Notice2023-06838
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
April 3, 2023
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Defense Department
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The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19625-19627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 21-54]
Arms Sales Notification
AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
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SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales
notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil Hedlund at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#19777c7075377e37717c7d756c777d377a706f597478707537747075"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="721c171b1e5c155c1a17161e071c165c111b04321f131b1e5c1f1b1e">[email protected]</span></a> or (703) 697-9214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-
164 dated July 21, 1996. The following is a copy of a letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 21-54 with
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: March 29, 2023.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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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
Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $251 million
Other.................................... $ 7 million
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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
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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.
[FR Doc. 2023-06838 Filed 3-31-23; 8:45 am]
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