[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 167 (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6553-S6555]
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. 24-102,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Poland for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $7.30 billion. We will issue a
news release to notify the public of this proposed sale upon
delivery of this letter to your office.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 24-102
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Poland
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $2.00 billion.
Other $5.30 billion.
Total $7.30 billion.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing and National
Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Fifty-eight (58) Improved Programmable Display Generators
(48 installed, 10 spares).
Three (3) AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile
(JASSM) Flight Test Vehicles, Captive Carry.
Three (3) Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), GBU53/B Guided
Test Vehicles (GTV).
Eight (8) SDB II, GBU-53/B Captive Carry Reliability
Trainers.
Two (2) SDB I, GBU-39(T-1)/B GTV.
Fifty-eight (58) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)
Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) with Selective
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code
capability and Precise Positioning Service (48 installed, 10
spares).
Fifty-eight (58) AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned
Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR) (48 installed,
10 spares).
Sixty (60) Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH upgrades,
or equivalent (48 installed, 12 spares).
Sixty (60) Next Generation Mission Computer (XMC), or next
generation equivalent (48 installed, 12 spares).
Seventy-three (73) AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic
Warfare Suites (IVEWS), or seventy-three (73) AN/ALQ-254V(1)
Viper Shield advanced electronic warfare (EW) suites, or
equivalent (63 installed, 10 spares).
Two (2) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Special Air Training
Missiles.
Two (2) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training
Missiles (CATM).
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: major
modifications and maintenance equipment; Phased Array Warning
System (PAWS-2) missile warning systems; Joint Helmet Mounted
Cueing Systems (JHMCS II); AN/ARC-238 radios (or equivalent);
AN/APX-126/127 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF)
with combined interrogator/transponder (CIT) and Mode 5 (or
equivalent); AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems
(CMDS), classified countermeasure processors, sequencer
switching units, and control display units; AN/ALQ-254V(1)
Viper Shield advanced EW suites, including lab assets (or
equivalent); KY-58, KIV-78, or equivalent, KGV-135A, AN/PYQ-
10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs), MS-110 reconnaissance pods,
communications security (COMSEC) cables, and cryptographic
devices; tactical synthetic aperture radars; Joint Mission
Planning Systems (JMPS) with unique planning components and
software; AGM-158 JASSM classified test equipment;
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aircraft components, parts, and accessories; spare parts,
accessories and consumables, and repair and return support;
classified and unclassified software delivery and support;
classified and unclassified publications and technical
documentation; 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 (PL-D-QBF).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: PL-D-SAC, PL-D-QBC.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed
to be Paid: None known at this time.
(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: October 23, 2024.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Poland--F-16 Viper Midlife Upgrade
The Government of Poland has requested to buy fifty-eight
(58) Improved Programmable Display Generators (48 installed,
10 spares); three (3) AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff
Missile (JASSM) Flight Test Vehicles, Captive Carry; three
(3) Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), GBU53/B Guided Test
Vehicles (GTV); eight (8) SDB II, GBU-53/B Captive Carry
Reliability Trainers; two (2) SDB I, GBU-39(T-1)/B Guided
Test Vehicles (GTV); fifty-eight (58) Embedded Global
Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS)
(EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM) or M-Code capability and Precise Positioning Service
(PPS) (48 installed, 10 spares); fifty-eight (58) AN/APG-83
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile
Beam Radars (SABR) (48 installed, 10 spares); sixty (60)
Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AH upgrades, or equivalent
(48 installed, 12 spares); sixty (60) Next Generation Mission
Computer (XMC), or next generation equivalent (48 installed,
12 spares); seventy-three (73) AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper
Electronic Warfare Suites (IVEWS), or seventy-three (73) AN/
ALQ-254V(1) Viper Shield advanced electronic warfare (EW)
suites, or equivalent (63 installed, 10 spares); two (2) AIM-
9X Block II Sidewinder Special Air Training Missiles; and two
(2) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles
(CATM). The following non-MDE items will also be included:
major modifications and maintenance equipment; Phased Array
Warning System (PAWS-2) missile warning systems; Joint Helmet
Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS II); AN/ARC-238 radios (or
equivalent); AN/APX-126/127 Advanced Identification Friend or
Foe (AIFF) with combined interrogator/transponder (CIT) and
Mode 5 (or equivalent); AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser
Systems (CMDS), classified countermeasure processors,
sequencer switching units, and control display units; AN/ALQ-
254V(1) Viper Shield advanced EW suites, including lab assets
(or equivalent); KY-58, KIV-78, or equivalent, KGV-135A, AN/
PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs), MS-110 reconnaissance pods,
communications security (COMSEC) cables, and cryptographic
devices; tactical synthetic aperture radars; Joint Mission
Planning Systems (JMPS) with unique planning components and
software; AGM-158 JASSM classified test equipment; aircraft
components, parts, and accessories; spare parts, accessories
and consumables, and repair and return support; classified
and unclassified software delivery and support; classified
and unclassified publications and technical documentation;
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 $7.30 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals
and national security of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political and
economic stability in Europe.
The proposed sale will allow Poland to modify and upgrade
its existing F-16 aircraft to the new Viper configuration.
The F-16 Viper Midlife Upgrade (MLU) will bolster Poland's
air defense and surveillance capabilities, support national
security, and strengthen Poland's defense and contributions
to NATO. The Government of Poland already has the F-16
aircraft in its inventory and will have no difficulty
absorbing this aircraft 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 principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin, located
in Greenville, SC. 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 not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Poland.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-102
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 Improved Programmable Display Generator and color
multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial liquid
crystal display technology that is designed to withstand the
harsh environment found in modern fighter cockpits. The
display generator is the fifth-generation graphics processor
for the F-16.
2. The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability
Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)--or M-Code receiver when
available--and Precise Positioning Service is a self-
contained navigation system that provides the following:
acceleration, velocity, position, attitude, platform azimuth,
magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular rates, time
tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time.
SAASM or M-Code enables the GPS receiver access to an
encrypted P signal, providing protection against active
spoofing attacks.
3. The AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is an
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrade for
the F-16. 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.
4. The Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000A or AH is the
central aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub
for all aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer. The
Next Generation Mission Computer (XMC) will replace the MMC
and resolve diminished manufacturing source issues.
5. The Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite
(IVEWS) provides passive radar warning, wide spectrum radio
frequency (RF) jamming, and control and management of the
entire EW system. This system is anticipated to be internal
to the aircraft although mounted pod variants are used in
certain circumstances.
6. PAWS-2 missile warning system is an infrared passive
airborne warning system. The system detects, identifies, and
tracks incoming missiles, alerts the aircrew with audio-
visual warning signals, initiates timely flare dispensing,
and precisely cues directional infrared countermeasures
(DIRCM).
7. Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II (JHMCS II) or
Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker (HObIT) is a
device used in aircraft to project information to the pilot's
eyes and aids in tasks such as cueing weapons and aircraft
sensors to air and ground targets. This system projects
visual targeting and aircraft performance information on the
back of the helmet's visor, enabling the pilot to monitor
this information without interrupting his field of view
through the cockpit canopy. This provides improvement for
close combat targeting and engagement.
8. AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II and Second
Generation Antijam Tactical Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Radio
for NATO (SATURN) is a voice communications radio system
which employs cryptographic technology. Other waveforms may
be included as needed.
9. The AN/APX-126/127 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe
(IFF) combined interrogator/transponder (CIT) is a system
capable of transmitting and interrogating Mode 5. The AN/APX-
127 is a form, fit, and function refresh of the AN/APX-126
and is the next generation to be produced.
10. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Set (CMDS)
provides an integrated threat-adaptive, computer-controlled
capability for dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio
frequency expendables. The AN/ALE-47 uses threat data
received over the aircraft interfaces to assess the threat
situation and determine a response.
11. The KY-58 is a secure voice module primarily used to
encrypt radio communication to and from military aircraft and
other tactical vehicles
12. The KIV-78 is a cryptographic applique for IFF. It can
be loaded with Mode 5 classified elements.
13. The KGV-135 A is a high-speed, general purpose
encryptor/decryptor module used for wide-band data
encryption.
14. 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.
15. The MS-110 reconnaissance pod is a multispectral
airborne reconnaissance system. It greatly enhances airborne
reconnaissance mission capabilities by providing a longer
range and wider area of surveillance in contested and
peacetime scenarios against peer and near-peer adversaries.
The system's advanced imagery and multispectral capabilities
detect targets with a higher degree of confidence, even
through poor weather and atmospheric conditions, and may be
rapidly disseminated via high-bandwidth datalink and ground
intelligence-sharing architecture.
16. The Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-
platform, PC-based mission planning system.
17. The highest level of classification of defense
articles, components, and services included in this potential
sale is SECRET.
18. 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.
19. A determination has been made that Poland can provide
substantially the same
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degree of protection for the sensitive technology being
released as the U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in
fbrtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
20. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of Poland.
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