[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3126-S3127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        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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