion. Major Defense
Equipment (MDE) constituted $11.5 billion of this total.
On January 5, 2018, CN 0C-17 reported the replacement of
the previously notified AGM-65H/K variant with AGM-65, the
inclusion of AAR-57A Common Missile Warning Systems, sub-
components to JDAM and Laser JDAM, and supplemented the
description of General Purpose Bomb Bodies to include BLU-
111, MK-82, BLU-117B, and MK-84 series weapons. The
replacement or upgrading of the status of this equipment to
MDE and Significant Military Equipment (SME) did not result
in a change to the estimated cost of MDE of $11.5 billion.
The total estimated case value remained $21.1 billion.
On November 28, 2018, CN 0L-18 reported the inclusion of
additional training assets as MDE to support the previously
notified AGM-65 (Maverick) missiles: five (5) TGM-65
Maverick-Missile Aircrew Trainer; one (1) TGM-65 Maverick-
Missile Load Trainer; and one (1) TGM-65 Maverick-Missile
Maintenance Trainer. The estimated value of the additional
MDE items was $3.5 million but its addition did not result in
a net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated
case value remained $21.1 billion.
On December 8, 2021, CN 20-0I notified the inclusion of up
to five hundred (500) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment
I (SDB I), one (1) GBU-39 A/B Focused Lethality Munition
(FLM) practice bomb, and one (1) GBU-39 B/B Laser SDB
practice bomb. The estimated value of the additional MDE
items was $35 million but its addition did not result in a
net increase in the MDE value notified. The total estimated
case value remained $21.1 billion.
This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE
items: two (2) GBU-39(T-1)/B Inert Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
Guided Test Vehicles (GTV). The following non-MDE items will
also be included: Tactical Synthetic Aperture Radar (TacSAR)
Advanced Electronically Scanned Reconnaissance Pods; TacSAR
Transportable Ground Stations; associated spare and repair
parts, consumables, and accessories; and U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services, as well as other related elements of logistical and
program support.
The total value of added MDE items is $1.8 million but will
not result in a net increase in the MDE value notified. The
total estimated MDE value will remain $11.5 billion. The
total value of added non-MDE items is $130 million but will
not result in an increase in the total estimated non-MDE
value. The total estimated case value will remain $21.1
billion.
(iv) Significance: The proposed sale will significantly
improve Qatar's defense capabilities to meet current and
future threats and deter regional aggression. The inclusion
of these items represents an increase in capability over what
was originally notified.
(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 friendly
country that continues to be an important force for political
stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The GBU-39(T-1)/B SDB GTV is an inert, full-scale
configuration of the SDB used to demonstrate safe-separation
from the SDB carriage system and parent aircraft, free
flight, maneuverability and target accuracy.
The TacSAR system is a non-program of record reconnaissance
pod designed for carriage on fighter aircraft that features
Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology.
TacSAR capabilities include providing long range, day/night,
all-weather imagery and Ground Moving Target Indication. The
pod can also transmit imagery via a datalink to Ground
Stations for near-real time analysis and exploitation. The
pod integrates a synthetic aperture radar into the same
outer-shell as the DB-110 and MS-110 pods.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
UNCLASSIFIED.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 27,
2022.
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