[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 102 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2046-S2047]
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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:
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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)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 23-0G. This
notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the
level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in
the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 20-74 dated December
11, 2020.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosure.
Transmittal No. 23-0G
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office in the United States (TECRO).
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-74; Date:
December 11, 2020; Military Department: Air Force.
(iii) Description: On December 11, 2020, Congress was
notified by congressional certification transmittal number
20-74 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(l) of the
Arms Export Control Act, of four (4) Weapons-Ready MQ-9B
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); two (2) Fixed Ground Control
Stations; two (2) Mobile Ground Control Stations; and
fourteen (14) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigations Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-
Spoofing Module (SAASM) (12 installed, 2 spares). Also
included were MX-20 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems and
spares; SeaVue Maritime Multi-Role Patrol Radars; SAGE 750
Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESM) Systems; C-Band Line-
of-Sight (LOS) Ground Data Terminals; Ku-Band SATCOM GA-ASI
Transportable Earth Stations (GATES); AN/DPX-7 Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders; Honeywell TPE-331-10OD
Turboprop Engines; M6000 UHF/VHF Radios; KIV-77 Mode 5 IFF
cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loaders;
secure communications, cryptographic, and IFF equipment;
initial spare and repair parts; hard points, power, and data
connections for weapons integration; support and test
equipment; publications and technical documentation;
personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistical and
program support. The total estimated program cost was $600
million. Major Defense Equipment (MOE) constituted $153
million of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
MDE items: an additional two (2) Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI) with SAASM
or M-code capability; and six (6) AN/APY-8 Lynx Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator
(GMTI) systems. Also included are Sierra Nevada Corporation
(SNC) 4500 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Systems; Remotely
Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) 6Sx systems and
Video Dissemination Links (VDL); Digital Datalink Encryptors;
Automatic Information System Transponders; KOR-24A tactical
airborne radios; and portable pre/post-flight equipment; as
well as additional units of the following: MX-20 Multi-
Spectral Targeting Systems; Sea Vue Maritime Multi-Role
patrol radars; SAGE 750 Electronic Surveillance Measures
(ESM) systems; C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) ground data
terminals; Honeywell TPE-331-10GD turboprop engines; M6000
UHFNHF radios; cryptographic and IFF equipment; and Simple
Key Loaders. This transmittal further notifies the following
non-MDE items that were inadvertently omitted from the
original notification: Due Regard Radars (ORR); and KY-
l00M narrowband/wideband cryptographic devices. The
estimated total value of the additional items is $152
million. The total estimated MDE value will increase by
$14 million to $167 million. The estimated total case
value, will increase to $752 million.
(iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve the
recipient's capability to meet current and future threats by
providing timely Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (ISR), target acquisition, and counter-land,
counter-sea, and anti-submarine strike capabilities for its
security and defense.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale serves U.S. national
economic, and security interests by supporting the
recipient's continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces
and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The proposed
sale will help improve the security of the recipient and
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance,
and economic progress in the region.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
System (OPS/INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-
Spoofing Module (SAASM)--or M-Code receiver when available--
and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) is a self-contained
navigation system that provides information on the following:
acceleration, velocity, position, attitude, platform azimuth,
magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular rates, time
tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time.
SAASM or M-Code enables the OPS receiver access to the
encrypted P(Y) code or M code signal, providing protection
against active spoofing attacks.
The AN/APY-8 Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground
Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) system provides all-weather
surveillance, tracking and targeting for military and
commercial customers from manned and unmanned vehicles.
The Due Regard Radar (DRR) is a collision avoidance air-to-
air radar comprised of a two-panel Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) antenna and a Radar Electronics Assembly
(REA) that give the UAS pilot the ability to detect and track
aircraft across the same Field-of-View (FOY) as a manned
aircraft. AESA technology allows the DRR to track multiple
targets while simultaneously continuing to scan for new
aircraft.
The KY-100Ms provide encryption to enable secure voice
communications over the MQ-9B's radios.
The SNC 4500E ELINT system is used to detect, identify, and
locate various radar emitters and provide the collected data
to operational users for further analysis and exploitation.
The L3 Harris ROVER 6Sx/6Si transceiver provides real-time,
full-motion video (FMV) and other network data for
situational awareness, targeting, batt1e damage assessment,
surveillance, relay, convoy over-watch operations and other
situations where eyes-on-target are required. It provides
expanded frequencies and additional processing resources from
previous ROVER versions, allowing increased levels of
collaboration and interoperability with numerous manned and
unmanned airborne platfotms.
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) Transponder
provides the ability to track & identify AIS-equipped
maritime vessels over VHF.
The Digital Datalink Encryptors provide NSA Type-1
encryption for each High Data Rate (HDR) datalink. The MQ-9B
system utilizes multiple independent datalinks to provide
communications between the Ground Control Station and the
aircraft.
The KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT) is a two channel,
software defined, small form factor Link 16 radio. The SIT
provides high assurance secure communications.
The Portable Pre-flight/Post-flight Equipment (P3E) is used
by the ground crew at the MQ-9B operating sites to interface
with the aircraft for performing maintenance functions. The
P3E is a ruggedized computer assembly that interfaces
directly with the aircraft via a cable and provides
functionality for conducting pre and post-flight checks and
to establish the aircraft on the SATCOM datalink for handover
to the flight crew in the Ground Control Station.
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
original notification applies to additional items reported
here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 8, 2023.
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