[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6491-S6492]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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.

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  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                                  Defense Security


                                           Cooperation Agency,

                                                    Arlington, VA.
     Hon. Robert Menendez,
     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. 21-54 
     concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Republic of Korea for defense articles and 
     services estimated to cost $258 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,
                                                Jedidiah P. Royal,
                                                  Deputy Director.
       Enclosures.


                         transmittal no. 21-54

     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: Republic of Korea.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment* $251 million.
       Other $7 million.
       Total $258 million.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Three thousand nine hundred fifty-three (3,953) Joint 
     Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits, KMU-556 for GBU-
     31.
       One thousand nine hundred eighty-one (1,981) JDAM Guidance 
     Kits, KMU-557 for GBU-31, GBU-56.
       One thousand one hundred seventy-nine (1,179) JDAM Guidance 
     Kits, KMU-572 for GBU-38.
       One thousand seven hundred fifty-five (1,755) FMU-139 Fuze 
     Systems.
       Non-MDE: Also included are DSU-42/B Detectors, Laser 
     Illuminated Target for GBU-56; weapon spare parts, components 
     and accessories; weapons training aids, devices, and spare 
     parts; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical 
     assistance, and logistical support services; and other 
     related elements of logistical and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force (KS-D-YAW, KS-D-YAX, 
     KS-D-YAY).
       (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
       (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed 
     to be Paid: None.
       (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: August 25, 2021.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.


                          POLICY JUSTIFICATION

                   Korea--Precision Guided Munitions

       The Republic of Korea has requested to buy three thousand 
     nine hundred fifty-three (3,953) Joint Direct Attack Munition 
     (JDAM) Guidance Kits, KMU-556 for GBU-31; one thousand nine 
     hundred eighty-one (1,981) JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU-557 for 
     GBU-31, GBU-56; one thousand one hundred seventy-nine (1,179) 
     JDAM Guidance Kits, KMU-572 for GBU-38; and one thousand 
     seven hundred fifty-five (1,755) FMU-139 Fuze Systems. Also 
     included are DSU-42/B Detectors, Laser Illuminated Target for 
     GBU-56; weapon spare parts, components and accessories; 
     weapons training aids, devices, and spare parts; U.S. 
     Government and contractor engineering, technical assistance, 
     and logistical support services; and other related elements 
     of logistical and program support. The estimated total cost 
     is $258 million.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals 
     and national security objectives of the United States by 
     helping to improve the security of a Major Non-NATO ally that 
     continues to be an important force for political stability, 
     peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific region.
       The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea's 
     capability to meet current and future threats by increasing 
     available stores of munitions on the Korean Peninsula in 
     support of Alliance Operations Plans (OPLANs), as well as to 
     fulfill conditions outlined by the Condition-Based 
     Operational Control (OPCON) Transition Plan. The Republic of 
     Korea will have no difficulty absorbing these articles 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 Boeing Corporation, St 
     Louis, Missouri. There are no known offset agreements 
     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 to the Republic of Korea.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 21-54

     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:
       1. The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance 
     kit that converts existing unguided free-fall bombs into an 
     accurate, adverse weather ``smart'' munition. The Guidance 
     Set consists of a Tail Kit, which contains the Inertial 
     Navigation System (INS) and a Global Positioning System 
     (GPS), a set of Aerosurfaces and an umbilical cover, which 
     allows the JDAM to improve the accuracy of unguided, General 
     Purpose bombs. The JDAM weapon can be delivered from modest 
     standoff ranges at high or low altitudes against a variety of 
     land and surface targets during the day or night. The JDAM is 
     capable of receiving target coordinates via preplanned 
     mission data from the delivery aircraft, by onboard aircraft 
     sensors (i.e., FLIR, Radar, etc.) during captive carry, or 
     from a third-party source via manual or automated aircrew 
     cockpit entry. The Guidance Set, when combined with a warhead 
     and appropriate fuze, forms a JDAM Guided Bomb Unit (GBU).
       (a) The KMU-572 is the tail kit for a GBU-38 500LB JDAM.
       (b) The KMU-556 is the tail kit for a GBU-31 2,000LB Mk-84 
     (General Purpose bomb body) JDAM.
       (c) The KMU-557 is the tail kit for a GBU-31/-56 2,000LB 
     BLU-109 (General Purpose bomb body) JDAM.
       2. The Laser JDAM (GBU-56) is a 2,000LB JDAM that 
     incorporates all the capabilities of the JDAM guidance tail 
     kit and adds a DSU-42/B precision laser guidance set. The 
     DSU-42/B sensor gives the weapon system an optional semi-
     active laser seeker. The addition of the DSU-42/B laser 
     sensor combined with additional cabling and mounting hardware 
     turns a GBU-31 JDAM into a GBU-56 LJDAM. The DSU-42/B 
     consists of a laser spot tracker, a cable connecting the DSU-
     42/B to the basic JDAM guidance set, a cable cover, cable 
     cover tie-down straps, modified tail kit door and wiring 
     harness, and associated modified JDAM software that 
     incorporates navigation and guidance flight software to 
     support both LJDAM and standard JDAM missions. The DSU-42/B 
     adds the flexibility to strike targets of opportunity, 
     including mobile and moving targets, to an already accurate 
     adverse weather GPS/INS guided JDAM.
       3. The Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) FMU-139D/B is a multi-
     delay, multi-arm and proximity sensor compatible with general 
     purpose blast, frag and hardened-target penetrator weapons. 
     The JPF settings are cockpit selectable in flight when used 
     numerous precision-guided weapons. It can interface with the 
     following weapons: GBU-31, GBU-38, and GBU-56.
       4. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
     components, and services included in this potential sale is 
     SECRET.
       5. 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 weapon system effectiveness or be used in the 
     development of a system with similar or advanced 
     capabilities.
       6. A determination has been made that the Republic of Korea 
     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.
       7. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Republic of Korea.

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