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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. 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.
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.
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 26-1C.
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. 26-1C. 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 23-26 of May 11,
Recipients:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Paul D. Guaglianone,
Senior Bureau Official,
Bureau of Legislative Affairs.
Transmittal No. 26-1C
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Germany.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 23-26; Date: May
11, 2023; Implementing Agency: Army.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On May 11, 2023, Congress was notified
by congressional certification transmittal number 23-26 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of sixty (60) CH-47F Block II cargo helicopters
with customer-unique modifications; one hundred forty (140)
T-55-GA-714A engines (120 installed, 20 spares); seventy-two
(72) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (60 installed,
12 spares); and two hundred eighty-four (284) AN/ARC-231A
Communications Security (COMSEC) radios (240 installed, 44
spares). Also included were AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets;
AN/APR-39C(V)1 radar detecting sets; AN/ARC-220 High
Frequency radios with Electronic Counter-Countermeasures;
military Precise Positioning Service (to include Selective
Availability Anti-Spoofing Module or M-code); Digital
Advanced Flight Control Systems; AN/APX-123A Identification
Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder; AN/ARN-147 Very High
Frequency Omnidirectional Range and Instrument Landing
System; AN/ARN-153 Tactical Air Navigation Systems; air data
computers; AN/APN-209 radar altimeter systems; AN/PYQ-10
simple key loaders; KIV-77 Mode 4/5 IFF applique; KY-100M
Narrowband/Wideband terminal COMSEC devices; AN/AVS-6 night
vision devices; IDM-401 improved data modem; air-to-air
refueling probes; M134 gun mounts; infrared suppression
system; engine air particle separator; ballistic protection
system with cockpit; cabin sides; Midas underfloor cooling
system; Extended Range Fuel Systems (ERFS) 800 gal and 500
gal; forward area refueling equipment; tie down materiel and
helicopter under-slung load equipment for internal and
external loads; rotor brake; rescue hoists; fast rope
insertion/extraction system; electro optical infrared
sensors; crash resistant pilot and troop seats; skis; life
rafts; litter straps and fittings; mission equipment (e.g.,
jungle penetrator; litter basket; and Jacob's Ladder);
airborne tactical extraction platform; special tools and test
equipment; ground support equipment; airframe and engine
spare parts; technical data; publications; maintenance work
orders/engineering change proposals; repair and return;
technical assistance; airworthiness assistance;
transportation of aircraft; training; flight training and
maintenance trainers; and other related elements of logistics
and program support. The estimated total program value was
$8.50 billion. Major defense equipment (MDE) constituted
$3.35 billion of this total.
On April 23, 2025, Congress was notified by congressional
certification transmittal number 25-0G of the possible sale,
under Section 36(b)(5)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act, of
the following additional MDE items: forty-seven (47) OT-228/U
Common Infrared Countermeasures; and one hundred forty-four
(144) “EAGLE-M” aviation navigation systems comprised of
Enhanced Aviation Global Air Traffic Management systems,
Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance instruments, and
Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation
Systems with M-code. The following non-MDE items were also
included: Multi-Platform Anti-Jam GPS Navigation Antenna-
Federated, Type Designator: AS-4840; communications systems;
and other related elements of logistics and program support.
The estimated total cost of the new items was $0.63 billion.
The MDE value increased by $0.63 billion to a revised $3.98
billion but did not require an increase in the estimated
total case value. Instead, $0.63 billion of the available,
previously notified non-MDE value was transferred to the MDE
value, causing a decrease in the non-MDE value to $4.52
billion, The estimated total case value remained unchanged at
$8.50 billion.
This transmittal notifies a pricing increase of previously
reported CH-47F Block II Cargo Helicopters; and the addition
of seventy-two (72) Radar Detecting Sets, AN/APR-39E(V)2. The
estimated MDE value will increase by $1.02 billion to a
revised $5.0 billion but will not require an increase in the
estimated total case value. Instead, $1.02 billion of the
available, previously notified non-MDE value will be
transferred to the MDE value, causing a decrease in the non-
MDE value to $3.50 billion. The estimated total case value of
$8.50 billion will remain unchanged.
(iv) Significance: This notification accounts for a pricing
adjustment and additional 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 sale will improve Germany's heavy lift
capability, intended to enhance its capability to strengthen
its homeland defense and deter regional threats.
(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 AN/APR-39E(V)2 Radar Warning Receiver is a radar threat
detection system that passively detects, categorizes, and
prioritizes radio frequency threats to aircraft and provides
an audio/visual cue to the aircrew. AN/APR-39E(V)2 provides a
fully digital capability to enhance threat discrimination in
the millimeter wave band and increased overall system
performance against frequency-agile radio frequency and
Active Electronically Scanned Array threat radars.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: May 19, 2026.