[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 117 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2273-S2275]
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. 23-47, 
     concerning the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Canada for defense articles 
     and services estimated to cost $5.9 billion. We will issue a 
     news release to notify the public of this proposed sale upon 
     delivery of this letter to your office.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Mike Miller,
                                  (For James A. Hursch, Director).
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 23-47

     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 Canada.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $3.9 billion.
       Other $2.0 billion.
       Total $5. 9 billion.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under-Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Up to sixteen (16) P-8A Patrol Aircraft
       Up to twenty-six (26) Multifunctional Information 
     Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System 5 (MIDS JTRS 
     5)
       Up to thirty-eight (38) Embedded Global Positioning Systems 
     (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGis) for the LN-251
       Up to twenty-five (25) System Processor Replacements for 
     AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures 
     (LAIRCM) System Processor Replacement (LSPR) with Exelis 
     Embedded GPS Receiver (EGR) integrated with Selective 
     Availability Anti-Spoofing Module {SAASM)
       Up to twenty-two (22) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies 
     (GLTA) for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N
       Non-MOE: Also included are commercial engines; Tactical 
     Open Mission Software (TOMS); Electro-Optical (EO) and 
     Infrared (IR) MX-20HD; AN/AAQ-2 Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 
     Radar; AN/ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures; NexGen Missile 
     Warning Sensors; AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) Radios; AN/PRC-117G 
     Manpack Radios including MPE-S type II with SAASM 3.7; AN/
     ALQ-213 Electronic Countermeasures; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures 
     Dispenser Systems; AN/UPX-43 Identification Friend or Foe 
     (IFF) Interrogators--; AN/APX-123A(V) IFF Digital 
     Transponders; KIV-78 IFF Mode 4/5 Cryptographic Appliques; 
     KIV-701A Cryptographic Core Modules; KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 
     for HF-121C radios; KG-175 Encryptor Network Convergence 
     System; AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loaders (SKL) with KOV-21 
     Cryptographic Appliques; Radiant Mercury Hardware and 
     Software with ENTR(V)4 Receiver with Embedded Crypto for the 
     Integrated Broadcast System (IBS); software; publications; 
     Dual KIV-7M with Power Supply HFIP Channel Link Encryptor; 
     Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Antenna 
     Electronics (AE); Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) 
     Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPA); Control 
     Interface Units (CIU) for AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM; aircraft 
     spares; spare engines; support equipment; operational support 
     systems; training; training

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     devices; maintenance trainer/classrooms; engineering 
     technical assistance (ETA); logistics technical assistance 
     (LTA); Country Liaison Officer (CLO) support; Contractor 
     Engineering Technical Services (CETS); Contractor Logistics 
     Support (CLS); repair and return; transportation; aircraft 
     ferry; other associated training and support; and other 
     related elements of logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Navy (CN-P-SAH).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CN-P-FGC.
       (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: June 27, 2023.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

              Canada--P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support

       The Government of Canada has requested to buy up to sixteen 
     (16) P-8A Patrol Aircraft; up to twenty-six (26) 
     Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint 
     Tactical Radio System 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); up to thirty-eight 
     (38) Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (EGIs) for the LN-251; up to twenty-five 
     (25) System Processor Replacements for AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large 
     Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) System Processor 
     Replacement (LSPR) with Exelis Embedded GPS Receiver (EGR) 
     integrated with SAASM; and up to twenty-two (22) Guardian 
     Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N. 
     Also included are commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission 
     Software (TOMS) Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-
     20HD; AN/AAQ-2 Acoustic System; AN/APY-10 Radar; AN/ALQ-240 
     Electronic Support Measures; NexGen Missile Warning Sensors; 
     AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) Radios; AN/PRC-117G Manpack Radios 
     including MPE-S type II with SAASM 3.7; AN/ALQ-213 Electronic 
     Countermeasures; AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser Systems; 
     AN/UPX-43 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Interrogators; 
     AN/APX-123A(V) IFF Digital Transponders; KIV-78 IFF Mode 4/5 
     Cryptographic Appliques; KIV-701A Cryptographic Core Modules; 
     KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121C radios; KG-175 Encryptor 
     Network Convergence System; AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loaders 
     (SKL) with KOV-21 Cryptographic Appliques; Radiant Mercury 
     Hardware and Software with ENTR(V)4 Receiver with Embedded 
     Crypto for the Integrated Broadcast System (IBS); software; 
     publications; Dual KIV-7M with Power Supply HFIP Channel Link 
     Encryptor; Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Antenna 
     Electronics (AE); Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) 
     Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPA); Control 
     Interface Units (CIU) for AN/AAQ-24(V)N LAIRCM; aircraft 
     spares; spare engines; support equipment; operational support 
     systems; training; training devices; maintenance trainer/
     classrooms; engineering technical assistance (ETA); logistics 
     technical assistance (LTA); Country Liaison Officer (CLO) 
     support; Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS); 
     Contractor Logistics Support (CLS); repair and return; 
     transportation; aircraft ferry; other associated training and 
     support; and other related elements of logistics and program 
     support. The estimated total cost is $5.9 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security objectives of the United States by helping 
     to improve the military capability of Canada, a NATO ally 
     that is an important force for ensuring political stability 
     and economic progress and a contributor to military, 
     peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations around the world.
       This proposed sale will increase Canadian maritime forces' 
     interoperability with the United States and other allied 
     forces, as well as their ability to contribute to missions of 
     mutual interest. This will significantly improve network-
     centric warfare capability for the U.S. forces operating 
     globally alongside Canada. Canada 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 prime contractor will be The Boeing Company, Seattle, 
     WA. There are a significant number of other companies under 
     contract with the U.S. Navy that will provide components, 
     systems, and engineering services during the execution of 
     this effort. While the purchaser typically requests offsets, 
     any offset agreement will be defined in future negotiations 
     between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
       Implementation of this proposed sale will require multiple 
     trips by U.S. Government representatives and the assignment 
     of contractor representatives to Canada on an intermittent 
     basis over the life of the case to support delivery and 
     integration of items and to provide supply support 
     management, inventory control and equipment familiarization.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 23-47

     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 P-8A Patrol Aircraft is a version of the Boeing 737-
     800 Next Generation (NG) commercial aircraft adapted for 
     military uses. The P-8A will replace the CP-140 as Canada's 
     long-range anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare 
     (ASuW), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) 
     aircraft capable of broad-area, maritime, and littoral 
     operations.
       a. Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS). Functions include 
     environment planning, tactical aids, weapons planning aids, 
     and data correlation. TOMS includes an algorithm for track 
     fusion which automatically correlates tracks produced by on 
     board and off board sensors.
       b. Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD. The EO/
     IR system processes visible EO and IR spectrum (IR Focal 
     Plane Array (FPA) and Turret Stabilization) to detect and 
     image objects.
       c. AN/AQQ-2 Acoustic System. The acoustic sensor system is 
     integrated within the mission system as the primary sensor 
     for the aircraft ASW missions. The system has multi-static 
     active coherent (MAC) 64 sonobuoy processing capability and 
     acoustic sensor prediction tools.
       d. AN/APY-10 Radar. The aircraft radar is a direct 
     derivative of the legacy AN/APS 137(V) installed in the CP-
     140. The radar capabilities include Global Positioning System 
     (GPS) selective availability anti-spoofing monitoring 
     (SAASM), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic 
     Aperture Radar (ISAR) imagery resolutions, and periscope 
     detection mode.
       e. AN/ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures (ESM). This 
     system provides real time capability for the automatic 
     detection, location, measurement, and analysis of Radio 
     Frequency (RF) signals and modes. Real time results are 
     compared with a library of known emitters to perform emitter 
     classification.
       f. The P-8A Electronic Warfare Self Protection (EWSP) suite 
     consists ofthe AN/ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management 
     System (EWMS), AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System 
     (CMDS), the NexGEN Missile Warning Sensors (MWS), AN/AAQ-
     24(V)N Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) 
     System Processor. Replacement (LSPR) with Exelis EGR 
     integrated with SAASM, and the AN/AAQ-24(V)N Large 
     Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Guardian Laser 
     Transmitter Assembly (GLTA) processors. The AN/AAQ-24(V)N 
     LAIRCM is a self-contained, directed energy 
     countermeasures system designed to protect aircraft from 
     infrared guided surface-to-air missiles. The Electronic 
     Warfare Self Protection (EWSP) includes threat 
     information.
       g. AN/ARC-210 RT-2036(C) Radio. The RT-2036(C) radios are 
     capable of line of sight and beyond line of sight (SATCOM) 
     and can transmit clear or secure voice using Single Channel 
     Ground and Airborne Radio System (SJNCGARS) or HAVEQUICK 
     security features.
       h. AN/PRC-117G Radio, Manpack. The AN/PRC-117G is a 
     tactical radio that extends communications Beyond Line of 
     Sight (BLOS) with abilities for simultaneous SATCOM voice and 
     data coinmunications. Situational awareness is enhanced by an 
     embedded SAASM 3.7 GPS receiver.
       i. Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint 
     Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) 5, is an advanced Link-16 
     command, control, communications, and intelligence system 
     incorporating high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital 
     communication links for exchange of near real-time tactical 
     information, including both data and vice, among air, ground, 
     and sea elements.
       j. The Embedded Global Positioning System (EGI)-Inertial 
     Navigation System (INS)/LN-251 is a sensor that combines GPS 
     and inertial sensor inputs to provide accurate location 
     information for navigation and targeting.
       k. AN/UPX-43 IFF Interrogator. The Identification Friend or 
     Foe (IFF) AN/UPX-43 Interrogator system provides operators 
     with the capability for timely and accurate display of both 
     civil and military air traffic.
       l. Radiant Mercury Hardware and Software. The Radiant 
     Mercury Cross Domain Solution (CDS) allows data transfer 
     traffic between both classified and unclassified networks 
     onboard the P-8A.
       m. ENTR(V)4 Receiver with Embedded Crypto. The tactical 
     receiver interfaces with the Integrated Broadcast System 
     receiving nationally transmitted tracks for situational 
     awareness.
       n. The Dual KIV-7M. The KIV-7M provides programmable link 
     and multi-channel network encryption for High Frequency (HF) 
     radio communications.
       o. Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP), Antenna 
     Electronics (AE). The ADAP antenna electronics interfaces 
     with the ADAP Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) 
     antennas to insure availability of GPS signals to the 
     aircraft.
       p. Advance Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) Controlled 
     Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA). The ADAP CRPA enables 
     reception of GPS signals to the aircraft.
       q. KG-175 Encryptor Network Convergence System (NC) CNTRX, 
     INMARSAT, IP Data. The KG-175 TACLANE provides network 
     communications security on Internet Protocol (IP) and 
     Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks used by the P-8A.
       r. AN/APX-123A(V) IFF Transponder Digital. The IFF AN/APX-
     123A(V) transponder is capable of both Mode 5 and Mode S 
     secure modes and provides own ship positional information.

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       s. KIV-78 IFF Mode 4/5 Cryptographic Applique. The KIV-78 
     is Type 1 NSA-certified COMSEC for IFF. The KIV-78 provides 
     cryptographic and time-of-day services, concurrent Mode 4/5 
     operations as well as concurrent interrogator/transponder 
     operations. The KIV-78 IFF system is deployed to identify 
     cooperative, friendly systems.
       t. KIV-701 A Cryptographic Core Module. The KIV-70 1A 
     encrypts the common data link that is used for line of sight 
     secure transmission of video imagery to ground terminals and 
     ships.
       u. KY-100M, KY-58, KYV-5 for HF-121CD Radio. The KY-100M is 
     a narrowband/wideband terminal that interoperates with 
     TACTERM (CV-3591/KYV-5), MINTERM (KY-99A), VINSON (KY-57, KY-
     58), and SINCGARS. The KY-100M provides for secure voice and 
     data communications in tactical airborne and ground 
     environments and is a self-contained terminal that includes 
     COMSEC. The KY-100M is based on the KY-99A architecture with 
     enhanced interface capability. It includes KY-99A's 
     operational modes and KY-58's operational modes.
       v. AN/PYQ-10 V3 Simple Key Loader (SKL) with KOV-21 
     Cryptographic Applique. The SKL is a ruggedized, portable, 
     hand-held fill device used for securely receiving, storing, 
     and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and 
     communications equipment. The SKL provides streamlined 
     management of COMSEC key, Electronic Protection (EP) data, 
     and Signal Operating Instructions (SOI). Cryptographic 
     functions are performed by an embedded KOV-21 applique.
       2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
     knowledge ofthe 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.
       4. A determination has been made that Canada 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.
       5. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of Canada.

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