[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5918-S5919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS
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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended. we are forwarding herewith transmittal No. 24-01,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Israel for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $18.82 billion. We will issue
a news release to notify the public of this proposed sale
upon delivery of this letter to your office.
Sincerely,
J. Aaron Harding
(For Michael F. Miller, Acting Director).
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 24-01
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 Israel.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $9.29 billion.
Other $9.53 billion
Total $18.82 billion.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of
lsrael has requested to buy new F-15IA multi-role fighter
aircraft, as well as Mid-Life Update modification kits for
its existing twenty-five (25) F-15I multi-role fighter
aircraft. This notification includes:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
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Up to fifty (50) F-15IA aircraft.
One hundred twenty (120) F110-GE-129 engines.
Ninety (90) Advanced Display Core Processors II.
Seventy-five (75) APG-82(V)1 Active Electronically Scanned
Array radars.
Fifty (50) AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN navigation pods with
containers.
Three-hundred twenty (320) LAU-128 Advanced Medium Range
Air-to-Air Missile launchers.
Twenty-five (25) M61A Vulcan Cannons.
One hundred eighty (180) Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation System devices with M-Code.
Non-MDE: Also included are Cartridge Actuated Devices and
Propellant Actuated Devices; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing
Systems; APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems;
KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10 Simple
Key Loaders; impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares;
integration and test support and equipment; aircraft and
munitions support and support equipment; secure
communications equipment, precision navigation, and
cryptogtaphic devices; classified software development,
delivery, and support; spare parts, consumables and
accessories, and repair and return support; major and minor
modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support;
facilities and construction support; transportation and
airlift support; classified publications and technical
documentation; personnel training and training equipment;
warranties; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (IS-D-SAH).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IS-D-SPD.
(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 13, 2024.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Israel--F-15IA and F-15I+ Aircraft
The Government of Israel has requested to buy up to fifty
(50) new F-15IA multi-role fighter aircraft, as well as Mid-
Life Update modification kits for its existing twenty-five
(25) F-15I multi-role fighter aircraft; one hundred twenty
(120) F110-GE-129 engines; ninety (90) Advanced Display Core
Processors II; seventy-five (75) APG-82(V)1 Active
Electronically Scanned Array radars; fifty (50) AN/AAQ-13
LANTIRN navigation pods with containers; three-hundred twenty
(320) LAU-128 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile
launchers; twenty-five (25) M61A Vulcan cannons; and one
hundred eighty (180) Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System devices with M-Code. Also included
are Cartridge Actuated Devices and Propellant Actuated
Devices; Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; APX-119
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; KIV-77 Mode 4/5
IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders;
impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares; integration and test
support and equipment; aircraft and munitions support and
support equipment; secure communications equipment, precision
navigation, and cryptographic devices; classified software
development, delivery, and support; spare parts, consumables
and accessories, and repair and return support; major and
minor modifications, maintenance, and maintenance support;
facilities and construction support; transportation and
airlift support; classified publications and technical
documentation; personnel training and training equipment;
warranties; studies and surveys; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program
support. The estimated total cost is $18.82 billion.
The United States is committed to the security of Israel,
and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel
to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense
capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those
objectives.
The proposed sale will improve Israel's capability to meet
current and future enemy air-to-air and air-to-ground
threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a
deterrent to regional threats. Israel will have no difficulty
absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractor will be The Boeing Corporation,
located in St. Louis, MO. The purchaser typically requests
offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations
between the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
assignment of five additional U.S. Government representatives
and one U.S. contractor representative to Israel for a
duration of approximately eight years to support modification
of the F-15I+, provide security for classified equipment, and
provide technical assistance, familiarization, and training
for Israel's F-15IA and F-15I+ programs.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-01
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The F-15IA aircraft is a two-seat, twin-engine, all-
weather, dual-role, advanced long-range interdiction and
tactical aircraft based on the F-15E airframe. It features
advanced avionics, electronic warfare, and self-protection
systems, along with superior weapons payload. The F-15IA can
be employed in air superiority, interdiction, close air
support, and escort roles.
2. General Electric F110-GE-129 engines are afterburning
turbofan jet engines that power the F-15 and deliver 29,100
pound (131 kN) thrust.
3. The Advanced Display Core Processor II is the central
aircraft computer of the F-15. It serves as the hub for all
aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer.
4. The AN/APG-82(V) 1 is an Active Electronically Scanned
Array radar upgrade for the F-15. It includes higher
processor power, higher transmission power, more sensitive
receiver electronics, and synthetic aperture radar, which
creates higher-resolution ground maps from a greater distance
than existing mechanically scanned array radars. The upgrade
features an increase in detection range of air targets,
increases in processing speed and memory, as well as
significant improvements in all modes.
5. The LANTIRN (AN/AAQ-13) is a navigation pod that
provides high-speed penetration and precision attack
assistance in all flying conditions. The pod uses a terrain-
following radar and a fixed infrared sensor to display an
image of the terrain in front of the aircraft on a heads-up
display.
6. The LAU-128 missile launcher provides a mechanical and
electrical interface between AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range
Air-to-Air Missiles and the aircraft.
7. The M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic
cannon chambered in 20 x 120mm with a cyclic rate of fire
from 2,500-6,000 shots per minute. This weapon is a
hydraulically powered air-cooled Gatling gun used to damage
and destroy aerial targets, suppress and incapacitate
personnel targets, and damage and destroy moving and
stationary light materiel targets,
8. The M-Code capable Embedded Global Positioning System
(GPS)/Inertial Navigation System, with an embedded GPS
Precise Positioning Service Receiver Application Module-
Standard Electronic Module, is a self-contained navigation
system that provides acceleration, velocity, position,
attitude, platform azimuth, magnetic and true heading,
altitude, body angular rates, time tags, and coordinated
universal time synchronized time. The embedded GRAM-SIM
enables access to both the encrypted P(Y) and M-Code signals,
providing protection against active spoofing attacks,
enhanced military exclusivity, integrity, and anti-jam
capabilities.
9. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System is a modified
HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up
Display to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground
targets, enabling the pilot to monitor aircraft information
without interrupting field of view through the cockpit
canopy. The system uses a magnetic transmitter unit fixed to
the pilot's seat and a magnetic field probe mounted on the
helmet to define helmet pointing positioning. A Helmet
Vehicle Interface interacts with the aircraft system bus to
provide signal generation for the helmet display,
10. The AN/APX-119 is an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
transponder that provides military aircraft with a secure
combat identification capability to help reduce fratricide
and enhance battlespace awareness, while providing safe
access to civilian airspace.
11. The KIV-77 is a cryptographic applique for IFF. It can
be loaded with Mode 5 classified elements.
12. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader is a handheld device
used for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data
between compatible cryptographic and communications
equipment.
13. The highest level of classification of defense
articles, components, and services included in this potential
sale is SECRET.
14. 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.
15. A determination has been made that Israel 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.
16. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
Israel.
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