[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6936-S6937]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam 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)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as 
     amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 22-64, 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Finland for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $323.3 million. 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. 22-64

     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 Finland.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $164.1 million.
       Other $159.2 million.
       Total $323.3 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Forty (40) AIM 9X Block II Tactical Missiles.
       Four (4) AIM 9X Block II Tactical Guidance Units.
       Forty-eight (48) AGM-154 Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW).
       Non-MDE: Also included are Dummy Air Training Missiles 
     (DATM); Captive Air Training Missile (CATM); Captive Flight 
     Vehicles (CFVs); Free Flight Vehicles (FFVs); containers; 
     mission planning; integration support and testing; munitions 
     storage security and training; weapon operational flight 
     program software development; transportation; tools and test 
     equipment; support equipment; spare and repair parts; 
     publications and technical documentation; personnel training 
     and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor 
     engineering and logistics support services; books and other 
     publications; training; training aids and devices; space 
     parts; support equipment; weapon system software support; 
     U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and 
     logistics support services; studies and surveys; missile 
     technical assistance; other technical assistance; and other 
     related elements of program and logistics support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (FI-P-AAT, FI-P-AAU).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FI-P-AAS, FI-P-AAI, FI-P-
     GAT, FI-P-LDB, FI-P-LBM.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None.
       (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 28, 
     2022.
       *As defined in Section 47 (6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

 Finland--AIM 9X Block II Tactical Missiles and AGM-154 Joint Standoff 
                                Weapons

       The Government of Finland has requested to buy forty (40) 
     AIM 9X Block II tactical missiles; four (4) AIM 9X Block II 
     tactical guidance units; and forty-eight (48) AGM-154 Joint 
     Stand Off Weapons (JSOW). Also included are Dummy Air 
     Training Missiles (DATM); Captive Air Training Missile 
     (CATM); Captive Flight Vehicles (CFVs); Free Flight Vehicles 
     (FFVs); containers; mission planning; integration support and 
     testing; munitions storage security and training; weapon 
     operational flight program software development; 
     transportation; tools and test equipment; support equipment; 
     spare and repair parts; publications and technical 
     documentation; personnel training and training equipment; 
     U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics 
     support services; books and other publications; training; 
     training aids and devices; space parts; support equipment; 
     weapon system software support; U.S. Government and 
     contractor engineering; technical and logistics support 
     services; studies and surveys; missile technical assistance; 
     other technical assistance; and other related elements of 
     program and logistics support. The total estimated cost is 
     $323.3 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by improving the 
     security of a trusted partner, which is an important force 
     for political stability and economic progress in Europe. It 
     is vital to the U.S. national interest to assist Finland in 
     developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defense 
     capability.
       The proposed sale will improve Finland's air-to-air and 
     air-to-surface weapons capabilities and will positively 
     impact U.S. relations with countries in the Nordic region. 
     Finland intends to use these defense articles and services 
     for its fighter aircraft fleet. Finland will have no 
     difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The principal contractors will be Raytheon Missiles and 
     Defense, Tucson, AZ. There are no known offset agreements 
     proposed in connection with this potential sale.

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       Implementation of the proposed sale will require U.S. 
     Government and contractor representatives to visit Finland on 
     a temporary basis in conjunction with program technical 
     oversight and support requirements, including program and 
     technical reviews.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 22-64

     Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to 
         Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act

                           Annex Item No. vii

       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
       1. The AIM 9X Block II Tactical Missile is a datalink-
     enabled, launch and leave, air combat munition that uses 
     passive Infrared (IR) energy to acquire and track enemy air 
     targets. The AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder continues the 
     evolution of the AIM-9 series of missiles.
       2. The AGM-154 JSOW is a precision strike weapon with a 
     500-pound blast/fragmentation/penetrator warhead effective 
     against fixed-point targets. It includes GPS/INS guidance, 
     and an uncooled, long-wave imaging infrared seeker with 
     autonomous target acquisition algorithms for precise 
     targeting.
       3. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       4. 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.
       5. A determination has been made that Finland 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.
       6. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of Finland.

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