September 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 169 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages S5935-S5936]
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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 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. 20-70, 
     concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of India for defense articles 
     and

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     services estimated to cost $90 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,
                                                   Heidi H. Grant,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosures.


                         Transmittal No. 20-70

     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 India.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $0 million.
       Other $90 million.
       Total $90 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under consideration for Purchase: The Government of 
     India has requested to buy items and services to extend 
     follow-on support for its fleet of C-130J Super Hercules 
     aircraft. These items include:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
       Non-MDE: Aircraft consumables spares and repair/return 
     parts; ground support and equipment; Cartridge Actuated 
     Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) fire 
     extinguisher cartridges; flare cartridges; BBU-35/B cartridge 
     impulse squibs; one spare AN/ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning 
     Receiver shipset; spare AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispenser 
     System shipset; ten Lightweight Night Vision Binocular 
     (F5032); ten AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggle (NVG)(F4949); GPS; 
     Electronic Warfare; instruments and lab equipment support; 
     Joint Mission Planning System; cryptographic device spares 
     and loaders; software and software support; publications and 
     technical documentation; personnel training and training 
     equipment; U.S. and contractor engineering, technical, and 
     logistical support; and other related elements of program 
     support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force (IN-D-QAH).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IN-D-SAA, IN-D-SAD, IN-D-
     QAE.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc. Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None.
       (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in Defense 
     Article or Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: See Attached 
     Annex.
       (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 30, 
     2020.
       *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                    India--C-130J Follow-on Support

       The Government of India has requested to buy items and 
     services to extend follow-on support for their fleet of C-
     130J Super Hercules aircraft. These items include aircraft 
     consumables spares and repair/return parts; ground support 
     and equipment; Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated 
     Devices (CAD/PAD) fire extinguisher cartridges; flare 
     cartridges; BBU-35/B cartridge impulse squibs; one spare AN/
     ALR-56M Advanced Radar Warning Receiver shipset; spare AN/
     ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispenser System shipset; ten 
     Lightweight Night Vision Binocular (F5032); ten AN/AVS-9 
     Night Vision Goggle (NVG)(F4949); GPS; Electronic Warfare; 
     instruments and lab equipment support; Joint Mission Planning 
     System; cryptographic device spares and loaders; software and 
     software support; publications and technical documentation; 
     personnel training and training and training equipment; U.S. 
     and contractor engineering, technical, and logistical 
     support; and other related elements of program support. The 
     estimated total case value is $90 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to 
     strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and improve 
     the security of a major defensive partner, which continues to 
     be an important force for political stability, peace, and 
     economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia region.
       The proposed sale ensures the previously procured aircraft 
     operates effectively to serve the needs of Indian Air Force, 
     Army and Navy transport requirements, local and international 
     humanitarian assistance, and regional disaster relief. This 
     sale of spares and services will enable the Indian Air Force 
     to sustain a mission-ready status with respect to the C-130J 
     transport. India will have no difficulty absorbing this 
     additional sustainment support.
       The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not 
     alter the basic military balance in the region.
       The prime contractor will be Lockheed-Martin Company, 
     Marietta, Georgia. There are no known offsets proposed in 
     connection with this potential sale.
       Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
     assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
     representatives India.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 20-70

     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 AN/ALR-56M is a computer controlled radar warning 
     receiver (RWR). It monitors the environment in an effort to 
     detect radar signals. Upon detection and identification of a 
     valid radar signal, emitter identification is conveyed to the 
     AN/ALE-47 countermeasures dispenser system. The ALR-56M has 
     thirteen line replaceable units (LRUs): four I/J band DF 
     receivers, an Analysis Processor, a Superhet Controller, a 
     Superhet Receiver, a C/D band Receiver/Power supply, four I/J 
     band antennas, and one C/D band antenna.
       2. The AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing System (CMDS) 
     is an integrated, threat-adaptive, software-programmable 
     dispensing system capable of dispending chaff, flares, and 
     active radio frequency expendables. The system is internally 
     mounted and may be operated as a stand-alone system or may be 
     integrated with other on-board electronic warfare and 
     avionics systems. The AN/ALE-47 uses data received over the 
     aircraft interfaces to assess the threat situation and to 
     determine a response.
       3. The highest level of classification of information 
     included in this potential sale is SECRET.
       4. 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.
       5. A determination has been made that the recipient country 
     can provide the same degree of protection for the sensitive 
     technology being released as the U.S. Government. The sale is 
     necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy and 
     national security objectives outline in the Policy 
     Justification.
       6. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of India.

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