[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 117 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2278]
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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:
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)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0I-23. 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 20-47 dated July 6,
2020.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosure.
Transmittal No. 0I-23
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(a), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Lithuania.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-47.
Date: July 6, 2020.
Implementing Agency: Army.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On July 6, 2020, Congress was notified
by congressional certification transmittal number 20-47 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of six (6) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters in
standard U.S. Government configuration with designated unique
equipment and Government Furnished Equipment (GFE); fourteen
(14) T700-GE-701D Engines (12 installed and 2 spares); eight
(8) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) (6
production and 2 spares); and twelve (12) M240H Machine Guns.
Also included were fifteen (15) EAGLE +429 Embedded Global
Positioning/Inertial Navigation (EGI) System (12 production
and 3 spares); eight (8) AN/APX-123A Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF) transponder (6 production and 2 spares); fifteen
(15) AN/ARC-201D (twelve (12) production and three (3)
spares); fifteen (15) AN/ARC-231 radios (12 production and 3
spares); eight (8) AN/ARC-220 radios (6 production and 2
spares); two (2) VRC-100 HF Radio Ground Stations (1 for
primary operations and 1 spares); eight (8) AN/AVR-2B Laser
Warning Receiver (6 production and 2 spares); twelve (12)
Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) User Data Module (UDM);
eight (8) TALON Forward Looking Infrared Radar (TALON FLIR)
(6 production and 2 spares); eight (8) EBC-406. Emergency
Locator Transmitter (6 production and 2 spares); thirty (30)
AN/AVS-6 Military Grade Night Vision Goggles; fifteen (15)
AN/AVS-7 Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD) (Day)(12 for
primary aircrew and 3 spares); fifteen (15) AN/AVS-7 Improved
Heads Up Display (IHUD (Night) (12 for primary aircrew and 3
spares); five hundred (500) 1305-A965, CTG, 25.4mm, decoy
M839; eight hundred (800) flare, aircraft, countermeasure,
M206; thirty-eight thousand four hundred (38,400) 7.62mm, 4
Ball, M80, 1 Tracer, Linked A; eight (8) cartridge, impulse,
MH44-0; twenty-four (24) cartridge, aircraft fire
extinguisher; eight (8) cartridge, impulse, CCU-92/A; one
thousand four hundred forty (1,440) cartridge, impulse, BBU-
35/B; aircraft warranty, air worthiness support, spare and
repair parts, support equipment, communication equipment,
publications and technical documentation, personnel training
and training equipment, ground support equipment, site
surveys, tool and test equipment, Security Assistance
Training Field Activity (SATFA) Aviation Courses, Technical
Assistance Fielding Team (TAFT), U.S. Government and
contractor technical and logistics support services, and
other related element of program, technical and logistics
support. The estimated total cost was $380 million. Major
Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $150 million of this
total. This transmittal reports the addition of the following
MDE item: fifteen (15) H-764ACE Embedded Global Positioning
System (GPS) Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGI), which
will replace the obsolete non-MDE item of EAGLE+429 EGI
System. This transmittal further reports the correction of
the non-MDE item of AN/ARC-201D to AN/ARC-210D. Also included
is non-MDE WESCAM MX10D Electro-Optical Infrared Radar (EO/
IR). The overall MDE value will remain $150 million. The
estimated total case value will increase by $20 million to
$400 million.
(iv) Significance: Lithuania plays an important role in
strengthening deterrence capabilities on the northeastern
flank of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This
equipment will significantly enhance Lithuania's ability to
counter threats posed by armored and hardened targets,
thereby greatly increasing NATO's overall security and
providing a demonstrable deterrent effect.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security objectives of the United
States by helping to improve the security of a NATO Ally that
continues to be an important force for political stability
and economic progress in Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The Sensitivity of
Technology statement contained in the original notification
applies in addition to items reported here.
1. The H-764ACE EGI provides GPS and INS capabilities to
the aircraft. The EGI will include Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) security modules to be used for
secure GPS Precise Positioning Service (PPS) if required.
2. The AN/ARC-210D, RT-2036(C), Single Channel Ground to
Air Radio System (SINCGARS), is a tactical airborne radio
subsystem that provides secure, anti-jam voice and data
communication. The integration of communications security
(COMSEC) and the Data Rate Adapter (DRA) combines three Line
Replaceable Units into one and reduces overall weight of the
aircraft.
3. The WESCAM MX10D Electro-Optical Infrared Radar (EO/IR)
is a low-weight targeting system for low-altitude tactical
surveillance, reconnaissance, and target acquisition missions
from manned or unmanned airborne platforms. The MX10D
includes the enhanced high-resolution, High-Definition
imagery with improved capability. It has a four-axis gimbal
with internal Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).
4. 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 28, 2023.
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