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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control 
Act

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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)(5)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 
     as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 0H-25. 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 24-64 of May 29, 
     2024.
           Sincerely,
                                                Michael F. Miller,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.


                         transmittal no. 0H-25

     Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology 
         or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(A), AECA)
       (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of Austria.
       (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No: 24-64; Date: May 
     29, 2024; Implementing Agency: Army.
       (iii) Description: On May 29, 2024, Congress was notified 
     by congressional certification transmittal number 24-64 of 
     the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, of twelve (12) UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters 
     with twenty-six (26) T700-GE-701D engines; fifteen (15) AN/
     AAR-57 Counter Missile Warning Systems (CMWS); and thirty 
     (30) H-764U Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial 
     Navigation (EGI) with country-unique selective availability 
     anti-spoofing modules (or Future M-Code replacement). The 
     following non-MDE was also included: APR-39C (V)1/4 radar 
     warning receivers; AVR-2B laser detecting sets; AN/ARN-147(V) 
     very high frequency omni-directional range instrument landing 
     system receiver radio; AN/ARN-149(V) low frequency automatic 
     direction finder (ADF) radio receiver; AN/ARN-153 Tactical 
     Air Navigation System (TACAN) receiver transmitter; AN/APN-
     209 radar altimeter radios; EBC-406HM emergency locator 
     transmitter (ELT); Improved Heads Up Display (IHUD); signal 
     data converters for IHUD; color weather radars; MX-10D 
     electro-optical and infrared with laser designator; Engine 
     Inlet Barrier Filters (EIBF); Ballistic Armor Protection 
     Systems (BAPS); Internal Auxiliary Fuel Tank Systems (IAFTS); 
     Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES); External 
     Rescue Hoist (ERH); rescue hoist equipment sets; dual patient 
     litter system (DPLS) sets; Martin Baker palletized crew chief 
     and gunner seats with crashworthy floor structural 
     modifications; External Stores Support System (ESSS); 
     instrument panel; cockpit multi-function display (MFD); 
     degraded visual environment (DVE) system; Traffic Alert 
     Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II); cargo hook scale; sling 
     load observation capability; Direction Finder DF-935; 
     environmental control system; snow skis provisions; Bambi 
     bucket provisions; Helicopter Terrain Awareness System 
     (HTAWS); CONRAD troop radio capability; TETRA BOS radio 
     capability; very important person kit; 28 volts of direct 
     current 10 ampere utility power socket (cabin); Universal 
     Serial Bus (USB) charging outlet; Crashworthy Extended Range 
     Fuel Systems (CEFS) tanks; Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT); 
     training devices; helmets; transportation; organizational 
     equipment; spare and repair parts; support equipment; tools 
     and test equipment; technical data and publications; 
     personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government 
     and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support 
     services; and other related elements of logistics support. 
     The estimated total cost was $1.05 billion. Major Defense 
     Equipment (MDE) constituted $350 million of this total.
       This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following 
     MDE items: fifteen (15) ARC-231A RT-1987 very high frequency 
     (VHF)/ultra high frequency (UHF)/line-of-sight satellite 
     communication (SATCOM) radios. The following non-MDE will 
     also be included: APX-123A identification friend or foe (IFF) 
     transponder (or future IFF replacement); AN/PYQ-10 simple key 
     loader (SKL); AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A; KIV-77 common IFF Crypto 
     Applique; and AN/ARC-201D RT-1478D radios. The estimated 
     total value of the new MDE items is $2.4 million but will not 
     require an increase to the previously notified MDE value. The 
     estimated total value of the new non-MDE articles is $7.2 
     million but will not require an increase to the previously 
     notified non-MDE value. The total case value will remain 
     $1.05 billion. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) continues to 
     constitute $350 million of this total.
       (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve Austria's 
     capability to deter current and future threats and support 
     coalition operations and the United States' and Austria's 
     goal of greater military interoperability.
       (v) Justification: This proposed sale will support the 
     foreign policy and national security objectives of the United 
     States by helping to improve the security of a partner that 
     is a force for political stability and economic progress in 
     Europe.
       (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
       The AN/ARC-231A RT-1987 is a software-definable radio for 
     military aircraft that provides two-way, multi-mode voice and 
     data communications over a 30 Hz to 512 MHz frequency range. 
     It supports both line-of-sight UHF and VHF bands with AM, FM, 
     and satellite communication (SATCOM) capabilities and 
     includes embedded frequency agile modes, Electronic Counter-
     Countermeasures (ECCM), anti-jam waveforms including Have 
     Quick and Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System 
     (STNCGARS), Demand Assigned Multiple Access, and Integrated 
     Waveform. It provides simultaneous, real-time participation 
     in tactical voice and data communications networks. The RT-
     1987 will ensure NSA TSVCIS 3.1.1. crypto modernization 
     compliance. Operator selectable air traffic control channel 
     spacing, and other data link and secure communications 
     features, provides battlefield interoperability.
       The AN/ARC-231 RT-1808A radio is a software-definable radio 
     for military aircraft that provides two-way, multi-mode voice 
     and data communications over a 30 Hz to 512 MHz frequency 
     range. It covers both line-of-sight UHF and VHF bands with 
     AM, FM, and SATCOM capabilities.
       The AN/APX-123A IFF is a space diversity transponder and is 
     installed on various military platforms. When installed in 
     conjunction with platform antennas and the remote-control 
     unit (or other appropriate control unit), the transponder 
     provides identification, altitude, and surveillance reporting 
     in response to interrogations from airborne, ground-based, 
     and/or surface interrogators.
       The AN/PYQ-10 simple key loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, 
     portable, hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, 
     storing, and transferring data between compatible 
     cryptographic and communications equipment. The AN/PYQ-10(C) 
     will contain the KOV-21 communications security card.
       The KIV-77 IFF Crypto Applique provides cryptographic and 
     time-of-day services for a combined interrogator/transponder 
     or individual interrogator or transponder Mark XIIA (Mode 4 
     and Mode 5) IFF system deployed to identify cooperative 
     friendly systems.
       The AN/ARC-201D VHF-FM SINCGARS airborne radio is a 
     reliable field-proven voice and data communication system 
     used with the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
       The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     UNCLASSIFIED.
       (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: September 15, 
     2025.

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