[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3886-S3888]
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.
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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. 23-48,
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Poland for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $12.0 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. 23-48
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Poland.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $7.5 billion.
Other $4.5 billion.
Total $12.0 billion.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Ninety-six (96) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters.
Two hundred ten (210) T700-GE 701D Engines (192 installed,
18 spares).
Ninety-seven (97) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition
and Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision
Sensors (M-TADS/PNVS) (96 installed, 1 spare).
Thirty-seven (37) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) Mast
Mounted Assembly (MMA) (36 installed, 1 spare).
Thirty-seven (37) Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) Radar
Electronic Units (REU), (36 installed, 1 spare).
Ninety-six (96) AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency
Interferometers (MRFI).
One hundred two (102) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning
Systems (CMWS) (96 installed, 6 spares).
Two hundred four (204) AN/ARC-231A, with RT-1987 Receivers
Transmitters, Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency (VHF/
UHF) Radios (192 installed, 12 spares).
One thousand eight hundred forty-four (1,844) AGM-114R2
Hellfire Missiles.
Ninety-six (96) M36E8 Hellfire Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM).
Four hundred sixty (460) AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground
Missiles (JAGM).
Five hundred eight (508) Stinger 92K Block I Missiles.
Seven thousand six hundred fifty (7,650) WGU-59/B Advanced
Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS-II) Guidance Sections
(GS).
Non-MDE: Also included are Radar Signal Detecting Sets;
Laser Detecting Sets; Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
transponders; improved Data Modems; Small Tactical Terminals;
Improved Countermeasure Dispensing Systems (ICMD); Automatic
Direction Finders; Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; Radar
Altimeter Common Cores (RACC); Tactical Air Navigation Set
(TACAN); Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers; Simple
Key Loader; Advanced Weapon System Automatic Machine Guns;
rocket launchers; missile launchers; rockets; ammunition;
Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUMT) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)
Receiver; MUMT Air-Air-Ground kits; training devices;
communication systems; helmets; simulators; generators;
aircrew survivability equipment; transportation and
organization equipment; spare and repair parts; support
equipment; tools and test equipment; technical data and
publications; personnel training and training equipment; U.S.
Government and contractor technical assistance; technical and
logistics support services; and other related elements of
program and logistical support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UEH).
(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: August 21, 2023.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
policy justification
Poland--AH-64E Apache Helicopters
The Government of Poland has requested to buy ninety-six
(96) AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopters; two hundred ten (210)
T700-GE 7010 engines (192 installed, 18 spares); ninety-seven
(97) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (M-
TADS/PNVS) (96 installed, 1 spare); thirty-seven (37) AN/APG-
78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) Mast Mounted Assembly (MMA) (36
installed, 1 spare); thirty-seven (37) Longbow Fire Control
Radar (FCR) Radar Electronic Units (REU), (36 installed, 1
spare); ninety-six (96) AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency
Interferometers (MRFI); one hundred two (102) AN/AAR-57
Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (96 installed, 6
spares); two hundred four (204) AN/ARC-231A, with RT-1987
Receiver Transmitters, Very High Frequency/Ultra High
Frequency (VHF/UHF) radios (192 installed, 12 spares); one
thousand eight hundred forty-four (1,844) AGM-114R2 Hellfire
Missiles; ninety-six (96) M36E8 Hellfire Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM); four hundred sixty (460) AGM-179A Joint Air-
to-Ground Missiles (JAGM); five hundred eight (508) Stinger
92K Block I Missiles; and seven thousand six hundred fifty
(7,650) WGU-59/B Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II
(APKWS-11) Guidance Sections (GS). Also included are Radar
Signal Detecting Sets; Laser Detecting Sets; Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; Improved Data Modems; Small
Tactical Terminals; Improved Countermeasure Dispensing
Systems (JCMD); Automatic Direction Finders; Doppler Radar
Velocity Sensors; Radar Altimeter Common Cores (RACC);
Tactical Air Navigation Set (TACAN); Global Positioning
System (GPS) receivers; Simple Key Loader; Advanced Weapon
System Automatic Machine Guns; rocket launchers; missile
launchers; rockets; ammunition; Manned-Unmanned Teaming
(MUMT) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Receiver; MUMT Air-Air-
Ground kits; training devices; communication systems;
helmets; simulators; generators; aircrew survivability
equipment; transportation and organization equipment; spare
and repair parts; support equipment; tools and test
equipment; technical data and publications; personnel
training and training equipment; U.S. Government and
contractor technical assistance; technical and logistics
support services; and other related elements of program and
logistical support. The estimated total cost is $12.0
billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals
and national security objectives of the United States by
improving the security of a North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) Ally that is a force for political
stability and economic progress in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet
current and future threats by providing a credible force that
is capable of deterring adversaries and participating in NATO
operations. Poland 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 principal contractors will be Boeing, Mesa, AZ, and
Lockheed Martin, Orlando, FL. The purchaser has requested
offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations
between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
Implementation of this proposed sale will require temporary
duty travel of five to eight U.S. Government and contractor
representatives to Poland for a duration of up to five years
to support equipment fielding and training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
transmittal no. 23-48
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter is the Army's
advanced attack helicopter, equipped for performing close air
support, anti-armor, and armed reconnaissance missions. The
aircraft contains the following communications and target
identification equipment, navigation equipment, aircraft
survivability equipment, displays, and sensors:
a. The AN/ARC-231A (RT 1987) Very High Frequency/Ultra High
Frequency (VHF/UHF) radio is a multi-mode software-defined
radio providing, line of sight VHF/UHF secure and non-secure
voice and data communications in the 30.000-941.000 MHz
frequency range and Satellite Communications (SATCOM) beyond
line of sight secure and non-secure voice and data, including
Demand Assigned Multiple ACCESS (DAMA) communications in the
240-320 MHz frequency range on manned and unmanned aviation
platforms. ARC-231A (RT 1987) includes improved Type-1
cryptographic algorithm and processing capabilities, Civil
Land Mobile Radio, Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radios
System (SINCGARS) capabilities, HAVE QUICK (HQ), Second
Generation Anti-Jam Tactical UHF Radio for NATO (SATURN)
waveform, 8.33 kHz channel spacing for Global Air-Traffic
Management (GATM) compliance, and capability for Mobile User
Objective System (MUOS) waveform through possible future
hardware and software updates.
b. The AN/APX-123A Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF)
digital transponder set provides pertinent platform
information in response to an IFF interrogator. The digital
transponder provides cooperative Mark XII IFF
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capability using full diversity selection, as well as Mode
Select (Mode S) capability. In addition, the transponder is
capable of interfacing with the aircraft's Traffic Collision
and Avoidance System (TCAS). The transponder receives pulsed
radio frequency interrogRtion signals in any of six modes (1,
2, 3/A, S, and 5), decodes the signals, and transmits a
pulse-coded reply. The Mark XII JFF operation includes
Selective Identification Feature (SIF) Modes 1, 2, 3/A and C,
as well as secure cryptographic Mode 5 operational
capability.
c. Link 16 Datalink is a military tactical data link
network. Link 16 provides aircrews with enhanced situational
awareness and the ability to exchange target information to
Command and Control (C2) assets via Tactical Digital
Information Link-Joint (TADIL-J). Link 16 can provide a range
of combat information in near-real time to U.S. and allied
combat aircraft and C2 centers. The AH-64E uses the Harris
Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24A to provide Airborne and
Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Small Airborne Link 16 Terminal
(SALT) capability. The STT is the latest generation of small,
two-channel, Link 16 and VHF/UHF radio terminals. While in
flight, the STT provides simultaneous communication, voice or
data, on two key waveforms.
d. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver Signal Detecting
Set is a system that provides warning of a radar-directed air
defense threat and allows for the employment of appropriate
countermeasures. This is the 1553 data bus compatible
configuration.
e. The AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Set is a passive laser
warning system that receives, processes, and displays threat
information on the aircraft's multi-functional display when
the system detects lasers illuminating the aircraft.
f. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) detects
energy emitted by threat missiles in-flight, evaluates
potential false Alarm emitters in the environment, declares
validity of threats, and selects appropriate countermeasures
for defeat. The CMWS consists of an Electronic Control Unit
(ECU), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), and Sequencer
and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
g. The AH-64E uses two EAGLE+MMR Embedded Global
Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (INS)
(EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver. The EA GLE+MMR is a self-
contained, all-attitude navigation system with an embedded
GPS receiver controlled via MIL-STD-1553B controller, and
provides output navigation and OPS timing data to support
ADS-Bout and other platform systems. The EAGLE's EGJ unit
houses a 24 channel GPS receiver capable of operating in
either Standard Positioning Service (SPS) CIA-code (non-
encrypted) or Precise Positioning Service (PPS) Y-code
(encrypted).
h. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/
PNVS) provides day, night, and limited adverse weather target
information, as well as night navigation capabilities. The
PNVS provides thermal imaging that permits nap-of-the-earth
flight to, from, and within the battle area, while MTADS
provides the copilot gunner with search, detection,
recognition, and designation capabilities by means of Direct
View Optics (DVO), television, and Forward Looking Infrared
(FLIR) sighting systems that may be used singularly or in
combinations.
i. The AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer
(M-RFI) is an updated version of the passive radar detection
and direction finding system. It utilizes a detachable User
Data Module (UDM) on the M-RFI processor, which contains the
Radar Frequency (RF) threat library.
j. The AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) with
Radar Electronics Unit (REU) is an active, low-probability-
of-intercept, millimeter wave radar. The active radar is
combined with a passive Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI)
mounted on top of the helicopter mast. The FCR Ground
Targeting Mode detects, locates, classifies, and prioritizes
stationary or moving armored vehicles, tanks, and mobile air
defense systems, as well as hovering helicopters and
helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft in normal flight. If
desired, the radar data can be used to refer targets to the
regular electro-optical Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sight (MTADS).
k. The Manned-Unmanned Teaming X (MUMT-X) data link system
provides cross-platform communication and teaming between
Apache, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and other
interoperable aircraft and ground platforms. It provides the
ability to display real-time UAS sensor information and MTADs
full motion video feeds across MUMT-equipped platforms and
ground stations.
l. The M299 Missile Launcher, commonly known as the Longbow
Hellfire Launcher (LBHL), is a four-rail launcher designed to
carry the complete family of AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles.
m. The AGM-114R Hellfire is a semi-active laser guided
missile with a multi-purpose warhead that can engage and
defeat both high and heavily armored targets, personnel,
bunkers, caves, and urban structures.
n. The JAGM-179A is an Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM)
consisting of the Hellfire Romeo (AGM-114R) back-end (i.e.,
propulsion, warhead, and control sections) mated to a newly
designed dual-mode guidance section (GS). The dual-mode GS is
a combination of Millimeter Wave (MMW) and Semi-Active Laser
(SAL) sensors co-axially aligned on a steerable gimbal. The
combination ofMMW and SAL sensors provide improved Precision
Point (PP) and Fire-and-Forget (FF) capabilities in a single
munition. This combination allows for targeting of fast
moving and stationary targets in countermeasure and intensive
battlefield environments, and in low cloud ceiling and
adverse weather. Firing modes include Lock-On Before Launch
(LOBL) and Lock-On After Launch (LOAL). Engagement modes
include Point Designation (PD)--SAL only, Target Designation
(PD)--SAL initiated with MMW engagement completion, Active
Fire & Forget/Laser Queuing (AFF-LQ)--MMW initiated with SAL
override capability, and Active Fire & Forget (AFF)--MMW
only. Hosting platforms include select rotary-wing and fixed-
wing aircraft, wheeled or tracked vehicles, ground-based
pedestal launchers, and patrol boats. Targets include
tactical armor, boats, bunkers, buildings, caves, personnel
in the open, rotary-wing and slow fixed-wing aircraft, UAS,
and fast-moving non-tactical vehicles. The MMW is capable of
hitting low radar cross section targets.
o. The Hellfire M36E9 Captive Air Training Missile (CATM)
is a flight-training missile that consists of a functional
guidance section coupled to an inert missile bus. It
functions like a tactical missile during captive carry on the
aircraft, absent launch capability, making it suitable for
training the aircrew in simulated Hellfire Missile target
acquisition and lock.
p. The M261 2.75 Inch Rocket Launcher is a nineteen tube,
three zone rocket launcher utilized on heavy attack aircraft.
It fires the Hydra 70 2.75 inch rocket, an unguided, fin-
stabilized air-to-ground rocket that can utilize a variety of
warhead and fuze combinations to achieve a range of effects.
q. The AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System
(APWKS) is a conversion of the 2.75 inch Hydra 70 rocket
which adds a laser guidance kit to enable precision
targeting.
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 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.
4. A determination has been made that Poland 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
Poland.
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