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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92101-92104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27298]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-81]

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: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

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 with attached Transmittal 23-
81, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: November 18, 2024.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-81
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 the Republic of Korea
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $209 million
Other....................................  $ 62 million
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  Total..................................  $271 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Thirty-nine (39) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air 
Missiles (AMRAAM)
    Two (2) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections
    Eighty-eight (88) KMU-556 Tail Kits for the GBU-31v1 Joint Direct-
Attack Munition (JDAM)
    Eighty-six (86) Mk-84 General Purpose (GP) 2000-lb Bombs for the 
GBU-31v1 JDAM
    Seventy (70) KMU-557 Tail Kits for the GBU-31v3 JDAM
    Seventy (70) BLU-109C/B 2000-lb Bombs for the GBU-31v3 JDAM
    Seventy-eight (78) KMU-572 Tail Kits for the GBU-54 Laser JDAM 
(LJDAM)
    Two hundred sixty-nine (269) MAU-169 Computer Control Groups/
Guidance Sections for the GBU-12 Paveway II

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    Two hundred sixty-nine (269) MXU-650 Air Foil Groups for the GBU-12 
Paveway II
    Three hundred forty-two (342) Mk-82 500-lb GP Bombs for the GBU-12 
Paveway II or GBU-54 LJDAM
    Twelve (12) Mk-82 Inert Bombs
    Thirty-five (35) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb-Increment 1 (SDB-I) 
All-Up-Rounds (AUR) with Containers
    One hundred eighteen (118) GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb-Increment 2 
(SDB-II) AURs
Non-MDE:
    Also included are AIM-120 control section spares and containers; 
DSU-38 Laser Illuminated Target Detectors; SDB-I Tactical Training 
Rounds and carriage systems; SDB-II Practical Explosive Ordnance 
Disposal Trainers (PEST) and Weapon Load Crew Trainer (WLCT) units; 
FMU-139 fuzes; Common Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT)/Reprogramming 
Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapter group computer test sets; Mk-84 
practice bombs and other training bombs/components; munitions support 
and support equipment including propellant and explosive charges; 
classified software delivery and support; spare parts, consumables, and 
accessories, and repair and return support; major modifications, 
maintenance, and maintenance support; transportation and airlift 
support; classified/unclassified publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; contractor 
logistics support (CLS); studies and surveys; United States (U.S.) 
Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support 
services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (KS-D-YBB)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KS-D-YAJ
    (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 1, 2023
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Republic of Korea (ROK)--F-35 Munitions

    The Government of the Republic of Korea has requested to buy 
thirty-nine (39) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles 
(AMRAAM); two (2) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections; eighty-eight 
(88) KMU-556 Tail Kits for the GBU-31v1 Joint Direct-Attack Munition 
(JDAM); eighty-six (86) Mk-84 General Purpose (GP) 2000-lb bombs for 
the GBU-31v1 JDAM; seventy (70) KMU-557 Tail Kits for the GBU-31v3 
JDAM; seventy (70) BLU-109C/B 2000-lb bombs for the GBU-31v3 JDAM; 
seventy-eight (78) KMU-572 Tail Kits for the GBU-54 Laser JDAM (LJDAM); 
two hundred sixty-nine (269) MAU-169 Computer Control Groups/Guidance 
Sections for the GBU-12 Paveway II; two hundred sixty-nine (269) MXU-
650 Air Foil Groups for the GBU-12 Paveway II; three hundred forty-two 
(342) Mk-82 500-lb GP bombs for the GBU-12 Paveway II or GBU-54 LJDAM; 
twelve (12) Mk-82 inert bombs; thirty-five (35) GBU-39 Small Diameter 
Bomb-Increment 1 (SDB-I) All-Up-Rounds (AUR) with containers; and one 
hundred eighteen (118) GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb-Increment 2 (SDB-II) 
AURs. Also included are AIM-120 control section spares and containers; 
DSU-38 Laser Illuminated Target Detectors; SDB-I Tactical Training 
Rounds and carriage systems; SDB-II Practical Explosive Ordnance 
Disposal Trainers (PEST) and Weapon Load Crew Trainer (WLCT) units; 
FMU-139 fuzes; Common Munitions Built-in-Test (BIT)/Reprogramming 
Equipment (CMBRE); ADU-891 adapter group computer test sets; Mk-84 
practice bombs and other training bombs/components; munitions support 
and support equipment including propellant and explosive charges; 
classified software delivery and support; spare parts, consumables, and 
accessories, and repair and return support; major modifications, 
maintenance, and maintenance support; transportation and airlift 
support; classified/unclassified publications and technical 
documentation; personnel training and training equipment; contractor 
logistics support (CLS); studies and surveys; U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated 
total cost is $271 million.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and 
national security objectives of the U.S. by improving the security of a 
major ally that is a force for political stability 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 providing its fighter fleet with 
a range of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions to deter aggression 
in the region and ensure interoperability with U.S. forces. Korea will 
have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services 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 Lockheed Martin Corporation, 
Ocala, FL; Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, AZ; and the Boeing 
Company, Huntsville, AL. The purchaser typically requests offsets. 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 the Republic of Korea.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-81
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 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) 
is a supersonic, air-launched, aerial intercept, guided missile 
featuring digital technology and micro-miniature, solid-state 
electronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look-down/shoot-down, multiple 
launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic 
countermeasures, and interception of high- and low-flying and 
maneuvering targets. This potential sale will include AMRAAM guidance 
and control section spares and containers.
    2. Joint Direct-Attack Munitions (JDAM) consist of a bomb body 
paired with a warhead-specific tail kit containing an Inertial 
Navigation System (INS)/Global Positioning System (GPS) 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

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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 and BLU-117 or Mk-84 bomb body.
    b. The GBU-31v3 is a 2,000-pound JDAM, consisting of a KMU-557 tail 
kit and BLU-109 bomb body.
    c. The GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (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 
INS/GPS guidance. 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-5XX tail kit.
    3. 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 Computer Control Group 
(CCG) and a warhead-specific Air Foil Group (AFG) that attaches to the 
nose and tail of the GP bomb body.
    a. The GBU-12 is a 500-pound GP bomb body fitted with the MAU-169 
Computer Control Group and MXU-650 Air Foil Group to guide to its laser 
designated target.
    b. The inert GBU-12 uses a BDU-50 inert bomb body, MAU-169 Computer 
Control Group and MXU-650 Air Foil Group for training and integration 
purposes.
    4. The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (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 an ability to carry a high number of bombs. Aircraft are 
able to carry four SDBs in place of one 2,000-pound bomb.
    (a) The GBU-39/B, Tactical Training Round (TTR), Small Diameter 
Bomb (Inert Fuze) is functionally identical to a live tactical weapon 
except that the live warhead is replaced with an inert fill.
    5. The GBU-53 Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II (SDB-II) All-Up-
Round (AUR) is a 250-pound class 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 
Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) 
guidance, network-enabled datalink (Link-16 and UHF), 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 range 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 Practical Explosive Ordnance Disposal Trainer (PEST) 
is an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training unit with sections and 
internal subassemblies which are identical to, or correlate to, the 
external hardware, sections, and internal subassemblies of the tactical 
AUR. The PEST does not contain energetics, a live fuze, any sensitive 
components, or hazardous material. It is not flight certified.
    b. The SDB-II Weapon Load Crew Trainer (WLCT) is a mass mockup of 
the tactical AUR used for load crew and maintenance training. It does 
not contain energetics, a live fuze, any sensitive components, or 
hazardous material. It is not flight certified.
    6. 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.
    7. Common Munitions Built-In-Test (BIT)/Reprogramming Equipment 
(CMBRE) is support equipment used to interface with weapon systems to 
initiate and report BIT results, and upload/download flight software. 
CMBRE supports multiple munitions platforms with a range of 
applications that perform preflight checks, periodic maintenance 
checks, loading of Operational Flight Program (OFP) data, loading of 
munitions mission planning data, loading of Global Positioning System 
(GPS) cryptographic keys, and declassification of munitions memory.
    8. The ADU-891 Adapter Group Test Set provides the physical and 
electrical interface between the Common Munitions Built-in-Test 
Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE) and the missile.
    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 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.
    12. 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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