[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S61-S62]
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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS
Mr. RISCH. Madam 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. 25-0B. 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 19-08 of January 29,
2019.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosure.
transmittal No. 25-0B
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Japan.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 19-08; Date:
January 29, 2019; Military Department: Navy.
(iii) Description: On January 29, 2019, Congress was
notified by congressional certification transmittal number
19-08 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, of two (2) AEGIS Weapon Systems
(AWS); two (2) Multi-Mission Signal Processors (MMSP); and
two (2) Command and Control Processor (C2P) Refreshes. Also
included were radio navigation equipment; naval ordnance; two
(2) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems; Global
Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M) hardware; and
two (2) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS); U.S. Government
and contractor representatives' technical, engineering and
logistics support services; installation support material;
training; construction services for six (6) vertical launch
system launcher module enclosures; communications equipment
and associated spares; classified and unclassified
publications and software; and other related elements of
logistical and program support. The total estimated program
cost was $2.150 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE)
constituted $.375 billion of this total.
On September 12, 2019, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 0Q-19 of an
increase in capability from the Navigation Sensor System
Interface (non-MDE) originally notified to the Global
Positioning System (GPS)-based Positioning, Navigation, and
Timing Service (GPNTS) capability, which is MDE. The total
value of the GPNTS was $3,417,596, but the total estimated
MDE cost and the total case program value remained the same
at $.375 billion and $2.150 billion, respectively.
On December 14, 2023, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 23-0V of the
following MDE items: two (2) AEGIS Weapon Systems; two (2)
AN/SPQ-9B Radar Systems; two (2) AN/SLQ-32(V)6 Electronic
Warfare Systems; two (2) AN/USQ-140 Multifunctional
Information Distribution System (MIDS) on Ship (MOS),
Modernization (MOS MOD); two (2) AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional
Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems
(V5); three (3) Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), AN/
USG-10s; and one (1) AN/UYQ-120(V) Command and Control
Processor (C2P) Technology Refresh System. Also included were
AN/SQQ-89 Underwater Sound Equipment Systems; Multi-Function
Towed Array Systems; RT-1829 Ultra-High Frequency, Satellite
Communications (UHF SATCOM) Terminals; OE-570D Antennas; MK20
Mod 1 Electro-optic/Infrared Sensor Systems; MK160 Mod 23 Gun
Weapon Systems; MK-36 Mod 6 Super Rapid Offboard
Countermeasures and Decoy Launching System (SRBOC); U.S.
Government and contractor representatives technical,
engineering, and logistics support services;installation
support material; training, tool development, communications
equipment, and associated spares; classified and unclassified
publications and software; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated total value of
the new items was $0.570 billion. The net MDE value increased
by $0.239 billion and the non-MDE value by $0.331 billion.
The revised estimated total case value increased to $2.72
billion. MDE constituted $0.614 billion of this total.
This transmittal notifies the addition of the following
non-MDE items: medium range ballistic missile live fire test
targets; short range ballistic missile live fire test
targets; additional AEGIS Weapon Systems components, spares,
tech documents, and software required for use at Japan's
computer test site; additional U.S. Government and contractor
representative technical, engineering, test and evaluation,
and logistics support services; installation support
material; training, tool development, communications
equipment, and associated spares; classified and unclassified
publications and software; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated total value of
the new items is $0.67 billion. The non-MDE value will
increase by $0.67 billion to $2.776 billion. The estimated
total case value will increase by $0.67 billion to a revised
$3.39 billion. MDE will remain at $0.614 billion of this
total.
(iv) Significance: The inclusion of this additional
equipment and services represents an increase in total dollar
value over what was previously notified. The proposed sale
will support and assist Japan in developing and maintaining a
strong and effective selfdefense capability and enhance its
capabilities against increasingly sophisticated ballistic
missile threats.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the
United States by improving the security of a major ally that
is a force for political stability and economic progress in
the Indo-Pacific region.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: 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.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 7, 2025.
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