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                        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. 24-118, 
     concerning the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of the United Arab Emirates for 
     defense articles and services estimated to cost $1.32 
     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. 24-118

     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 United Arab 
     Emirates.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE) * 0.65 billion.
       Other $0.67 billion.
       Total $ 1.32 billion.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Six (6) CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters with air-to-air 
     refuel probe capability and extended range fuel tanks.
       Sixteen (16) T-55-GA-714A engines (12 installed, 4 spares).
       Fourteen (14) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/
     Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGD devices with M-Code (12 
     installed, 2 spares).
       Eight (8) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) 
     (6 installed, 2 spares).
       Twenty (20) AN/ARC-231A communications security (COMSEC) 
     radios (18 installed, 2 spares).
       Twenty (20) M-240 machine guns (18 installed, 2 spares).
       Non-Major Defense Equipment: The following non-MDE items 
     will also be included: Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) 
     classified software; AN/APR-39A radar warning receivers; AN/
     AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets (LDS); AN/ARC-220 high frequency 
     (HF) radios; KY-100M CONISEC terminals; aircraft 
     survivability equipment (including impulse cartridges for 
     cable cutters and aircraft cartridges); AN/ARN-147 Very High 
     Frequency (VHF) Omni Directional Radio Range/Instrument 
     Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; WESCAM MX-15HDi electro-
     optical/infrared imaging systems; AN/ARN-153 Tactical 
     Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-209 radar 
     altimeters; AN/APX-123A identification friend or foe (IFF) 
     transponders; KIV-77 COMSEC IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/
     PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; services to support the mission 
     equipment; hardware and services required to implement 
     partner-unique modifications; Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction 
     Systems (FRIES); Internal Extended Range Fuel Systems (ERFS); 
     in-flight refueling capability; firefighting equipment; 
     ballistic armor protection systems; air worthiness support; 
     spare and repair parts; communications equipment; personnel 
     training and training equipment; site surveys; tool and test 
     equipment; ground support equipment; repair and return; 
     publications and technical documentation; Quality Assurance 
     Team (QAT); U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
     technical, and logistics support services; and other related 
     elements of logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Army (AE-B-ZAR)
       (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: May 12, 2025.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          policy justification

            United Arab Emirates--CH-47F Chinook Helicopters

       The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has 
     requested to buy six (6) CH-47F Block II Chinook Helicopters 
     with air-to-air refuel probe capability and extended range 
     fuel tanks; sixteen (16) T-55-GA-714A engines, (12 installed, 
     4 spares); fourteen (14) Embedded Global Positioning System 
     (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS) (EGI) devices with M-
     Code (12 installed, 2 spares); eight (8) AN/AAR-57 Common 
     Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (6 installed, 2 spares); 
     twenty (20) AN/ARC-231A communications security (COMSEC) 
     radios (18 installed, 2 spares); and twenty (20) M-240 
     machine guns (18 installed, 2 spares). The following non-MDE 
     items will also be included: Common Missile Warning System 
     (CMWS) classified software; AN/APR-39A radar warning 
     receivers; AN/AVR-2B Laser Detecting Sets (LDS); AN/ARC-220 
     high frequency (HF) radios; KY-100M COMSEC terminals; 
     aircraft survivability equipment (including impulse 
     cartridges for cable cutters and aircraft cartridges); AN/
     ARN-147 Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni Directional Radio 
     Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) receivers; WESCAM 
     MX-15HDi electro-optical/infrared imaging systems; AN/ARN-153 
     Tactical Airborne Navigation System (TACAN) radios; AN/APN-
     209 radar altimeters; AN/APX-123A identification friend or 
     foe (IFF) transponders; KIV-77 COMSEC IFF cryptographic 
     appliques; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders; services to support 
     the mission equipment; hardware and services required to 
     implement partner-unique modifications; Fast Rope Insertion/
     Extraction Systems (FRIES); Internal Extended Range Fuel 
     Systems (ERFS); inflight refueling capability; firefighting 
     equipment; ballistic armor protection systems; air worthiness 
     support; spare and repair parts; communications equipment; 
     personnel training and training equipment; site surveys; tool 
     and test equipment; ground support equipment; repair and 
     return; publications and technical documentation; Quality 
     Assurance Team (QAT); 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 $1.32 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of an important regional partner. The United 
     Arab Emirates is a vital U.S. partner for political stability 
     and economic progress in the Middle East.

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       The proposed sale will improve the United Arab Emirates' 
     capability to meet current and future threats by extending 
     its range of flight operations. The UAE will use these assets 
     in search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian support, 
     and counterterrorism operations. The United Arab Emirates 
     will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and services 
     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 will be Boeing Helicopter 
     Aircraft Company, located in Ridley Park, PA; and Honeywell 
     Engine Company, located in Phoenix, 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 sale will require an 
     estimated two U.S. Government and eight contractor 
     representatives to travel to the UAE for up to sixty months 
     for equipment de-processing, fielding, system checkout, 
     training, and technical logistics support.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 24-118

     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 CH-47F is a heavy-lift, newly manufactured aircraft 
     equipped with two (2) T-55-GA-714A engines. The CH-47F has 
     the common avionics architecture system (CAAS) cockpit, which 
     provides aircraft system, flight, mission, and communication 
     management systems. The CAAS consists of two dual-redundant 
     data buses and an Ethernet local area network. The CAAS 
     includes five multifunction displays, two general purpose 
     processor units, two control display units, and two data 
     concentrator units. The Navigation System has two Embedded 
     Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System 
     (INS) (EGI) devices, two Digital Advanced Flight Control 
     Systems, one AN/ARN-147 (Very High Frequency (VHF) Omni 
     Directional Radio Range/Instrument Landing System (VOR/ILS) 
     marker beacon), one ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation System 
     (TACAN), two air data computers, and one AN/APN-209 radar 
     altimeter system. The communications suite is as follows: two 
     each AN/ARC-231A multi-mode radios providing VHF FM, VHF AM, 
     ultra high frequency, HAVEQUICK II, and Demand Assigned 
     Multiple Access satellite communications (SATCOM), and one 
     each AN/ARC-220 high frequency radio. The identification 
     friend or foe (IFF) will be the APX-123A, which provides the 
     additional functionality of Mode 5. Aircraft survivability 
     equipment will consist of the AN/AAR-57 Common Missile 
     Warning System (CMWS) and the AN/APR-39 Radar Signal 
     Detecting Set (RSDS).
       a. The AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) is 
     the detection component of the suite of countermeasures 
     designed to increase the survivability of current generation 
     combat aircraft and special operations aircraft against 
     infrared guided missiles.
       b. The AN/ARC-231A is a software-defined radio that 
     implements an NSA-modernized, Type 1, embedded cryptographic 
     solution. It provides joint service standard line of sight, 
     HAVEQUICK, and SINCGARS electronic counter-countermeasures, 
     along with integrated waveform SATCOM.
       c. The AN/APX-123A IFF transponder is a space diversity 
     transponder and is installed on various military platforms. 
     It provides identification, altitude, and surveillance 
     reporting in response to interrogations from airborne, 
     ground-based, and surface interrogators.
       d. The KY-100M is a radio encryptor that has sensitive 
     technology.
       e. The AN/APR-39A Radar Signal Detecting Set provides the 
     pilot with visual and audible warning when a hostile fire-
     control threat is encountered.
       f. The KIV-77 is a common cryptographic applique for IFF 
     that provide Mode-4 and Mode-5 capability.
       g. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, 
     portable, hand-held fill device used for securely receiving, 
     storing, and transferring electronic key material and data 
     between compatible end cryptographic units and communications 
     equipment. It supports both the DS-101 and DS-102 interfaces, 
     as well as the cryptographic ignition key.
       h. The AN/ARC-220 is a microprocessor-based communications 
     system employing advanced digital signal processor 
     technology. The AN/ARC-220 provides embedded automatic link 
     establishment, serial tone data modem, text messaging, GPS 
     position reporting, and anti-jam electronic counter-
     countermeasure functions.
       i. The MX-15 HDi is a multi-sensor, multi-spectral imaging 
     system with a range of features and benefits, including long 
     range laser illumination, that offers superior high-
     definition imaging resolution from Electro-Optical (EO) and 
     Infrared (IR) cameras. The MX-15 HDi is ideal for medium-
     altitude covert intelligence, surveillance, and 
     reconnaissance (ISR) and search and rescue missions, and it 
     can be integrated into aerostat, fixed-wing, rotary-wing 
     aircraft and unmanned aerial systems.
       j. The EAGLE M+429 EGI common is a self-contained, all-
     altitude navigation system with an embedded GPS receiver. 
     EAGLE M+429 Common provides Precise Positioning System (PPS) 
     Y-code and M-code operation when loaded with NSA approved 
     COMSEC keys via SKL.
       2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     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 that 
     might reduce system effectiveness or be used in the 
     development of a system with similar or advanced 
     capabilities.
       4. A determination has been made that the United Arab 
     Emirates 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.
       5. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of the United Arab Emirates.

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