[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6937-S6938]
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:
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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. 22-36,
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Qatar for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $1.0 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,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 22-36
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 Qatar.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $.075 billion.
Other $.925 billion.
Total $1.000 billion.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of
Qatar has requested to buy ten (10) Fixed Site-Low, Slow,
Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (PS-
LIDS) System of Systems, to include:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Two hundred (200) Coyote Block 2 Interceptors.
Non-MDE: Also included is the Counter Unmanned Electronic
Warfare System (CUAEWS); Coyote launchers; Ku Band Multi-
function Radio Frequency System (KuMRFS) radars; Forward Area
Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2); Counter Unmanned
Electronic Warfare Systems (CUAEWS); EO/IR cameras; support
and test equipment; integration and test support; spare and
repair parts; communications equipment; software delivery and
support; facilities and construction support; publications
and technical documentation; personnel training and training
equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering;
technical and logistics support services; studies and
surveys; maintenance services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (QA-B-UAV).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(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 29,
2022.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Qatar--Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated
Defeat System (FS-LIDS)
The Government of Qatar has requested to buy ten (10) Fixed
Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated
Defeat System (FS-LIDS) System of Systems, to include: two
hundred (200) Coyote Block 2 interceptors. Also included is
the Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare System (CUAEWS);
Coyote launchers; Ku Band Multi-function Radio Frequency
System (KuMRFS) radars; Forward Area Air Defense Command and
Control (FAAD C2); Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare
Systems (CUAEWS); EO/IR cameras; support and test equipment;
integration and test support; spare and repair parts;
communications equipment; software delivery and support;
facilities and construction support; publications and
technical documentation; personnel training and training
equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering;
technical and logistics support services; studies and
surveys; maintenance services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The total estimated program
cost is $1 billion.
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.
The proposed sale will improve Qatar's capability to meet
current and future threats by providing electronic and
kinetic defeat capabilities against Unmanned Aircraft
Systems. Qatar will have no difficulty absorbing these
articles and/or 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 contractors will be Raytheon, Huntsville AL;
SRC, Huntsville, AL; and Northrop Grumman, Huntsville, AL.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of five (5) additional U.S. Government and fifteen
(15) U.S. contractor representatives to Qatar for a duration
of five (5) years to support fielding, training, and
sustainment activities.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 22-36
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 Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System
Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) is a Counter Unmanned
Aircraft System of Systems. It provides defeat capabilities
against Unmanned Aircraft vehicles.
2. The Counter Unmanned Electronic Warfare System (CUAEWS)
is a Counter Unmanned Aircraft defeat system. It provides
signal disruption and jamming of position, timing,
navigation, command link and video downlink signals to/from
the ground command station.
3. The Coyote Launcher is a high speed, highly
maneuverable, semi-active guided airframe with a proximity
blast fragmentation warhead. It provides a kinetic defeat
capability against Counter Unmanned Aircraft threats.
4. The Coyote Interceptor is a Counter Unmanned Aircraft
kinetic missile that provides kinetic defeat capabilities
against Unmanned Aircraft vehicles.
5. The Ku Band Multi-function Radio Frequency System
(KuMURFS) is a multi-function radar. It provides three
dimensional target location to provide situational awareness
for command and control systems and guidance used by the
Coyote Block-2 Interceptor.
6. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
7. 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.
8. A determination has been made that Qatar 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.
9. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of Qatar.
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