[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3126-S3127]
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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS
Mr. CARDIN. 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 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. Benjamin L. Cardin,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: 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. 24-0D. 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 14-16 of June 16.
2014.
Sincerely,
James A. Hursch,
Director.
Enclosure.
Transmittal No. 24-0D
Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensitivity of Technology
or Capability (Sec. 36(b)(5)(C), AECA)
(i) Purchaser: Government of Singapore.
(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 14-16; Date: June
16, 2014; Implementing Agency: Air Force.
Funding Source: National Funds.
(iii) Description: On June 16, 2014, Congress was notified
by congressional certification transmittal number 14-16 of
the possible sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export
Control Act, of follow-on support and services for
Singapore's Continental United States (CONUS) detachment
PEACE CARVIN II (F-16) based at Luke Air Force Base (AFB) for
a five-year period. MDE consisted of 80 CATM-9M Captive Air
Training Missiles. Also included was jet fuel; containers;
publications and technical documentation; tactics manuals and
academic instruction; maintenance; clothing and individual
equipment; execution and support of CONUS exercise
deployments; airlift and aerial refueling; support equipment;
spare and repair parts; repair and return; personnel training
and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
technical and logistics support services; and other related
elements of logistical and program support. The estimated
total cost was $251 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE)
constituted $3 million of this total.
On February 11, 2020, Congress was notified by
congressional certification transmittal number 20-0D of the
extension of the PEACE CARVIN II detachment at Luke Air Force
Base for an additional three and a half years (3.5 years). It
included the following non-MDE items: eight (8) CATM-9M
Captive Air Training Missiles; jet fuel; containers;
publications and technical documentation; tactics manuals and
academic instruction; maintenance; clothing and individual
equipment; execution and support of CONUS exercise
deployments; airlift and aerial refueling; support equipment;
spare and repair parts; repair and return; personnel training
and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor
technical and logistics support services; and other related
elements of logistical and program support. The estimated
additional non-N4DE cost was $200 million, increasing the
total program value to $45 1 million.
This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following
additional MDE items:
Six hundred forty-four (644) Mk-82 Inert 500-pound bombs
(includes 210 new, 434 inadvertently provided as non-MDE)
Eighty-four (84) Mk-82 500-pound general purpose (GP) bombs
for the Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack
Munition (JDAM), GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM), and GBU-12
Paveway II (PWII).
Forty (40) KMU-556 tail kits for the GBU-31 JDAM and GBU-56
LJDAM.
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Forty (40) KMU-572 tail kits for the GBU-38 JDAM and GBU-54
LJDAM.
Forty (40) MAU-169 computer control groups (CCG) for the
GBU-10 and GBU-12 PWII.
Twenty (20) MXU-651 Air Foil Groups (AFG) for the GBU-10
PWII.
Twenty (20) MXU-650 AFGs for the GBU-12 PWII.
Eighty-four (84) Mk-84 2,000-pound GP bombs for the GBU-31
JDAM, GBU-56 LJDAM, and GBU-10 PWII.
Ten (10) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs-Increment I (SDB-I).
Ten (10) GBU-39 (T-1) inert practice bombs.
Forty (40) FMU-152 fuzes.
Also included are testing and training munitions,
ammunition, and munitions support and support equipment; DSU-
38 and DSU-40 laser guidance sets for LJDAM; GBU-39 Tactical
Training Rounds; telemetry kits; additional training
munitions, ammunition, impulse cartridges, chaff, and flares;
communications security devices; studies and analyses;
transportation and relocation support; and facilities and
construction support, including facility and infrastructure
assessments and surveys, design services, planning,
programming, design, acquisition, contract administration,
facility management, and other engineering services and
technical support. The estimated total value of the
additional items and services is $249 million. The estimated
MDE value will increase by $9 million to a revised $12
million. The estimated non-MDE value will increase by $240
million to a revised $688 million. The estimated total case
value will increase to $700 million.
(iv) Significance: This notification is being provided as
the additional MDE items and construction services, including
some MDE items that inadvertently were provided as non-MDE,
were not enumerated in the original notification.
The inclusion of these items and services represents an
increase in capability over what was previously notified. The
proposed sale will continue to improve Singapore's ability to
develop mission-ready and experienced pilots to support its
F-16 aircraft inventory.
(v) Justification: 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.
(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: JDAMs consist of a bomb
body paired with a warhead-specific tail kit containing an
Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System
(EGI) guidance capability that converts unguided free-fall
bombs into accurate, adverse weather ``smart'' munitions. The
EGI provides GPS Precise Positioning Service (PPS). 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 can receive 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.
a. The GBU-31v1 is a 2,000-pound JDAM, consisting of a KMU-
556 tail kit paired with either a BLU-117 or Mk-84 bomb body.
b. The GBU-38v1 is a 500-pound JDAM, consisting of a KMU-
572 tail kit paired with either a BLU-111 or Mk-82 bomb body.
The GBU-54 LJDAM is a 500-pound JDAM which incorporates all
the capabilities of the JDAM guidance tail kit and adds a
precision laser guidance set. The LJDAM gives the weapon
system an optional semi-active laser guidance in addition to
the guidance provided by the EGI. This provides the optional
capability to strike moving targets. The GBU-54 consists of a
DSU-38 laser guidance set and bomb body with appropriate KMU-
572 tail kit.
The GBU-56 LJDAM is a 2,000-pound JDAM which incorporates
all the capabilities of the JDAM guidance tail kit and adds a
precision laser guidance set. The LJDAM gives the weapon
system an optional semi-active laser guidance in addition to
the guidance provided by the EGI. This provides the optional
capability to strike moving targets. The GBU-56 consists of a
DSU-40/B laser guidance set and bomb body with appropriate
KMU-556 tail kit.
The Paveway II (PWII) is a maneuverable, free-fall Laser
Guided Bomb (LGB) that guides to laser energy reflected off
the target. The LGB is delivered like a normal general
purpose (GP) warhead, but the semi-active laser guidance
corrects many of the normal errors inherent in any delivery
system. Laser designation for the LGB can be provided by a
variety of laser target markers or designators. The PWII
consists of a non-warhead-specific MAU-209 or MAU-169 CCG and
a warhead-specific AFG that attaches to the nose and tail of
the GP bomb body.
a. The GBU-10 is a 2,000-pound GP bomb body fitted with the
MAU-169 CCG and MXU-651 AFG to guide to its laser designated
target.
b. The GBU-12 is a 500-pound GP bomb body fitted with the
MAU-169 CCG and MXU-650 AFG to guide to its laser designated
target. Inert bombs have no explosive fill for use with JDAM,
LJDAM, and PWII guidance kits.
The GBU-39 SDB-I All Up Round (AUR) is a 250-pound GPS-
aided inertial navigation system, small autonomous, day or
night, adverse weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision
glide weapon able to strike fixed and stationary re-locatable
non-hardened targets from standoff ranges. It is intended to
provide aircraft with the ability to carry a high number of
bombs.
The GBU-39/B, Tactical Training Round (TTR), SDB (inert
fuze) is identical to a live tactical weapon except the live
warhead is replaced with an inert fill. The TTR functions the
same as a GBU-39/B. The TTR is well suited for training
missions where a flight termination system or collection of
telemetry data is not a necessity. It is also used to
demonstrate safe separation from SDB carriage system and
parent aircraft, free flight, maneuverability, and target
accuracy for training purposes.
The FMU-152 Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) is a multi-delay,
multi-arm proximity sensor compatible with general purpose
blast, frag, and hardened-target penetrator weapons. The JPF
settings are cockpit selectable in flight when used with
numerous precision-guided weapons.
The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the
original notification applies to additional items reported
here.
The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
(vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 26, 2024.
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