[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 175 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6649-S6650]
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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22-62,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Australia for defense
articles and services estimated to cost $6.35 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,
J. Aaron Harding
(For James A. Hursch, Director).
Enclosures.
transmittal no. 22-62
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* $4.76 billion.
Other $1.59 billion.
Total $6.35 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty-four (24) C-130J-30 Aircraft with Four (4) each
Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines installed.
Twenty-four (24) Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines
with Quick Engine Change Assembly (QECA) and Propellers
installed (spares).
Sixty (60) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI) Security Devices, Airborne
(48 installed, 12 spares).
Thirty-two (32) AN/ALQ-251 Radio Frequency Countermeasure
(RFCM) Systems.
Twenty-seven (27) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies
(GLTA) for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)
Systems (24 installed, 3 spares).
Sixteen (16) AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM System Processor
Replacements (LSPR) (12 installed, 4 spares).
Twenty-four (24) Multifunctional Information Distribution
System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) (installed)
Non-MDE: Also included are AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM Infrared
Missile Warning Sensors (MWS), Control Interface Unit
Replacements (CIRU), and classified memory card User Data
Modules (UDM); KYV-5M communication security modules; AN/ARC-
190 High Frequency (HF) radios; AN/ARC-210 radios; AN/ARN-153
tactical airborne navigation (TACAN) systems; AN/ARN-147
receivers; AN/ARN-149 (V) automatic direction finders; AN/
APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/
AAR-47 missile warning systems; AN/APN-241 Low-Power Color
Radars (LPCR); AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Systems
(CMDS); AN/ALR-56 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR); AN/PYQ-10
Simple Key Loaders; MX-20HD electro-optical/infrared
targeting systems; AN/KIV-77 IFF cryptographic appliques;
Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) system components;
integration support and test equipment; aircraft and support
equipment; secure communications equipment, precision
navigation, and cryptographic devices; classified software
delivery and support; spare and repair parts, consumables and
accessories; maintenance and maintenance support; classified
manuals, publications, and technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment, and U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services, studies and surveys; and other related elements of
logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (AT-D-SAI).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed
to be Paid: None known at this time.
(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: November 2, 2022.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
policy justification
Australia--C-130J-30 Aircraft
The Government of Australia has requested to buy twenty-
four (24) C-130J-30 aircraft with four (4) each Rolls Royce
AE-2100D turboprop engines installed; twenty-four (24) Rolls
Royce AE-2100D turboprop engines with Quick Engine Change
Assembly (QECA) and propellers installed (spares); sixty (60)
Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System
(GPS/INS) (EGI) security devices, airborne (48 installed, 12
spares); thirty-two (32) AN/ALQ-251 Radio Frequency
Countermeasure (RFCM) systems; twenty-seven (27) Guardian
Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) for Large Aircraft
Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems (24 installed, 3
spares); sixteen (16) AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM System Processor
Replacements (LSPR) (12 installed, 4 spares); and twenty-four
(24) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint
Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) (installed). Also included
are AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM Infrared Missile Warning Sensors
(MWS), Control Interface Unit Replacements (CIRU), and
classified memory card User Data Modules (UDM); KYV-5M
communication security modules; AN/ARC-190 High Frequency
(HF) radios; AN/ARC-210 radios; AN/ARN-153 tactical airborne
navigation (TACAN) systems; AN/ARN-147 receivers; AN/ARN-
149(V) automatic direction finders; AN/APX-119 Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/AAR-47 missile warning
systems; AN/APN-241 Low-Power Color Radars (LPCR); AN/ALE-47
Countermeasures Dispensing Systems (CMDS); AN/ALR-56 Radar
Warning Receivers (RWR); AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; MX-
20HD electro-optical/infrared targeting systems; AN/KIV-77
IFF cryptographic appliques; Advanced Digital Antenna
Production (ADAP) system components; integration support and
test equipment; aircraft and support equipment; secure
communications equipment, precision navigation, and
cryptographic devices; classified software delivery and
support; spare and repair parts, consumables and accessories;
maintenance and maintenance support; classified manuals,
publications, and technical documentation; personnel training
and training equipment, and U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services,
studies and surveys; and other related elements of logistical
and program support. The estimated total cost is $6.35
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 improve Australia's capability to
meet current and future threats by providing the Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) with replacements for its aging
cargo fleet, guaranteeing a reliable airlift capability, and
allowing the RAAF to improve its overall operational
capability. Australia will have no difficulty absorbing these
articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin
Corporation, Marietta, GA. There are no known offset
agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Australia.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-62
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 C-130J-30 Super Hercules is a military airlift
aircraft that performs primarily the tactical portion of the
airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from
rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air
dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. The C-130J
is faster, goes further and holds more compared to legacy
platforms, translating to greater power and enhanced
capabilities.
a. The Rolls Royce AE 2100D3 is a 3,400 kW Turboprop Engine
and the primary power plant on the C-130J Hercules military
airlift aircraft. It uses dual Full Authority Digital Engine
Control (FADEC) to control both engine and propeller.
b. The C-130J-30 is a stretch version of the C-130J. It
adds 15 feet to the fuselage, increasing usable space in the
cargo compartment to accommodate two more pallets of
equipment.
2. The M-Code capable Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI), with an embedded
GPS
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Precise Positioning Service (PPS) Receiver Application
Module-Standard Electronic Module (GRAM-S/M), is a self-
contained navigation system that provides acceleration,
velocity, position, attitude, platform azimuth, magnetic and
true heading, altitude, body angular rates, time tags, and
coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time. The
embedded GRAM-S/M enables access to both the encrypted P(Y)
and M-Code signals, providing protection against active
spoofing attacks, enhanced military exclusivity, integrity,
and anti-jam.
3. The AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM)
system provides superior situational awareness and protection
against electronic warfare systems and radar-guided weapons
systems in contested and congested electromagnetic spectrum
environments.
4. The AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM system is a self-contained,
directed-energy countermeasures system designed to protect
aircraft from infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles. The
LAIRCM system features digital technology micro-miniature
solid-state electronics. The system operates in all
conditions, detecting incoming missiles and jamming infrared-
seeker equipped missiles with aimed bursts of laser energy.
The LAIRCM system consists of multiple Missile Warning
Sensors, the Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly (GLTA), a
System Processor Replacement (LSPR), a Control Interface Unit
Replacement (CIUR), and a Classified Memory Card User Data
Module (UDM).
a. The LAIRCM Missile Warning Sensors detect and declare
threat missiles. The sensors are mounted on the aircraft
exterior to provide omni-directional protection. The sensors
detect the rocket plume of missiles and send appropriate data
signals to the System Processor Replacement (LSPR) for
processing.
b. The Guardian Laser Transmitter Assembly (GLTA) is a
laser transmitter pointer/tracker subsystem designed to track
the inbound threat missile and point the laser jam source at
the missile's seeker. The GLTA automatically deploys the
countermeasure.
c. The LSPR analyzes the data from each Missile Warning
Sensor and automatically deploys the appropriate
countermeasure via the GLTA. The LSPR contains Built-in-Test
(BIT) circuitry.
d. The Control Interface Unit Replacement (CIUR) displays
the incoming threat for the pilot to take appropriate action.
The CIUR also provides operator interface to program the
LAIRCM system to initiate built-in-test (BIT), to display
system status, and to provide the crew with bearing to threat
missile launch.
e. The UDM card contains the laser jam codes. It is loaded
into the LSPR prior to flight; when not in use, the
Classified Memory Card User Data Module is removed from the
LSPR and put in secure storage.
5. The Multifunctional Information Distribution System
(MIDS) with Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) is an advanced
Link-16 command, control, communications, and intelligence
(C3I) system incorporating high-capacity, jam-resistant,
digital communication links for exchange of near real-time
tactical information, including both data and voice, among
air, ground, and sea elements.
6. The KYV-5M Communication Security Module enables secure
voice for the ANDVT.
7. The AN/ARC-190 is a solid-state, high-frequency (HF)
transceiver that provides beyond-line-of-sight communications
capability for various military airborne applications.
8. The AN/ARC-210 is a voice communications radio system
equipped with HAVE QUICK II, which employs cryptographic
technology. Other waveforms may be included as needed.
9. The AN/ARN-153 is an airborne receiver-transmitter
component of the Tactical Airborne Navigation (TACAN)
avionics system.
10. AN/ARN-147 receivers combine all VHF Omni Ranging/
Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) functions into one
compact, lightweight set.
11. The AN/ARN-149(V) low-frequency, automatic direction
finding system provides automatic pointing to low-frequency
and medium-frequency non-directional beacons (NDB), standard
broadcast stations, and emergency stations on frequencies of
500 and 2182 kHz. An aural output provides station
identification, weather reporting, and AM broadcast audio.
12. The AN/APX-119 is an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
transponder that provides military aircraft with a secure
combat identification capability to help reduce fratricide
and enhance battlespace awareness, while providing safe
access to civilian airspace.
13. The AN/AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning System is a small,
lightweight, passive, electro-optic, threat warning device
used to detect surface-to-air missiles fired at helicopters
and low-flying, fixed-wing aircraft and automatically provide
countermeasures, as well as audio and visual-sector warning
messages to the aircrew.
14. The AN/APN-241 is a Low-Power Color Radar (LPCR) are
radars in the transport class with a high resolution SAR
mapping mode. In addition to meeting needs for precision
navigation, this radar enables operators to execute landing
missions on unimproved runways without aid from ground-based
landing systems.
15. The AN/ALE-47 countermeasures dispensing system (CMDS)
is an integrated, threat-adaptive, software programmable
dispensing system capable of dispending chaff, flares, and
active radio frequency expendables. The AN/ALE-47 uses data
received over the aircraft interfaces to assess the threat
situation and to determine a response.
16. The AN/ALR-56 is a computer-controlled, advanced radar
warning receiver (RWR) designed to provide improved aircrew
situational awareness of the radar guided threat environment
through improved performance in a dense signal environment
and improved detection of modern threats signals.
17. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader is a handheld device
used for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data
between compatible cryptographic and communications
equipment.
18. The MX-20HD is a gyro-stabilized, multi-spectral,
multi-field-of-view (FOV) Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR)
targeting system. The system provides surveillance laser
illumination and laser designation through use of an
externally mounted turret sensor unit and internally mounted
master control. Sensor video imagery is displayed in the
aircraft real time and may be recorded for subsequent ground
analysis.
19. The KIV-77 is a cryptographic applique for IFF. It can
be loaded with Mode 5 classified elements.
20. The highest level of classification of defense
articles, components, and services included in this potential
sale is SECRET.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
Australia.
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