[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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