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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

Mr. CORKER. 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 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. Bob Corker,
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. 19-07
concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Poland for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $655 million. After this
letter is delivered to your office, we plan to issue a news
release to notify the public of this proposed sale.
Sincerely,
Gregory M. Kausner
(For Charles W. Hooper, Lieutenant General, USA, Director).
Enclosures.

Transmittal No. 19-07

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* $335 million.
Other $320 million.
Total $655 million.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty (20) High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
M142 Launchers.
Thirty-six (36) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
(GMLRS) M31A1 Unitary.
Nine (9) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M30A1
Alternative Warhead.
Thirty (30) Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) M57
Unitary.
Twenty-four (24) Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data
Systems (AFATDS).
Twenty (20) Multiple Launcher Pod Assembly M68A2 Trainers.
Twenty-four (24) M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose
Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs).
Nine (9) M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheel Vehicles
(HMMWVs).
Non-MDE: Also included are twenty (20) Low Cost Reduced
Range (LCRR) practice rockets, support equipment,
communications equipment, spare and repair parts, test sets,
batteries, laptop computers, publications and technical data,
facility design, personnel training and equipment, systems
integration support, Quality Assurance Teams and a Technical
Assistance Fielding Team, United States Government and
contractor engineering and logistics personnel services, and
other related elements of logistics support, training,
sensors, and other related elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (PL-B-UDJ).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed
to be Paid: None.
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense
Article or Defense Service Proposed to be Sold: See Attached
Annex.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: November 29,
2018.
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Poland--High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Related
Support and Equipment

Poland has requested to buy twenty (20) High Mobility
Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) M142 Launchers, thirty-six
(36) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) M31
Unitary, nine (9) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System
(GMLRS) M30A1 Alternative Warheads, thirty (30) Army Tactical
Missile System (ATACMS) M57 Unitary, twenty-four (24)
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS),
twenty (20) Multiple Launcher Pod Assembly M68A2 Trainers,
twenty-four (24) M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled
Vehicles (HMMWVs), and nine (9) M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-
purpose Wheel Vehicles (HMMWVs). Also included are twenty
(20) Low Cost Reduced Range (LCRR) practice rockets, support
equipment, communications equipment, spare and repair parts,
test sets, batteries, laptop computers, publications and
technical data, facility design, personnel training and
equipment, systems integration support, Quality Assurance
Teams and a Technical Assistance Fielding Team, United States
Government and contractor engineering and logistics personnel
services, and other related elements of logistics support,
training, sensors, and other related elements of logistics
and program support. The estimated cost is $655 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security of the United States by improving the
security of a NATO ally which is an important force for
political stability and economic progress in Europe. This
sale is consistent with U.S. initiatives to provide key
allies in the region with modern systems that will enhance
interoperability with U.S. forces and increase security.
Poland intends to use these defense articles and services
to modernize its armed forces and expand its capability to
strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats.
This will contribute to Poland's interoperability with the
United States and other allies. Poland will have no
difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin, Grand
Prairie, TX. There are no known offset agreements proposed in
connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require U.S.
Government or contractor representatives to travel to Poland
for program management reviews to support the program. Travel
is expected to occur approximately twice per year as needed
to support equipment fielding and training.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 19-07

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 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) is a
highly mobile, all-weather indirect area fire artillery
system. The HIMARS mission is to supplement cannon artillery
to deliver a large volume of firepower within a short time
against critical time-sensitive targets. At shorter ranges,
HIMARS complements tube artillery with heavy barrages against
assaulting forces as well as in the counter-fire, or defense
suppression roles. The highest level of classified
information that could be disclosed by a proposed sale,
production, or by testing of the end item is SECRET; the
highest level that must be disclosed for production,
maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse engineering
could reveal SECRET information. Launcher platform software,
weapon operational software, command and control special
application software, and command and control loadable
munitions module software are considered UNCLASSIFIED. The
system specifications and limitations are classified SECRET.
Vulnerability data is classified up to SECRET.
Countermeasures, counter-countermeasures, vulnerability/
susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions are
classified SECRET.
2. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary
M31A1 uses a Unitary High Explosive (HE) 200 pound class
warhead along with GPS aided Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
based guidance and control for

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ground-to-ground precision point targeting. The GMLRS Unitary
uses an Electronic Safe and Arm Fuze (ESAF) along with a nose
mounted proximity sensor to give enhanced effectiveness to
the GMLRS Unitary rocket by providing tri-mode warhead
functionality with point detonate, point detonate with
programmable delay, or Height of Burst proximity function.
GMLRS Unitary M31A1 end-item is comprised of a Rocket Pod
Container (RPC) and six GMLRS Unitary Rocket(s). The RPC is
capable of holding six (6) GMLRS Unitary Rockets and can be
loaded in a M270A1 launcher (tracked), HIMARS M142 launcher,
or European M270 (203 configuration that meets the GMLRS
interface requirements) launcher from which the GMLRS rocket
can be launched. The highest classification level for release
of the GMLRS Unitary is SECRET, based upon the software, sale
or testing of the end item. The highest level of
classification that must be disclosed for production,
maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL.
3. Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Alternative Warhead
(GMLRS-AW) M30A1. The GMLRS-AW, M30A1, is the next design
increment of the GMLRS rocket. The GMLRS-AW M30A1 hardware is
over 90% common with the M31A1 GMLRS Unitary hardware. The
operational range is between 15-70 kilometers, with an
accuracy of less than 15 meters Circular Error Probability at
all ranges, when using inertial guidance with Global
Positioning System (GPS) augmentation. The system uses a
proximity sensor fuze mode with a 10 meter height of burst.
The Alternative Warhead carries a 200 pound fragmentation
assembly filled with high explosives which, upon detonation,
accelerates two layers of pre-formed tungsten fragments
optimized for effectiveness against large area and
imprecisely located targets. The GMLRS-AW provides an area
target attack capability that is treaty compliant (no un-
exploded ordnance). It provides a 24 hour, all weather, long
range attack capability against personnel, soft and lightly
armored targets, and air defense targets. The GMLRS-AW uses
the same motor, guidance and control systems fuze mechanisms,
and proximity sensors as the M31A1 GMLRS Unitary. The highest
classification level for release of the GMLRS-AW is SECRET,
based upon the software, sale or testing of the end item. The
highest level of classification that must be disclosed for
production, maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL.
4. The highest classification level for release of the
ATACMS Unitary M57 FMS Variant is SECRET, based upon the
software. The highest level of classified information that
could be disclosed by a sale or by testing of the end item is
SECRET; the highest level that must be disclosed for
production, maintenance, or training is CONFIDENTIAL. Reverse
engineering could reveal CONFIDENTIAL information. Fire
Direction System, Data Processing Unit, and special
Application software is classified SECRET. Communications
Distribution Unit software is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The
system specifications and limitations are classified
CONFIDENTIAL. Vulnerability Data, countermeasures,
vulnerability/susceptibility analyses, and threat definitions
are classified SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL.
5. The GPS Precise Positioning Service (PPS) component of
the HIMARS munitions (GMLRS Unitary, Alternative Warhead, and
ATACMS Unitary) is also contained in the launcher Fire
Direction System, is classified SECRET, and is considered
SENSITIVE. The GMLRS M30A1, M31A1, ATACMS M57 and HIMARS M142
launchers employ an inertial navigational system that is
aided by a Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module
(SAASM) equipped GPS receiver. To that end, this system
requires encryption keys controlled by, and issued by, the
National Security Agency. No GPS PPS design information,
including GPS software algorithms, will be disclosed in the
course of this sale to country. Susceptibility of GMLRS to
diversion or exploitation is considered low risk.
6. AFATDS is a multi-service (U.S. Army and U.S. Marine
Corp) automated, expert decision support system used for
Command, Control, Communications and integration and
synchronization of fires on ground targets during all phases
of military conflict. AFATDS provides the automated tools
that significantly augment the capability of fire support
coordinators, fire support asset commanders, and their
respective staffs at every echelon during the planning and
execution of fire support on the dynamic battlefields in
support of the Maneuver Commander and his plans.
7. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain
knowledge of the hardware and software elements, the
information could be used to develop countermeasures or
equivalent systems which might reduce system effectiveness or
be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
8. A determination has been made that the Government of
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.
9. 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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