[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2663-S2664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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 still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous 
consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been 
received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such 
an 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. 23-0S. 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 19-74 of May 7, 2020.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James A. Hursch,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 23-0S

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
       (i) Purchaser: Government of Egypt
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-74; Date: May 
     7, 2020; Implementing Agency: Army.
       Funding Source: National Funds
       (iii) Description: On May 7, 2020, Congress was notified by 
     Congressional certification transmittal number 19-74, of the 
     possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, of equipment to refurbish forty-three (43) AH-
     64E Apache attack helicopters. This included: eighty-eight 
     (88) T700-GE-701D engines (86 remanufactured, 2 spares); 
     forty-seven (47) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and 
     Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision 
     Sensors (MTADS/PNVS) (43 remanufactured, 2 new, 2 spares); 
     forty-five (45) AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) 
     (43 new, 2 spares); and ninety-two (92) Embedded Global 
     Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI) (86 new, 
     6 spares). Also included were AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets, 
     AN/APX-119 transponders, Identify Friend or Foe (IFF), AN/
     APN-209 radar altimeters, AN/ARN-149 Automatic Direction 
     Finders, UHF/VHF radio, tactical AN/ARC-201E radio, APR-39 
     Radar Warning Sets, Improved Data Modems IDM-401, Enhanced 
     Image Intensifiers EI2, Hellfire launchers M299, 2.75 inch 19 
     tube rocket launchers, M230 automatic guns, M230 spare gun 
     barrels, MT06 initiators, cartridge actuated JAU-59, training 
     devices, helmets, simulators, generators, transportation, 
     wheeled vehicles 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 engineering, 
     technical, and logistics support services, and other related 
     elements of logistics support. The total estimated program 
     cost was $2.3 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
     constituted $2.0 billion of this total.
       This transmittal notifies inclusion of the following MDE 
     items: ninety-five (95) AN/ARC-231A (RT-1987) radios (not 
     enumerated in the original notification); an additional ten 
     (10) T700-GE-701D engines; and one (1) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized 
     Target Acquisition and Designation Sight/AN/AAR-11 Modernized 
     Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS). Also included are AN/
     APX-123A Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders; KIV-77 
     Crypto Appliques; AN/PYQ-10 (C) Simple Key Loaders (SKL); and 
     the Automated Communication Engineering Software (ACES) 
     package. The estimated total value of the added items is $150 
     million. The estimated total MDE value will increase by $150 
     million to a revised $2.15 billion. The estimated total non-
     MDE value will decrease by $150 million. The total estimated 
     case value will remain $2.3 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as 
     the additional items replace obsolete items which had not 
     been included in the original notification, and because the 
     aircraft that had been programmed to undergo remanufacture as 
     part of this refurbishment received additional recent damage 
     that required additional parts and support. The proposed 
     articles and services will support Egypt's ongoing effort to 
     modernize its armed forces and increase its capacity to 
     detect threats and control its borders, contributing to the 
     maintenance of regional stability and security. This will 
     contribute to the Egyptian military's effort to update their 
     capabilities and enhance interoperability with the United 
     States and other strategic allies.
       (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 Major Non-NATO 
     Ally that continues to be an important force for political 
     stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology: The AN/ARC-231A (RT-1987) 
     radio is a multi-mode software defined radio providing line 
     of sight very high frequency (VHF)/ultra high frequency (UHF) 
     secure and non-secure voice and data communications over 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 over the 240-320 MHz frequency 
     range on manned and unmanned aviation platforms. ARC-231A 
     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) wave form, 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.
       The AN/APX-123A Transponder is an IFF digital transponder 
     set that provides pertinent platform information in response 
     to an IFF interrogator. It provides this cooperative 
     capability using full diversity selection, as well as Mode 
     Select capability.
       The KIV-77 is a Common Crypto Applique for IFF that 
     provides Mode 4/5 capability.
       The AN/PYQ-10 (C) Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, 
     portable, hand-held fill device used for securely receiving, 
     storing, and transferring electronic key material and data 
     between compatible end cryptographic units (ECU) and 
     communications equipment. It supports both the DS-101 and DS-
     102 interfaces, as well as the Crypto Ignition Key, and is 
     compatible with existing ECUs.
       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.

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       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: March 26, 2024.

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