[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 144 (Tuesday, September 17, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6091-S6092]
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.
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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)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0N-23. 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 22-11 of May 26,
2022.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosure.
Transmittal No. 0N-23
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Egypt.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-11; Date: May
26, 2022; Military Department: Army.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF).
(iii) Description: On May 26, 2022, Congress was notified
by Congressional certification transmittal number 22-11, of
the possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act of twenty-three (23) CH-47F Chinook Helicopters;
fifty-six (56) T-55-GA-714A Engines (46 installed, 10
spares); fifty-two (52) Embedded Global Positioning System
(GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) (46 installed,
6 spares); twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning
Systems (CMWS) (23 installed, 6 spares); and seventy-five
(75) M-240 Machine Guns (69 installed, 6 spares). Also
included was Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) classified
software; AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receivers (RWR); AN/AVR-2B
Laser Detecting Sets (LDS); High Frequency (HF) radios;
Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) (including 25.4mm
decoy cartridges, impulse cartridges for cable cutters and
aircraft cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHF)
Omni Directional Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/
ILS) receivers; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation
System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar altimeters; AN/AVS-6
Night Vision Devices (NVD); 7.62mm ammunition; items and
services to support the mission equipment; hardware and
services required to implement additional aircraft options
such as: rescue hoists; external cargo slings and nets; Bambi
fire buckets; Fast Rope Insertion Extraction Systems (FRIES);
Cargo On/Off Loading Systems (COOLS); Extended Range Fuel
Systems (ERFS); upgrade to the maintenance hangar and
additional parking pads; special tools and test equipment;
ground support equipment; airframe and engine spare parts;
technical data; publications; Maintenance Work Orders/
Engineering Change Proposals (MWO/ECPs); technical
assistance; transportation; training; and other related
elements of logistics and program support. The total
estimated program cost was $2.6 billion. Major Defense
Equipment (MDE) constituted $1.725 billion of this total.
This transmittal notifies the following MDE articles that
were previously reported as non-MDE: eighty-one (81) AN/ARC-
231A (RT-1987) radios. This transmittal also reports
replacing the previously notified fifty-two (52) Embedded
Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems
(INS) (EGI) (46 installed, 6 spares) with fifty-two (52)
Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation
Systems (INS) (EGI) with M-Code (46 installed, 6 spares). The
following non-MDE items will also be included: AN/APX-123A
Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders; KY-100 Encryptor
Terminals; KIV-77 Crypto Appliques; AN/VRC-100 Advanced High
Frequency Ground Transceivers; AN/PYQ-10 (C) Simple Key
Loaders; AN/ARC-220 High Frequency (HF) Radios; and the
Automated Communication Engineering Software (ACES) Package.
Although the estimated additional MDE value is $12 million,
the estimated total MDE value will remain $1.725 billion. The
total estimated case value will remain $2.6 billion.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided to
add MDE articles that were added to the program due to the
obsolescence of the items they will replace and to report the
AN/ARC-231A as MDE. 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 and Satellite Communications
(SATCOM) beyond line of sight secure and non-secure voice and
data, including Demand Assigned Multiple ACCESS (DAMA)
communications from 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 KY-100 is a radio encryptor that has sensitive
technology. This device is a self-contained terminal and
provides for secure voice and data communications in tactical
airborne/ground environments.
The KIV-77 is a Common Crypto Applique for Identification,
Friend or Foe (IFF) that provides Mode 4/5 capability.
The AN/VRC-100 is the ground version of the AN/ARC-220 HF
radio, which provides embedded Automatic Link Establishment
(ALE), serial tone data modem, text messaging, and GPS
position reporting functions.
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 AN/ARC-220 HF airborne communications system provides
embedded ALE, serial tone data modem, text messaging and GPS
position reporting functions.
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
original notification applies to the 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: September 12,
2024.
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