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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 26-54.
Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1)
of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended, we are
forwarding Transmittal No. 26-54 concerning the Army's
proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government
of Singapore for defense articles and services estimated to
cost $22.3 million. We will issue a news release to notify
the public of this proposed sale upon delivery of this letter
to your office.
Recipients:
Speaker of the House of Representatives
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Sincerely,
Kaitlyn Wolfe,
Senior Bureau Official,
Bureau of Legislative Affairs.
Transmittal No. 26-54
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 Singapore.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment* $17.1 million.
Other $5.2 million.
Total $22.3 million.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase: Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) case SN-B-VIF was below congressional
notification threshold at $12.4 million ($9.4 million in
major defense equipment (MDE)) and included forty-three
(43)AGM-114R Hellfire missiles; personnel training and
training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The
Government of Singapore has requested the case be amended to
include an additional twenty-four (24) AGM-114R Hellfire
missiles; AGM-114R spare parts, Hellfire technical manual,
reprogramming of M299 launchers, software verification and
calibration of AN/AWM-101, Hellfire missiles and support
equipment, and technical assistance. The following non-MDE
items will also be included: five (5) years of AGM-114R
Hellfire spare parts; Hellfire technical manual,
reprogramming of M299 launchers, return and repair material
and services, technical publications, unguided munitions and
services, software verification and calibration of AN/AWM-
101, Hellfire missile and support equipment, chaff, flares,
and technical assistance. This amendment will cause the case
to exceed the notification threshold, and thus notification
of the entire program is required. The above notification
requirements are combined as follows:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixty-seven (67) AGM-114R Hellfire missiles.
Non-MDE:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: AGM-114R
Hellfire spare parts; Hellfire technical manual;
reprogramming of M299 launchers; return and repair material
and services; technical publications; unguided munitions and
services; software verification and calibration of AN/AWM-
101; Hellfire missiles and support equipment; chaff, flares,
and technical assistance; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (SN-B-VIF).
(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: June 30, 2026.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export
Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Singapore—Hellfire Missiles
The Government of Singapore has requested to buy an
additional twenty-four (24) AGM-114R Hellfire missiles; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; and other related elements of
logistics and program support that will be added to a
previously implemented case whose value was under the
congressional notification threshold. The original Foreign
Military Sales (FMS) case, valued at $12.4 million ($9.4
million in major defense equipment (MDE), included personnel
training and training equipment; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services; and other related elements of logistics and program
support. This notification is for a combined total of sixty-
seven (67) Hellfire missiles (AGM-114R). The following non-
MDE items will also be included: five (5) years of AGM-114R
Hellfire spare parts; Hellfire technical manual;
reprogramming of M299 launchers; return and repair material
and services; technical publications; unguided munitions and
services; software verification and calibration of AN/AWM-
101; Hellfire missiles and support equipment; chaff, flares,
and technical assistance; 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 $22.3 million.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security objectives of the United States by
improving the security of a strategic partner that is an
important force for political stability and economic progress
in Asia.
The proposed sale will improve Singapore's capability to
meet current and future threats by enhancing and extending
the Singapore Air Force's ability to conduct operations and
enable effective training. Singapore will have no difficulty
absorbing this training into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin
Corporation, located in Orlando, FL. 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 proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to Singapore.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 26-54
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:
Semi-Active Laser guided missile and is the principal AGM for
the Army. The AGM-114R missile provides the warfighter with
an air-to-ground, point-target precision strike capability to
defeat advanced armor and an array of traditional and
nontraditional targets.
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
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.
substantially the same degree of protection for the sensitive
technology being released as the U.S. Government. This
proposed sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign
policy and national security objectives outlined in the
Policy Justification.
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of Singapore.