[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3888-S3889]
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)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 23-0N. 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 19-50 dated August
20, 2019.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosure.
Transmittal No. 23-0N
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Taipei Cultural and Economic Representative
Office (TECRO) in the United States
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-50; Date:
August 20, 2019; Military Department: Air Force.
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(iii) Description: On August 20, 2019, Congress was
notified by Congressional certification transmittal number
19-50 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(l) of the
Arms Export Control Act, of sixty-six (66) F-16C/D Block 70
aircraft; seventy-five (75) F110 General Electric Engines
(includes 9ares); seventy-five (75) Link-16 Systems
(includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Improved Programmable
Display Generators (iPDG) (includes 9 spares); seventy-five
(75) APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars
(includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) Modular Mission
Computers 7000AH (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75) LN-
260 Embedded GPS/INS (includes 9 spares); seventy-five (75)
M61 Vulcan 20mm Guns (includes 9 spares); one-hundred thirty-
eight (138) LAU-129 Multipurpose Launchers; six (6) FMU-139D/
B Fuze for Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU-139D/B Inert Fuze for
Guided Bombs; six (6) FMU 152 Fuze for Guided Bombs: six (6)
MK-82 Filled Inert Bombs for Guided Bombs; and three (3) KMU-
572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits, GBU-38/54.
Also included are seventy-five (75) AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure
Dispensers (includes 9 spares); one-hundred twenty (120) ALE-
50 towed decoy or equivalent; seventy-five (75) APX-126
Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (includes 9 spares);
seventy-five (75) AN/ALQ-211 A(V)4 Airborne Integrated
Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) or equivalent
(includes 9 spares); EW Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) and
Standard Electronic Module (SEM) spares; one hundred fifty
(150) ARC-238 radios (includes 18 spares); Secure
Communications and Cryptographic Appliques including seventy-
three (73) KIV-78 cryptographic COMSEC devices, and ten (10)
AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs) for COMSEC; three (3)
Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); twenty-seven (27)
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) II with Night
Vision Device (NVD) compatibility or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-
based Inertial Tracker (HOblT) helmet mounted cueing system
with NVD compatibility; seventy (70) NVDs; six (6) NVD spare
image intensifier tubes; Cartridge Actuated Devices/
Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); cartridges; chaff;
flares; three (3) each DSU-38A/B Precision Laser Guidance
Sensor (PLGS) for GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition
(LJDAM) integration; PGU-28A/B 20mm ammunition; telemetry
units for integration and test; bomb components; twenty (20)
ground debriefing stations; Electronic Combat International
Security Assistance Program (ECISAP) support including EW
database and Mission Data File (MDF) development (classified/
unclassified); communications equipment; classified/
unclassified spares, repair, support equipment, test
equipment, software delivery/support, personnel training,
training equipment, flight/tactics manuals, publications and
technical documentation; bomb racks; Organizational,
Intermediate and Depot level tooling; Pilot Life Support
Equipment (PLSE); Alternate Mission Equipment (AME); ground
training devices (including flight and maintenance
simulators); containers; development, integration, test and
engineering, technical and logistical support of munitions;
aircraft ferry; studies and surveys; construction services;
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and
logistical support services; and other related elements of
logistics, program and sustainment support. The estimated
total cost was $8.0 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE)
constituted $5.1 billion of this total.
On April 21, 2021, Congress was notified by Congressional
certification transmittal number 21-0E of the addition of
fifty-seven (57) Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) (AN/
AAQ-33) (MDE). The following non-MDE items were also
included: Infrared Search and Track (IRST) pods (IRST
International); IRST and Sniper ATP shipping containers;
pylons; spare parts; repair and return; publications and
technical documentation; software support; integration and
test support; U.S. Government and Contractor engineering,
technical and logistics support; and additional
familiarization training. Additionally, this transmittal
amended the original CN's reference to a specific electronic
warfare system, to a successfully engineered and tested
future Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite, integrated on the F-16V
Block 70 aircraft. The total cost of the new MDE articles was
$154.33 million, and the total cost of the new non-MDE
articles was $307.52 million. The total notified cost of MDE
did not increase and the total notified case value remained
$8.0 billion.
This transmittal reports the addition of the following MDE
items: eighty-six (86) Multifunctional Information
Distribution Systems with Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs);
eighty-six (86) LAU-129 Multi-purpose Launchers; seven (7)
Embedded Global Positioning Systems/Inertial Navigation
Systems (GPS/INS) (EGI) devices with Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code; and the option to
replace up to two (2) of the previously notified LN-260 EGIs
with EGIs with M-Code. The following non-MDE items will also
be included: KY-58 narrowband/wideband COMSEC devices and
Computer Program Identification Numbers (CPINs) (not
identified in the original notification), in addition to Low
Volume Terminal (LVT) Cryptographic Modules (LCMs), and
additional AN/PYQ-10 SKLs and helmet-mounted cueing systems.
The total estimated value of the additional items is $56.3
million. The estimated total MDE value remains $5.1 billion,
and the estimated total case value remains $8.0 billion.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided
because the additional MDE items were not enumerated in the
original notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents
an increase in capability over what was previously notified.
The proposed sale will improve the recipient's ability to
operate its fleet of F-16 CID Block 70 aircraft.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale is consistent with
U.S. law and policy as expressed in Title 22 U.S.C. Section
3301 (Public Law No. 96-8). 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. It will also
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 Multifunctional Information Distribution System with
Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) is an advanced Link-16
command, control, communications, and intelligence (C3I)
system incorporating high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital
communication links for exchange of near real-time tactical
information, including both data and voice, among air,
ground, and sea elements. MIDS-LVT is intended to support key
theater functions such as surveillance, identification, air
control, weapons engagement coordination, and direction for
all Services and allied forces. LVT Cryptographic Modules
(LCMs) will also be included in this potential sale.
The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
System (GPS/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 GPS receiver access to the
encrypted P(Y) code or M-Code signal, providing protection
against active spoofing attacks.
The KY-58 is a secure voice module primarily used to
encrypt radio communication to and from military aircraft and
other tactical vehicles.
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: August 3, 2023.
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