[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 175 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6647-S6648]
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 of Section 
     36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as 
     amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 22-0P. This 
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades

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     from the level of sensitivity of technology or capability 
     described in the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 21-61 of 
     October 8, 2021.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 22-0P

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Australia.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 21-61; Date: 
     October 8, 2021; Military Department: Navy.
       (iii) Description: On October 8, 2021, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     21-61, of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, of twelve (12) MH-60R Multi-Mission 
     helicopters; thirty (30) T-700-GE-401C engines (24 installed, 
     6 spares); twelve (12) APS-153(V) Multi-Mode Radars 
     (installed); twelve (12) AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral 
     Targeting Systems (installed); thirty-four (34) Embedded 
     Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/
     PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective 
     Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (24 installed, 10 
     spares); twenty (20) Link 16 Multifunctional Information 
     Distribution Systems (MIDS)--Joint Tactical Radio System 
     (JTRS) (12 installed, 8 spares); twelve (12) GAU-61 Digital 
     Rocket Launchers (aircraft provisions only); twelve (12) 
     Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS) (aircraft provisions 
     only); eighteen (18) AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (12 
     installed, 6 spares); eighteen (18) AN/ALE-47 Chaff and Flare 
     Dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures (12 installed, 6 
     spares); twelve (12) AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support Measures 
     (ESM) Systems (installed); twenty-four (24) M299 Missile 
     Launchers; twelve (12) GAU-21 Crew Served Guns aircraft 
     provisions (installed, includes aircraft adapter, ammunition 
     bin, and other accessories); twelve (12) M240D Crew Served 
     Gun Cradles (installed); and eighteen (18) AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink 
     Radio Terminals (12 installed, 6 spares). Also included were 
     AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 UHF/VHF radios with Communications 
     Security (COMSEC); AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe 
     (IFF) transponders; KIV-78; KIV-6; KOV-21; KGV-135A; Advanced 
     Data Transfer Systems (ADTS); Airborne Low Frequency Sonars 
     (ALFS) Training Simulators/Operational Machine Interface 
     Assistants (ATS OMIA); spare engine containers; trade studies 
     with industry to determine the feasibility and cost of 
     implementing provisions for additional passenger seating and 
     modifications to achieve enhanced crew survivability; defense 
     services; spare and repair parts; support and test equipment; 
     communication 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 
     Australian MH-60R helicopters; and other related elements of 
     programmatic, technical and logistics support. The estimated 
     total cost was $985 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
     constituted $665 million of this total.
       This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE 
     items: one (1) MH-60R Multi-Mission helicopter; two (2) T-
     700-GE-401C engines (installed); two (2) Embedded Global 
     Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/
     Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) with Selective 
     Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (installed); and 
     one (1) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     Systems (MIDS)--Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) 
     (installed). Also included is non-MDE APS-153(V) multi-mode 
     radar; AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral Targeting System; AN/AAR-
     47 Missile Warning System; AN/ALE-47 Chaff and Flare 
     Dispenser, Electronic Countermeasures; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic 
     Support Measures (ESM) System; and AN/ARQ-59 Hawklink radio 
     terminal. The estimated total value of these items is $49.21 
     million, but will not cause an increase in the total 
     estimated program cost. The total estimated case value will 
     remain $985 million with MDE remaining $665 million of this 
     total.
       (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve 
     Australia's capability to perform anti-surface and 
     antisubmarine warfare missions along with the ability to 
     perform secondary missions including vertical replenishment, 
     search and rescue, and communications relay. Australia will 
     use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional 
     threats and to strengthen its homeland defense.
       (v) Justification: 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.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of 
     Technology Statement contained in the original notification 
     applies to items reported here.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: November 2, 2022.

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