[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2600]
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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. RISCH. 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. James E. Risch,
     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. 0D-25. 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 22-66 of December 6, 
     2022.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael F. Miller,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.


                         Transmittal No. 0D-25

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(B)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Republic of Korea.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-66; Date: 
     December 6, 2022; Implementing Agency: Army.
       (iii) Description: On December 6, 2022, Congress was 
     notified by congressional certification transmittal number 
     22-66 of the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act, of eighteen (18) CH-47F helicopters; 
     forty-two (42) T55-GA-714A engines (thirty-six (36) 
     installed, six (6) spares); twenty-two (22) Common Missile 
     Warning Systems (CMWS); (eighteen (18) installed, four (4) 
     spares); and forty-four (44) secure radios, RT-1987 (thirty-
     six (36) installed, eight (8) spares). Also included were AN/
     APR-39 Radar Warning Systems; AN/ARC-220 HF Airborne 
     Communications Systems; AN/APX-123A IFF transponders; AN/ARN-
     147; AN/ARN-153; AN/APN-209; secure radios; U.S. Government 
     and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support 
     services; repair and return; storage; and other related 
     elements of logistical and program support. The estimated 
     total value was $1.5 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 
     constituted $1.0 billion of this total.
       This transmittal reports the inclusion of the following MDE 
     items: up to forty-four (44) Embedded Global Positioning 
     System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) EGI+429. The 
     estimated total value of the new items is $8.5 million. The 
     addition of these items will not result in a net increase in 
     cost of MDE and will remain at $1.0 billion. The estimated 
     total case value will remain at $1.5 billion.
       (iv) Significance: This notification is being provided 
     because the MDE items were not enumerated in the original 
     notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an 
     increase in capability over what was previously notified. The 
     proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea's capability 
     to meet current and future 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 EGI is a Selective 
     Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)-based navigation 
     platform that combines an inertial sensor assembly with a 
     fixed reception pattern antenna GPS receiver. The EGI+429 is 
     a self-contained navigation system providing outputs of 
     linear and angular acceleration, linear and angular velocity, 
     position, altitude (roll, pitch), platform azimuth, magnetic 
     and true heading, body angular rates, time tags and Universal 
     Time Coordinated (UTC) synchronized time. The EGI+429 accepts 
     Radio Frequency (RF) GPS satellite transmissions and provides 
     these signals as inputs to the Embedded GPS receiver (EGR). 
     The EGR tracks up to twelve space vehicle (SV) signals 
     simultaneously. The EGR supports the GPS and blended GPS/INS 
     navigation systems. The EGI system is the primary source for 
     position information.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 25, 2025.

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