[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2734-S2735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 25-15,
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 $1.33 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. 25-15
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 * $1.20 billion.
Other $.13 billion.
Total $1.33 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):
Four hundred (400) AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-
Air Missiles
Sixteen (16) AIM-120D3 AMRAAM guidance sections, including
either Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules or M-Code
One (1) AIM-120 AMRAAM Instrumented Test Vehicle
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: AMRAAM
control sections, missile containers, and support equipment;
Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment
(CMBRE); ADU-891 adapter group test sets; KGV-135A encryption
devices; Computer Program Identification Numbers (CPINs);
spares and repair parts, consumables and accessories, and
repair and return support; weapons system support and
software; classified software delivery and support;
classified publications and technical documentation;
transportation support; 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-YAC).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(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: April 29, 2025.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Poland--AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
The Government of Poland has requested to buy four hundred
(400) AIM-120D3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles
(AMRAAM); sixteen (16) AIM-120D3 AMRAAM guidance sections,
including either Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules
or M-Code; and one (1) AIM-120 AMRAAM Instrumented Test
Vehicle. The following non-MDE items will also be included:
AMRAAM control sections, missile containers, and support
equipment; Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming
Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapter group test sets; KGV-135A
encryption devices; Computer Program Identification Numbers
(CPINs); spares and repair parts, consumables and
accessories, and repair and return support; weapons system
support and software; classified software delivery and
support; classified publications and technical documentation;
transportation support; 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 $1.33 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals
and national security of the United States by improving the
security of a
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NATO Ally that is a force for political and economic
stability in Europe.
The proposed sale will improve Poland's capability to meet
current and future threats by providing air-to-air defense to
protect Polish and allied forces in transition or combat and
significantly improve the Polish contribution to NATO
requirements. Poland already has AMRAAM in its inventory and
will have no difficulty absorbing these articles 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 RTX Corporation, located
in Tucson, AZ. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware
of any offset agreement proposed in connection with this
potential sale. 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. 25-15
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 AIM-120D-series Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missile (AMRAAM) is a supersonic, air-launched, aerial
intercept guided missile featuring digital technology and
micro-miniature, solid-state electronics. AMRAAM capabilities
include look-down/shoot-down, multiple launches against
multiple targets, resistance to electronic countermeasures,
and interception of high and low-flying and maneuvering
targets. The AIM-120D features a quadrangle target detection
device and an electronics unit within the guidance section
that performs all radar signal processing, mid-course and
terminal guidance, flight control, target detection, and
warhead detonation.
2. The Common Munitions Built-In-Test Reprogramming
Equipment (CMBRE) is support equipment used to interface with
weapon systems to initiate and report BIT results and upload
and download flight software. CMBRE supports multiple
munitions platforms with a range of applications that perform
preflight checks, periodic maintenance checks, loading of
Operational Flight Program data, loading of munitions mission
planning data, loading of Global Positioning System (GPS)
cryptographic keys, and declassification of munitions memory.
3. The ADU-891 adapter group test set provides the physical
and electrical interface between the CMBRE and the missile.
4. The KGV-135A is a high-speed, general purpose encryptor
and decryptor module used for wideband data encryption.
5. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
6. 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 system effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
7. A determination has been made that Poland can provide
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This sale
is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and
national security objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
8. 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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