[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S39-S40]
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:
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Defense Security
Cooperation Agency,
Washington, DC.
Hon. Mike Johnson,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: 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. 25-1O. 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 21-17 of May 10,
2021.
Sincerely.
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosure.
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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)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA),
as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 25-1O. 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 21-17 of May 10,
2021.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosure.
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Defense Security
Cooperation Agency,
Washington, DC.
Hon. Brian Mast,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, 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. 25-1O. 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 21-17 of May 10,
2021.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosure.
Transmittal No. 25-1O
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Canada.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 21-17; Date: May
10, 2021; Implementing Agency: Navy.
(iii) Description: On May 10, 2021, Congress was notified
by congressional certification transmittal number 21-17 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of four (4) Shipsets of the AEGIS Combat System
(ACS); one (1) AEGIS Combat System Computer Program; four (4)
Shipsets of AN/SPY-7 Solid State Radar Components; four (4)
Shipsets of Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC); and
three (3) Shipsets of the MK 41 Vertical Launch System. Also
included were Mode 5/S capable Identification Friend or Foe
(IFF) equipment; early ACS development activities for the
Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Project to include U.S.
Government and contractor representative engineering
activities supporting design, integration, testing, technical
documentation, modeling, and training; hardware to support
development and testing in U.S. facilities; software;
documentation (including combat system capabilities and
limitations); training devices and services; technical
support; and other related elements of logistical and program
support. The estimated total cost was $1.7 billion. Major
Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $0.7 billion of this
total.
On August 10, 2022, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 0L-22 of the inclusion of
the following MDE items: four (4) shipsets of Global
Positioning System Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Service (GPNTS). The estimated total value of the MDE items
was $8 million, but did not cause an increase in the total
estimated program cost. The estimated total case value
remained $1.7 billion with MDE remaining $0.7 billion of this
total.
On October 4, 2024, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 24-0L of the inclusion of
the following MDE items: four (4) of AN/WSN-12 Inertial
Navigation System (INS); two (2) Tactical Tomahawk Weapon
Control System (TTWCS); five (5) Multifunction Information
Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS)
(4 installed, 1 test asset); four (4) MIDS On Ship Modernized
(MOS Mod); two (2) Command and Control Processor (C2P); and
four (4) AN/SLQ-32(v)6 Electronic Warfare System (EWS). The
following non-MDE items was also included: Global Command and
Control System--Maritime (GCCS--Ms), AN/WSN-7 INS; and MK-331
Torpedo Setting Panel (TSPs). The estimated total case value
was $2.6 billion. MDE remained as $0.7 billion of this total.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
MDE items: four (4) Next Generation Surface Search Radars;
four (4) Rolling Airframe Missile Guided Missile Launcher
Systems; four (4) Shipboard Panoramic Electro-Optic Infrared
(SPEIR) systems; three (3) MK-45 5-inch gun mounts; and five
(5) command and control processors. The following non-MDE
items will also be included: MK-34 Gun Weapon Systems. The
estimated total value of the new items is $1.3 billion. The
estimated total cost of the new MDE items will increase by
$500 million to a revised $1.2 billion. The estimated total
cost of the new non-MDE items will increase by $800 million
to a revised $2.7 billion. The estimated total case value
will increase by $1.3 billion to a revised $3.9 billion.
(iv) Significance: This MDE was not included in the
previous notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents
an increase in capability over what was previously notified.
The proposed articles and services will increase Canada's
capability to meet current and future threats by
incorporating tactical components integrated in the Aegis
Combat System and currently fielding in the U.S. Navy.
(v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the
foreign policy and national security objectives of the United
States by helping to improve the military capability of
Canada, a NATO Ally that is an important force for ensuring
political stability and economic progress, and a contributor
to military, peacekeeping, and humanitarian operations around
the world.
(vi) This capability will protect Canada by enabling it to
neutralize and destroy adversary threats, improving Canada's
contribution to collective hemispheric defense and to defense
and deterrence in Europe, as directed by NATO's defense
plans. Canada will have no difficulty absorbing these
articles and services into its armed forces.
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR) is the U.S.
Navy's multi-mission navigation, surface search and periscope
detection radar replacing multiple legacy surface radar
systems.
Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) MK-31 Guided Missile Weapon
System, including the Guided Missile Launcher System (GMLS),
supports all variants of the RAM all-up-round for launch
support and integration to multiple combat system
configurations, providing terminal shipboard air defense on
surface combatants.
Shipboard Panoramic Electro-Optic Infrared (SPEIR) is an
electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) system on surface ships that
provides persistent detection and tracking of a wide variety
of air and surface targets in support of multi-mission
surface ship operations and defense.
The MK-45 gun mount is a fully automatic gun firing a 5-
inch shell. It is the U.S. Navy's primary anti-surface
gunnery capability also used for anti-air warfare as part of
layered defense. It is controlled by the MK-160 Gun Computing
System (GCS).
The command and control processor is a shipboard system
that provides real-time control and management of Tactical
Digital Information Links (TADILs) through interfaces with
the host combat system and tactical data link terminals.
TADILs include Link-16, Link-22, Satellite TADIL J, and Joint
Range Extension.
The MK-34 Gun Weapon System is comprised of the MK-45 gun
mount, MK-160 GCS, and MK-20 EO/IR gun sight system (EOSS).
The system supports anti-air and antisurface warfare and
Naval Gunfire Support through the use of 5-inch rounds and
integration to the combat system.
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
original notification applies to additional items mentioned.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 23,
2025.
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