[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 205 (Monday, December 8, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8537-S8539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. 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.
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. Mike Johnson,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the reporting requirements of
Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended,
we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 25-98, concerning
the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to
the Government of Canada for defense articles and services
estimated to cost $2.68 billion. We will issue a news release
to notify the public of this proposed sale upon delivery of
this letter to your office.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosures.
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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)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as
amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 25-98,
concerning the Air Force's proposed
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Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Government of Canada
for defense articles and services estimated to cost $2.68
billion. We will issue a news release to notify the public of
this proposed sale upon delivery of this letter to your
office.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosures.
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Defense Security
Cooperation Agency,
Washington, DC.
Hon. Brian Mast,
Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs,
House of Representatives, 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. 25-98,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Canada for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $2.68 billion. We will issue a
news release to notify the public of this proposed sale upon
delivery of this letter to your office.
Sincerely,
Michael F. Miller,
Director.
Enclosures.
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Transmittal No. 25-98
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 Canada.
(ii) Total Case Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment * $2.20 billion.
Other $ .48 billion.
Total $2.68 billion.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Up to seven hundred fifty (750) GBU-39 practice bombs inert
with fuzes.
Up to one hundred (100) GBU-39 Guided Test Vehicles (GTVs).
Up to one hundred (100) MK-82 inert filled bombs.
Up to two hundred twenty (220) 2,000-lb BLU-117 General
Purpose (GP) bombs.
Up to one hundred forty-six (146) 1-2000 penetrator
warheads.
Up to three thousand four hundred fourteen (3,414) BLU-111
500-lb GP bombs.
Up to three thousand one hundred eight (3,108) GBU-39/B
Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB-I) bombs.
Up to five thousand three hundred thirty-two (5,352) KMU-
572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance sets.
Up to three hundred ninety-six (396) KMU-556 JDAM guidance
sets.
Up to one hundred forty (140) KMU-557 JDAM guidance sets.
Up to two thousand four (2,004) GBU-53 SDBs--Increment II
(SDB-II).
Up to one hundred (100) GBU-53 SDB-II GTVs.
Non-Major Defense Equipment: The following non-MDE items
will also be included: FMU-139 fuze systems; FMU-167 Hard
Target Void Sensing Fuzes (HTVSF); DSU-38 laser illuminated
target detectors for GBU-54; practice bombs; ammunition tools
and special equipment; major and minor modifications
equipment; spare and repair parts, consumables and
accessories, and repair and return support; weapons and
weapon support equipment; test equipment; training aids,
devices, and spare parts; classified and unclassified
software and software support; classified and unclassified
publications and technical documentation; U.S. Government and
contractor technical, engineering, and logistics personnel
services; and other related elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (CN-D-QDH).
(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: December 4, 2025.
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control
Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Canada--Air Strike Weapons
The Government of Canada has requested to buy up to seven
hundred fifty (750) GBU-39 practice bombs inert with fuzes;
up to one hundred (100) GBU-39 Guided Test Vehicles (GTVs);
up to one hundred (100) MK-82 inert filled bombs; up to two
hundred twenty (220) 2,000-lb BLU-117 General Purpose (GP)
bombs; up to one hundred forty-six (146) 1-2000 penetrator
warheads; up to three thousand four hundred fourteen (3,414)
BLU-111 500-lb GP bombs; up to three thousand one hundred
eight (3,108) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB-I)
bombs; up to five thousand three hundred thirty-two (5,352)
KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance sets; up
to three hundred ninety-six (396) KMU-556 JDAM guidance sets;
up to one hundred forty (140) KMU-557 JDAM guidance sets; up
to two thousand four (2,004) GBU-53 SDBs--Increment II (SDB-
II); and up to one hundred (100) GBU-53 SDB-II GTVs. The
following non-MDE items will also be included: FMU-139 fuze
systems; FMU-167 Hard Target Void Sensing Fuzes (HTVSF); DSU-
38 laser illuminated target detectors for GBU-54; practice
bombs; ammunition tools and special equipment; major and
minor modifications equipment; spare and repair parts,
consumables and accessories, and repair and return support;
weapons and weapon support equipment; test equipment;
training aids, devices, and spare parts; classified and
unclassified software and software support; classified and
unclassified publications and technical documentation; U.S.
Government and contractor technical, engineering, and
logistics personnel services; and other related elements of
logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is
$2.68 billion.
This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and
national security objectives of the United States by helping
to improve the military capability of a NATO Ally that is an
important force for ensuring political stability and economic
progress and is a contributor to military, peacekeeping, and
humanitarian operations around the world.
The proposed sale will improve Canada's credible defense
capability to deter aggression in the region, ensure
interoperability with U.S. forces, and strengthen Canada's
ability to contribute to shared continental defense. Canada
will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its
armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not
alter the basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be The Boeing Company,
located in Arlington, VA; and RTX Corporation, located in
Arlington, VA. 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 Canada.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 25-98
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 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB-I) all-
up-round (AUR) is a 250-lb Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation System (GPS/INS) aided small autonomous, day or
night, adverse weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision
glide weapon able to strike fixed and stationary relocatable
non-hardened targets from standoff ranges. The SDB system
employs a smart carriage capable of carrying four 250-lb
class guided air-to-surface munitions. It is capable of
destroying high-priority fixed and stationary targets from
Air Force fighters and bombers in internal bays or on
external hard-points. SDB increases aircraft loadout,
decreases the logistical footprint, decreases collateral
damage, and improves aircraft sortie generation times.
a. The SDB-I Guided Test Vehicle (GTV) is a SDB-1
configuration used for land or sea range-based testing of the
SDB-I weapon system. The GTV has common flight
characteristics of an SDB-I AUR, but in place of the multi-
effects warhead is a Flight Termination, Tracking, and
Telemetry (FTTT) subassembly that mirrors the AUR
multieffects warhead's size and mass properties but provides
safe flight termination, free flight tracking, and telemetry
of encrypted data from the GTV to the data receivers. The
SDB-I GTV can have either inert or live fuses. All other
flight control, guidance, data-link, and seeker functions are
representative of the SDB-I AUR.
2. The GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB-II) AUR
is a 250-lb precision guided, semiautonomous, conventional,
air-to-ground munition used to defeat targets through adverse
weather. The SDB-II has deployable wings and fins and uses
GPS/INS guidance, network-enabled datalink (Link-16 and ultra
high frequency), and a multi-mode seeker (millimeter wave
radar, imaging infrared, semi-active laser) to autonomously
search, acquire, track, and defeat a variety of moving or
stationary targets at standoff ranges in a variety of attack
modes. The SDB-II employs a multi-effects warhead (blast,
fragmentation, and shaped-charge) for maximum lethality
against armored and soft targets. The SDB-II weapon system
consists of the tactical AUR weapon, a 4-place common
carriage system, and mission planning system munitions
application program (MAP).
a. The SDB-II GTV is a SDB-II configuration used for land
or sea range-based testing of the SDB-II weapon system. All
other elements of the SDB-II GTV are equivalent to SDB-I GTV
elements.
3. The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) consist of a
bomb body paired with a warhead-specific tail kit containing
GPS/INS guidance capability that converts unguided free-fall
bombs into accurate, adverse weather ``smart'' munitions. 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.
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a. The GBU-31 is a 2,000-lb JDAM, and consists of a KMU-556
tail kit and BLU-117 or MK-84 bomb body.
b. The GBU-38 is a 500-lb JDAM, and consists of a KMU-572
tail kit and BLU-111 or MK-82 bomb body.
4. The GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM) is a 500-lb 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 INS/GPS guidance. This provides the
capability to strike moving targets. The GBU-54 consists of a
DSU-38 laser guidance set and bomb body with appropriate KMU-
5XX tail kit.
5. The MK-82 General Purpose (GP) bomb is a 500-lb, free-
fall, unguided, low-drag weapon. The MK-82 is designed for
soft, fragment-sensitive targets and is not intended for hard
targets or penetrations. The explosive filling is usually
tritonal, though other compositions have sometimes been used.
6. The BLU-111 is a 500-lb, free-fall, unguided, low-drag
weapon. The MK-82 is designed for soft, fragment-sensitive
targets and is not intended for hard targets or penetrations.
The explosive filling is tritonal.
7. The BLU-117 GP bomb is a 2,000-lb, free-fall, unguided,
high and low-drag weapon designed to be functionally
equivalent to the MK-84. It may slightly differ in explosive
filler or manufacturer details.
8. The FMU-139 Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) 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 with numerous precision-guided weapons.
9. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
10. 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.
11. A determination has been made that Canada 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.
12. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of Canada.
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