[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 209 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6053-S6054]
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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. CARDIN. 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. Benjamin L. Cardin,
     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. 23-0V. This 
     notification relates to enhancements or upgrades from the 
     level of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 19-08 of January 29, 
     2019.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.


                         transmittal no. 23-0v

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Japan.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-08; Date: 
     January 29, 2019; Implementing Agency: Navy.
       (iii) Description: On January 29, 2019, Congress was 
     notified by Congressional certification transmittal number 
     19-08, of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, of two (2) AEGIS Weapon Systems 
     (AWS), two (2) Multi-Mission Signal Processors (MMSP) and two 
     (2) Command and Control Processor (C2P) Refreshes. Also 
     included is radio navigation equipment, naval ordnance, two 
     (2) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems, Global 
     Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M) hardware, and 
     two (2) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS), U.S. Government 
     and contractor representatives' technical, engineering and 
     logistics support services, installation support material, 
     training, construction services for six (6) vertical launch 
     system launcher module enclosures, communications equipment 
     and associated spares, classified and unclassified 
     publications and software, and other related elements of 
     logistical and program support. The total estimated program 
     cost was $2.150 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
     constituted $.375 billion of this total.
       On September 12, 2019, Congress was notified by 
     Congressional certification transmittal number 0Q-19 of an 
     increase in capability from the Navigation Sensor System 
     Interface (non-MDE) originally notified, to the Global 
     Positioning System (GPS)-based Positioning, Navigation, and 
     Timing Service (GPNTS) capability, which is MDE. The total 
     value of the GPNTS was $3,417,596, but the total estimated 
     MDE and total program cost remained the same at $.375 billion 
     and $2.150 billion, respectively.
       This transmittal notifies the addition of the following MDE 
     items: two (2) AEGIS Weapon Systems; two (2) AN/SPQ-9B Radar 
     Systems; two (2) AN/SLQ-32(V)6 Electronic Warfare Systems; 
     two (2) AN/USQ-140 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     System (MIDS) on Ship (MOS), Modernization (MOS MOD); two (2) 
     AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution System 
     Joint Tactical Radio Systems (V5); three (3) Cooperative 
     Engagement Capability (CEC), AN/USG-10s; and one (1) AN/UYQ-
     120(V) Command and Control Processor (C2P) Technology Refresh 
     System. Also included are AN/SQQ-89 Underwater Sound 
     Equipment Systems; Multi-Function Towed Array Systems; RT-
     1829 Ultra-High Frequency, Satellite Communications (UHF 
     SATCOM) Terminals; OE-570D Antennas; MK20 Mod 1 Electro-
     optic/Infrared Sensor Systems; MK160 Mod 23 Gun Weapon 
     Systems; MK-36 Mod 6 Super Rapid Offboard Countermeasures and 
     Decoy Launching System (SRBOC); U.S. Government and 
     contractor representatives technical, engineering, and 
     logistics support services; installation support material; 
     training, tool development, communications equipment, and 
     associated spares; classified and unclassified publications 
     and software; and other related elements of logistics and 
     program support. The estimated total value of the new items 
     is $0.570 billion. The net MDE value will increase by $0.239 
     billion and the non-MDE value by $0.331 billion. The revised 
     estimated total case value will increase to $2.72 billion. 
     MDE will constitute $0.614 billion of this total.
       (iv) Significance: The inclusion of this MDE represents an 
     increase in capability over what was previously notified. The 
     proposed articles and services will assist Japan in 
     developing and maintaining a strong and effective self-
     defense capability.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the 
     United States by improving the security of a major ally that 
     is a force for political stability and economic progress in 
     the Asia-Pacific region.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The AN/SPQ-9B is a horizon search radar system that detects 
     and tracks low radar cross section targets in high clutter 
     and distributes radar track data to the AEGIS Combat system. 
     The hardware is unclassified with the exception of the Radar 
     Processor unit, which is classified SECRET upon connection to 
     the combat system.
       The AN/SLQ-32(V)6 Electronic Warfare System (EWS) provide 
     enhanced electronic support (ES) detection and accuracy 
     capabilities to improve anti-ship missile defense,

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     counter targeting, counter surveillance, and battle space 
     awareness, and also distributes electronic warfare (EW) 
     sensor tracks and EW composite tracks to the AEGIS Combat 
     System.
       The AN/USQ-140 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     System-Low Volume Terminal (MIDS-LVT) is a secure, jam-
     resistant communication and positioning system. MIDS provides 
     interoperability with NATO and coalition users, significantly 
     increasing force command and control effectiveness. The 
     Tactical Digital Information Link-J TADIL-J) series message 
     standard is employed by the system as defined in NATO 
     Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 5516 and U.S. Military 
     Standard (MIL-STD) 6016. The embedded hardware features 
     provide communications security.
       The AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) builds on the 
     MIDS-LVT's capabilities with the addition of Concurrent 
     Multi-Netting (CMN) and Concurrent Contention Receive (CCR) 
     functions. CMN and CCR dramatically expand the number of 
     platforms and network-enabled systems that can be reliably 
     included in a Link 16 network.
       The Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) AN/USG-10 is a 
     system that fuses tracking data from shipboard and off-ship 
     sensors and distributes radar measurement data to other 
     platforms with CEC capability. The hardware is unclassified 
     with the exception of the Signal Data Processor, which is 
     classified SECRET and contains a communications security 
     (COMSEC) card.
       The AN/UYQ-120(V) Command and Control Processor (C2P) 
     Technology Refresh System is a Tactical Data Link (TDL) 
     message distribution system that provides real-time control 
     and management of Tactical Digital Data Links (TADILs) in 
     support of all major surface ship and shore command, control, 
     and communications (C3) systems. The C2P is follow-on 
     Technical Refresh (TR) upgrade for the legacy AN/UYQ-86(V) 
     variants 1 through 7 of the Common Data Link Management 
     System (CDLMS). The AN/UYQ-120(V) C2P System has three 
     possible variants depending on the host site in which it is 
     installed and only uses trusted software.
       The AN/SQQ-89 is a state-of-the-art anti-submarine warfare 
     and combat system. It consists of a complex set of equipment 
     and information processing subsystems that provide the 
     capability to provide an acoustic undersea tactical picture 
     for U.S. surface combatants (cruisers, destroyers, frigates) 
     as well as Japan's ATAGO and MAYA class destroyers. The SQQ-
     89A(V15) combines processing of active and passive sonar 
     sensor data from a hull/bow array, towed TB-37 array, and 
     sonobuoys.
       The RT-1829(P)/S is a shipboard Ultra High Frequency, 
     Satellite Communications (UHF SATCOM) channel terminal that 
     is Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)-assessed and 
     NSA-certified to comply with legacy Demand Assigned Multiple 
     Access (DAMA) MIL-STDs and interoperate with fielded UHF 
     SATCOM terminals. The terminal allows for a single control 
     and management interface to operate multiple voice and data 
     communications simultaneously. The UHF SATCOM architecture 
     will be configured with the OE-570D antenna system and will 
     support Satellite TADIL-J (S TADIL-J) for extension of Link-
     16.
       The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the 
     original notification applies to other 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: December 14, 2023.

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