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ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS

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. 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. 24-13,
concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and
Acceptance to the Government of Israel for defense articles
and services estimated to cost $6.75 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.

Transmittal No. 24-13

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 Israel.
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment<sup>*</sup> -$5.61 billion.
Other ----$1.14 billion.
Total ----$6.75 billion.
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing and National
Funds.
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Two thousand one hundred sixty-six (2,166) GBU-39/B Small
Diameter Bombs Increment 1 (SDB-I).
Two thousand eight hundred (2,800) MK 82 General Purpose,
500-pound bomb bodies.
Thirteen thousand (13,000) KMU-556E/B, KMU-556H/B with
SABR-Y, KMU 556F/B, or KMU-556J/B Joint Direct Attack
Munition (JDAM) Guidance Kits for the MK-84 bomb body.
Three thousand four hundred seventy-five (3,475) KMU-557E/
B, KMU-557F/B, KMU-557H/B with SABR-Y, or KMU-557 J/B JDAM
Guidance Kits for the BLU-109 bomb body.
One thousand four (1,004) KMU-572E/B, KMU-572F/B, KMU-572H/
B with SABR-Y, or KMU-572J/B JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-38v1.
Seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-five (17,475) FMU-
152 A/B fuzes.
Non-MDE: The following non-MDE items will also be included:
FMU-139 fuzes; bomb components; munitions support and support
equipment; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and
repair and return support; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and
other related elements of logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (IS-D-AHA).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: IS-D-ACQ, IS-D-ACO, IS-D-
ACZ, IS-D-ABO, IS-D-ACA, IS-D-ADA, IS-D-ABZ, IS-D-QFZ, IS-D-
ACB.
(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: February 7, 2025.
<sup>*</sup>As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export
Control Act.

policy justification

Israel--Munitions, Guidance Kits, Fuzes, and Munitions Support

The Government of Israel has requested to buy two thousand
one hundred sixty-six (2,166) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs
Increment 1 (SDB-I); two thousand eight hundred (2,800) MK 82
General Purpose, 500-pound bomb bodies; thirteen thousand
(13,000) KMU-556E/B, or KMU-556H/B with SABR-Y, KMU-556F/B,
or KMU-556J/B Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Guidance
Kits for the MK-84 bomb body; three thousand four hundred
seventy-five (3,475) KMU-557E/B, or KMU-557F/B, or KMU-557H/B
with SABR-Y, or KMU-557J/B JDAM Guidance Kits for the BLU-109
bomb body; one thousand four (1,004) KMU-572E/B, or KMU-572F/
B, KMU-572H/B with SABR-Y, or KMU-572J/B JDAM Guidance Kits
for GBU-38vl; and seventeen thousand four hundred seventy-
five (17,475) FMU-152A/B fuzes. The following non-MDE items
will also be included: FMU-139 fuzes; bomb components;
munitions support and support equipment; and other related
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated
total cost is $6.75 billion.
The United States is committed to the security of Israel,
and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel
to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense
capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those
objectives.
The proposed sale improves Israel's capability to meet
current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense,
and serves as a deterrent to regional threats. Israel already
has these weapons in its inventory and 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.
This proposed sale will be from both U.S. inventory, as
available, and from principal contractors: The Boeing
Company, located in St. Louis, MO; ATK Tactical Systems
Company LLC, located in Rocket Center, WV; L3Harris Fuzing
and Ordnance Systems, located in Cincinnati, OH; and
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, located in McAlester, OK. 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 Israel.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness
as a result of this proposed sale.

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transmittal no. 24-13

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. 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) (using either Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing
Module (SAASM) and or M-code) 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., forward-looking infrared, radar, etc.) during
captive carry, or from a third-party source via manual or
automated aircrew cockpit entry. The KMU-556 converts the MK
84 into a GBU-31v1 JDAM. The KMU-557 converts the BLU-109
into a GBU-31v3 JDAM. The KMU-572 converts the MK 82 into a
GBU-38vl JDAM.
2. The MK 82 GP bomb is a 500-pound, free-fall, unguided,
low-drag weapon. It 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.
3. The FMU-139 or FMU-152 Joint Programmable Fuze (JPF) are
a multi-delay, multi-arm impact fuze compatible with GP
blast, fragmentation, and hardened-target penetrator weapons.
The JPF settings are cockpit-selectable in flight when used
with numerous precision-guided weapons.
4. The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB-I) All
Up Round (AUR) is a 250 pound GPS-aided inertial navigation
system with day or night, adverse weather, conventional, air-
to-ground precision glide weapon capabilities able to strike
fixed and stationary re-locatable non-hardened targets from
standoff ranges. It is intended to enable aircraft to carry a
high number of bombs. Aircraft are able to carry four SDBs in
place of one 2,000-pound bomb.
5. The highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is
SECRET.
6. 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 system effectiveness or be used in the
development of a system with similar or advanced
capabilities.
7. A determination has been made that Israel 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.
8. All defense articles and services listed in this
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to
the Government of Israel.

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