[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 147 (Thursday, September 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4791-S4792]
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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
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:
U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC.
congressional notification transmittal letter
Please find enclosed the following notification from the
Department of State.
Department Notification Number: RSAT 26-1L.
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. 26-1L. 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 22-09 of March 15,
2022.
Recipients:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Katherine Bowles,
Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of Legislative Affairs.
transmittal no. 26-1l
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Spain.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 22-09; Date:
March 15, 2022; Implementing Agency: Navy.
(iii) Description: On March 15, 2022, Congress was notified
by congressional certification transmittal number 22-09 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act (AECA), of eight (8) MH-60R multi-mission
helicopters; twenty (20) T-700-GE-401C engines (16 installed,
4 spares); thirty-two (32) AGM-114R(N) Hellfire missiles,
All-up-rounds; two (2) Hellfire II Captive Air Training
Missiles; one hundred (100) WGU-59/B Advanced Precision Kill
Weapon System (APKWS) II guidance sections, All-up-rounds;
eight (8) Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution
System--Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS) (8
installed); and four (4) Airborne Low Frequency Sonars (ALFS)
(4 installed on 4 aircraft). Also included were M514 impulse
cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; MJ20 cartridge actuated
thruster/cartridge actuated devices; WB53 fire extinguisher
cartridge/cartridge actuated devices; CCU-136A/A impulse
cartridges; M299 Hellfire missile launchers; GAU-21 crew
served guns (including pintle and laser pointer); LAU-61
digital rocket launchers; M152 high explosive warheads for
airborne 2.75 rockets; MK66 MOD 4, 2.75-inch rocket motors;
rocket motors, 2.75-inch, MK-66-4 inert; WTU-1B inert
warheads (HA23); AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios with
Communications Security; AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems;
AN/SSQ-62F sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-53G sonobuoys; AN/SSQ-36B
sonobuoys; SRQ-4 Hawklink radio terminals with Hawklink
crypto control modules; AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF) transponders; AN/ALE-47 dispenser, electronic
countermeasures; Advanced Data Transfer Systems; AN/AAS-
44C(V) multi-spectral targeting systems; IFF Mode 4/5
cryptographic applique, KIV-78; Joint Mission Planning
System; Embedded Global Positioning System/Precise
Positioning Service (GPS/PPS)/Inertial Navigation Systems
(EGI) with Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM); ALFS (aircraft provisions only for 4 aircraft); AN/
ARQ-59 Hawklink radio terminals; Training Simulators/
Operational Machine Interface Assistants; tactical
operational flight trainer; AN/ALQ-210 Electronic Support
Measures systems; APS-153(V) multi-mode radars; spare engine
containers; spare and repair parts; support and test
equipment; communications equipment; ferry support;
publications and technical documentation; personnel training
and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
obsolescence engineering, integration, and test activities
required to ensure readiness for the production of the
Spanish MH-60R helicopters; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated total value was
$950 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $425
million of this total.
On October 25, 2024, Congress was notified by Congressional
certification transmittal number 24-0X, under Section
36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act, of the addition
of the following MDE items: replacement of the previously
notified non-MDE EGI with SAASM for, twenty-four (24) MDE EGI
with SAASM; and replacement of the previously notified twenty
(20) MDE T-700-GE-401C engines for twenty (20) MDE T-700-401D
engines. Also included were Infrared Zoom Laser llluminator
Designators; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; and other related
elements of logistics and program support. The total notified
MDE value increased by $50 million to $475 million, and the
total notified case value remained at $950 million.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
MDE items: two (2) AN/AQS-22 ALFS; two (2) MIDS-JTRS; and
four (4) EGIs. The following non-MDE items will also be
included: aircraft components; parts and accessories; and
non-recurring engineering costs. The estimated total value of
the new items is $250 million. The estimated MDE value will
increase by $60 million to a revised $535 million. The
estimated non-MDE value will increase by $190 million to a
revised $665 million. The estimated total case value will
increase by $250 million to a revised $1.2 billion. MDE
constitutes $535 million of this total.
(iv) Significance: This notification accounts for requested
additional MDE and non-MDE items not included in the original
notification. The inclusion of this MDE represents an
increase in capability over what was previously notified. The
proposed articles and services will support Spain's
capability to perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare
missions along with the ability to perform secondary missions
including
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vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and communications
relay and will bolster the Spanish Navy's ability to support
NATO and remain interoperable with the U.S. and the NATO
alliance.
(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 NATO ally that
is a force for political stability and economic progress in
Europe.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
original notification applies to 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: September 16,
2026.
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