[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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