[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 19, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S57-S59]
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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 available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous consent to
have printed in the Record the notifications which have been received.
If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such 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,
Arlington, VA.
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. 20-19
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Kuwait for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $4.0 billion. After this
letter is delivered to your office, we plan to issue, a news
release to notify the public of this proposed sale.
Sincerely,
Heidi H. Grant,
Director.
Enclosures.
Transmittal No. 20-19
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 Kuwait.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $2.0 billion.
Other $2.0 billion.
Total $4.0 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: The Government of
Kuwait has requested to buy eight (8) AH-64E Apache Longbow
Attack Helicopters and remanufacture sixteen (16) of their
AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters to the AH-64E
configuration.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Eight (8) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (new procurement).
Sixteen (l6) AH-64E Apache Helicopters (remanufacture).
Twenty-two (22) T700-GE 701D Engines.
Thirty-six (36) Remanufactured T700-GE 701D Engines.
Twenty-seven (27) AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems
(CMWS).
Eighteen (18) Embedded Global Position Systems with
Inertial Navigation (EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR).
Thirty-six (36) Remanufactured EGIs with MMR.
Eight (8) AN/ASQ-170(V) Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/
PNVS).
Seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCR)
with Radar Electronics Units (REU).
Seventeen (17) APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency
Interferometers (M-RFI).
Eighteen (l8) M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers.
Four (4) Remanufactured Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket
M260 Rocket Launchers.
Nine (9) M230El 30mm Chain Gun Ml39 Area Weapons System
(AWS) Guns.
Two (2) Remanufactured M230E1 30mm Chain Gun M139 AWS Guns.
One (1) Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT).
One (1) Remanufactured LCT.
Non-MDE: Also included are fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-201 non-
COMSEC Very-High Frequency/Frequency Modulation (VHF/FM)
Radios; fifty-four (54) Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Radios
(AN/ARC 231 or MXF 4027); twenty-eight (28) Identify Friend
or Foe Transponders (APX 123 or APX 119); twenty-seven (27)
IDM 401 (Improved Data Modem); twenty-seven (27) Link 16
Datalinks; twenty-seven (27) AN/APR-39D (V)2 Radar Warning
Receivers; twenty-seven (27) AN/AVR-2 Laser Warning
Receivers; twenty-seven (27) Infrared Countermeasures
Dispensers (2 flares, 1 chaff); nine (9) ASN-157 Doppler
Radar Velocity Sensors; nine (9) AN/ARN-149 (V)3 Automatic
Direction Finders (ADF); sixteen (16) remanufactured AN/ARN-
149 (V)3 ADFs; nine (9) AN/APN-209 Radar Altimeters; twenty-
seven (27) AN/ARN-153 Tactical Airborne Navigation (TACAN)
systems; sixteen (16) Manned-Unmanned Teaming International
(MUM-Ti) (UPR) Air to Air to Ground Data Link Systems;
twenty-four (24) MUM-Ti (Ground) Air to Air to Ground Data
Link Systems; twenty-four (24) 100 gallon Internal Auxiliary
Fuel Systems (IAFS); twenty-four (24) 125 gallon Reduced
Capacity Crashworthy External Fuel Systems (RCEFS); two (2)
IAFS Spares; two (2) IAFS Publications; six (6) IAFS Ground
Support Equipment (GSE) Apache Magazine and Auxiliary Tank
Transfer Systems (AMATTS); five (5) IDM Software Loader
Verifiers (SLV); training devices; helmets; simulators;
generators; transportation; wheeled vehicles and
organizational equipment; spare and repair parts; support
equipment; tools and test equipment; technical data and
publications; personnel training and training equipment; U.S.
government and contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistics support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (KU-B-UXF).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU-B-UKS.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed
to be Paid: None.
(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: December 28,
2020.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Kuwait--AH-64E Apache Helicopter
The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy eight (8) AH-
64EApache Longbow Attack Helicopters and remanufacture
sixteen
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(16) of their AH-64D Apache Longbow Attack Helicopters to the
AH-64E configuration consisting of: eight (8) AH-64E Apache
Helicopters (new procurement); sixteen (16) AH-64E Apache
Helicopters (remanufacture); twenty-two (22) T700-GE 701D
engines; thirty-six (36) remanufactured T700-GE 701D engines;
twenty-seven (27) (AN/AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems
(CMWS); eighteen (18) Embedded Global Position Systems with
Inertial Navigation (EGI) with Muiti-Mode Receiver (MMR);
thirty-six (36) remanufactured EGIs with MMR; eight (8) AN/
ASQ-170(V) Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/PNVS);
seventeen (17) AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCR)
with Radar Electronics Units (REU); seventeen (17) APR-48B
Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometers (M-RFI); eighteen
(18) M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers; four (4)
remanufactured M299 AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Launchers;
eighteen (18) Hydra, 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch Rocket M260 Rocket
Launchers; four (4) remanufactured Hydra 70 (70mm) 2.75 Inch
Rocket M260 Rocket Launchers; nine (9) M230El 30mm Chain Gun
M139 Area Weapons System (AWS) Guns; two (2) remanufactured
M230El 30mm Chain Gun M139 AWS Guns; one (1) Longbow Crew
Trainers (LCT); and one (1) remanufactured LCT. Also included
are fifty-four (54) AN/ARC-201 non-COMSEC Very-High
Frequency/Frequency Modulation (VHF/FM) radios; fifty-four
(54) Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) radios (AN/ARC-231 or MXF
4027); twenty-eight (28) Identify Friend or Foe Transponders
(APX 123 or APX 119); twenty-seven (27) IDM 401 (Improved
Data Modem); twenty-seven (27) Link 16 Datalinks; twenty-
seven (27) AN/APR-39D (V)2 Radar Warning Receivers; twenty-
seven (27) AN/AVR-2 Laser Warning Receivers; twenty-seven
(27) Infrared Countermeasures Dispensers (2 flares, 1 chaff);
nine (9) ASN-157 Doppler Radar Velocity Sensors; nine (9) AN/
ARN-149 (V)3 Automatic Direction Finders (ADF); sixteen (16)
remanufactured AN/ARN-149 (V)3 ADFs; nine (9) AN/APN-209
Radar Altimeters; twenty-seven (27) AN/ARN-153 Tactical
Airborne Navigation (TACAN) systems; sixteen (16) Manned-
Unmanned Teaming International (MUM-Ti) (UPR) Air to Air to
Ground Date Link Systems; twenty-four (24) MUM-Ti (Ground)
Air to Air to Ground Data Link Systems; twenty-four (24) 100
gallon Internal Auxiliary Fuel Systems (IAFS); twenty-four
(24) 125 gallon Reduced Capacity Crashworthy External Fuel
Systems (RCEFS); two (2) IAFS Spares; two (2) IAFS
Publications; six (6) IAFS Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
Apache Magazine and Auxiliary Tank Transfer Systems (AMATTS);
five (5) IDM Software Loader Verifiers (SLV); training
devices; helmets; simulators; generators; transportation;
wheeled vehicles and organizational equipment; spare and
repair parts; support equipment; tools and test equipment;
technical data and publications; personnel training and
training equipment; U.S. government and contractor
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics support. The total
estimated cost is $4.0 billion.
The proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by helping to improve
the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally that is an important
force for political stability and economic progress in the
Middle East.
The proposed sale of the AH-64E Apache helicopters will
supplement and improve Kuwait's capability to meet current
and future threats by enhancing Kuwait's close air support,
armed reconnaissance, and antitank warfare mission
capabilities. Kuwait will have no difficulty absorbing these
helicopters into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors associated with this sale will be
The Boeing Company, Mesa, AZ; Lockheed Martin Corporation,
Orlando, FL; General Electric, Cincinnati, OH; Lockheed
Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Owego, NY; Longbow
Limited Liability Corporation, Orlando, FL; and Raytheon
Corporation, Tucson, AZ. There are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the
temporary assignment of approximately three U.S. Government
personnel and five contractor representatives to Kuwait to
support delivery of the helicopters and provide support and
equipment familiarization. In addition, Kuwait has expressed
an interest in a Technical Assistance Fielding Team (TAFT) to
provide in-country pilot and maintenance training. Execution
of a TAFT will require a team of twelve additional personnel
(one military and eleven contractors) to be deployed to
Kuwait for the period of approximately three years.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-19
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 AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter is the Army's
advanced attack helicopter equipped for performing close air
support, anti-armor, and armed reconnaissance missions. The
aircraft contains the following sensitive communications and
target identification equipment, navigation equipment,
aircraft survivability equipment, displays, and sensors:
a. The AN/ARC-201 Very High Frequenqy-Frequency Modulation
(VHF-FM) Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
(SINCGARS) airborne radio is a reliable field-proven voice
and data communication system used with the AH-64E. A
country-unique non-COMSEC export variant of this radio will
be provided that meets Kuwait's requirements.
b. The AN/ARC-231 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) radio is a
software defined radio for military aircraft that provides
two-way multi-mode voice and data communications over a 30hz
to 512hz frequency range. The MFX 4027 is a variant system
based on the AN/ARC-231 architecture but incorporating
commercial encryption. The radio offered to Kuwait will be
determined based on U.S. and Kuwaiti requirements.
c. The Identify Friend-or-Foe (IFF) digital transponder set
provides pertinent platform information in response to an IF
interrogator. The digital transponder provides cooperative
Mark XII IFF capability using full diversity selection, as
well as Mode Select (Mode S) capability. In addition,
transponder operation provides interface capability with the
aircraft's Traffic Collision and Avoidance System (TCAS). The
transponder receives pulsed radio frequency interrogation
signals in any of six modes (1, 2, 3/A, S, and 5), decodes
the signals, and transmits a pulse-coded reply. The Mark XII
IFF operation includes Selective Identification Feature (SIF)
Modes 1, 2, 3/A and C, as well as secure cryptographic Mode 5
operational capability.
d. Link 16 Datalink is a military tactical data link
network. Link 16 provides aircrews with enhanced situational
awareness and the ability to exchange target information to
Command and Control (C2) assets via Tactical Digital
Information Link-Joint (TADIL-J). Link 16 can provide a range
of combat information in near-real time to U.S. and allies
combat aircraft and C2 centers. The AH-64E uses the Harris
Small Tactical Terminal (SIT)) KOR-24A to provide Airborne
and Maritime/Fixed Station (AMF) Small Airborne Link 16
Terminal (SALT) capability. The SIT is the latest generation
of small, two-channel, Link 16 and VHF/UHF radio terminals.
While in flight, the SIT provides simultaneous communication,
voice or data, on two key waveforms.
e. The AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receiver Signal Detecting
Set is a system that provides warning of a radar directed air
defense threat and allows appropriate countermeasures. This
is the 1553 databus compatible configuration.
f. The AN/AVR-2B Leaser Warning Set is a passive laser
warning system that receives, processes and displays threat
information resulting from aircraft illumination by lasers on
the aircraft's multi-functional display.
g. The AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) detects
energy emitted by threat missile in-flight, evaluates
potential false alarm emitters in the environment, declares
validity of threat and selects appropriate counter-measures
for defeat. The CMWS consists of an Electronic Control Unit
(EUC), Electro-Optic Missile Sensors (EOMSs), and Sequencer
and Improved Countermeasures Dispenser (ICMD).
h. The ICMD Countermeasures Dispensing M211 Flare is a
countermeasure decoy in a 1"x1"x8" for factor in an aluminum
case cartridge. It consists of case, piston, special material
payload foils, and end cap. The special material is a
pyrophoric metal (iron) foil that reacts with oxygen to
generate infrared energy. The M211 decoys are dispersed from
an aircraft to be used as a decoy in combination with the
currently fielded M206 and M212 countermeasure flares to
protect against advanced air-to-air and surface-to-air
missile threats.
i. Embedded Global Postponing System (GPS)/Inertial
Navigation System (INS)(EGI) with Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR)
uses GPS satellite signals to correct or calibrate a solution
for precise positioning from an Inertial Navigation System
(INS). The aircraft has two EGIs with MMR which use internal
accelerometers, rate gyro measurements, and external sensor
measurements to estimate the aircraft state, provides
aircraft flight and position data to aircraft systems. The
EGI is a velocity-aided, strap down, ring laser gyro based
inertial unit. The EGI unit houses a GPS receiver. The
receiver is capable of operating in either non-encrypted or
encrypted. When keyed, the GPS receiver will automatically
use anti-spoof/jam capabilities when they are in use. The EGI
will retain the key through power on/off/on cycles. Because
of safeguards built into the EGI, it is not considered
classified when keyed. Integrated within the EGI is an
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for processing functions.
Each EGI also houses a Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR). The MMR is
incorporated to provide for reception of ground based NA VAID
signals for instrument aided flight. Provides IMC IIFR
integration and certification of improved Embedded Global
Positioning System and Inertial (EGI) unit, with attached
MMR, with specific cockpit instrumentation allows Apaches to
operate within the worldwide IFR route structure. Also
includes integration of the Common Army Aviation Map (CAAM).
Area Navigation (RNA V), Digital Aeronautical Flight
Information File (DAFIF) and Global Air Traffic Management
(GATM) compliance.
j. The AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and
Designation Sight/AN/AAQ-11 Pilot Night Vision Sensor (MTADS/
PNVS)
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provides day, night, limited adverse weather target
information, as well as night navigation capabilities. The
PNVS provides thermal imaging that permits nap-of-the-
earth flight to, from, and within the battle area, while
TADS provides the co-pilot gunner with search, detection,
recognition, and designation by means of Direct View
Optics (DVO), television, and Forward Looking Infrared
(FLIR) sighting systems that may be used singularly or in
combinations.
k. The AN/APR-48B Modernized Radar Frequency Interferometer
(M-RFI) is an updated version of the passive radar detection
and direction finding system. It utilizes a detachable UDM on
the M-RFI processor, which contains the Radar Frequency (RF)
threat library.
l. The AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) with
Radar Electronics Unit (REU) is an active, low-probability of
intercept, millimeter wave radar. The active radar is
combined with a passive Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI)
mounted on top of the helicopter mast. The FCR Ground
Targeting Mode detects, locates, classifies and prioritizes
stationary or moving armored vehicles, tanks and mobile air
defense systems as well as hovering helicopters, helicopters,
and fixed wing aircraft in normal flight. If desired, the
radar data can be used to refer targets to the regular
electro-optical Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation
Sight (MTADS).
m. The Manned-Unmanned Teaming International (MUM-Ti) data
link system provides cross-platform communication and teaming
between Apache, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and other
interoperable aircraft and ground platforms. It provides the
ability to display real-time UAS sensor information and MTADs
full motion video feeds across MUM-T equipped platforms and
ground stations. The MUM-Ti is the multi-band export version
of the datalink for the AH-64E.
n. The M299 Missile Launcher, commonly known as the Longbow
Hellfire Launcher (LBHL), is a four rail launcher designed to
carry the complete family of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles.
o. The M261 2.75 Inch Rocket Launcher is a nineteen tube,
three zone rocket launcher utilized on heavy attack aircraft.
p. The Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) is a containerized,
deployable, high-fidelity flight simulator used to train
Apache crew members. The LCT provided will be configured to
reflect Kuwait's AH-64E Operational Flight Program software.
2. The highest level of information that may be transferred
in support of this proposed sale is classified SECRET.
3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures which
might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
4. A determination has been made that Kuwait can provide
substantially the same degree of protection of this
technology as the U.S. Government. This proposed sale is
necessary in furtherance of U.S. foreign policy and national
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
5. All defense articles, technical data, and services
listed in this transmittal are authorized for release and
export to the Government of Kuwait
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