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                        ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION

  Mr. RISCH. Madam 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. 25-11, 
     concerning the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance to the Government of Philippines for defense 
     articles and services estimated to cost $5.58 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. 25-11

     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 Philippines.
       (ii) Total Estimated Value:
       Major Defense Equipment * $2.73 billion.
       Other $2.85 billion.
       Total $5.58 billion.
       Funding Source: National Funds.
       (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
     Services under Consideration for Purchase:
       Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
       Sixteen (16) F-16 C Block 70/72 aircraft.
       Four (4) F-16 D Block 70/72 aircraft.
       Twenty-four (24) Fl10-GE-129D or F100-PW-229 engines (20 
     installed, 4 spares).
       Twenty-two (22) Improved Programmable Display Generators 
     (iPDGs) (20 installed, 2 spares).
       Twenty-two (22) AN/APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned 
     Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam Radars (SABR) (20 installed, 
     2 spares).
       Twenty-two (22) Modular Mission Computers 7000AH (or 
     available mission computer) (20 installed, 2 spares).
       Twenty-two (22) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) 
     Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) with Selective 
     Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code 
     capability and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) (20 
     installed, 2 spares).
       Eighty-eight (88) LAU-129 guided missile launchers.
       Twenty-two (22) M61A1 anti-aircraft guns (20 installed, 2 
     spares).
       Twelve (12) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP).
       Twenty-four (24) Multifunctional Information Distribution 
     System-Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS).
       One hundred twelve (112) Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air 
     Missiles (AMRAAMs) Air Intercept Missile (AIM)120C-8 or 
     equivalent missiles.
       Four (4) AMRAAM guidance sections.
       Thirty-six (36) Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-39/B Small Diameter 
     Bombs Increment 1 (SDB-1).
       Two (2) GBU-39 (T-1)/B SDB-1 Guided Test Vehicles (GTV).
       Forty (40) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.
       Thirty-two (32) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air 
     Training Missiles (CATMs).
       Four (4) AIM-9X Block 11 Sidewinder guidance units.
       Three (3) AIM-9X Block II Captive Air Training Missile 
     (CATM) guidance units.
       Sixty (60) MK-82 500-lb general purpose bombs.
       Sixty (60) MK-84 2,000-lb general purpose bombs.
       Thirty (30) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) KMU-572 
     tail kits for GBU-38 or Laser JDAM GBU-54.
       Sixty (60) FMU-152 fuze systems.
       Thirty (30) MAU-210 Enhanced computer control groups (ECCG) 
     for GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II (EP II).
       Thirty-two (32) MXU-651 air foil groups (AFG) for GBU-50 EP 
     II.
       Non-Major Defense Equipment: The following non-MDE items 
     will also be included: AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield (VS) 
     electronic warfare (EW) or equivalent systems; AMRAAM CATMs; 
     AIM-9X Sidewinder training missiles and active optical target 
     detectors (AOTD); Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems; 
     Air Combat Maneuvering Instrument (ACMI) range systems; FMU-
     139 Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPFs); missile containers; AN/
     ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-127 or equivalent Advanced 
     Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Combined Intenogator 
     Transponders (CIT) with Mode 5; KY-58 and KIV-78 
     cryptographic devices; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); 
     KGV-250X cryptographic devices; Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based 
     Inertial Trackers (HObIT) or Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing 
     Systems II (JHMCS II) helmet mounted displays; night vision 
     devices (NVDs); spare image intensifier tubes; AN/ALE-47 
     Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser Systems (CMDS); AN/ALE-47 
     countermeasure processors; AN/ALE-47 sequencer switching 
     units; AN/ALE-47 Control Display Units (CDUs); precision 
     navigation; Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); GPS 
     Antenna System (GAS-1) antenna electronics; Sniper pod 
     pylons; ADU-890 and ADU-891 adapter units, LAU-117 and LAU-88 
     Maverick launchers, impulse cartridges, chaff, flares, 
     ammunition, and other bomb components; BRU-57 bomb racks; 
     BRU-61 munitions carriage assemblies; MAU-12 bomb racks and 
     TER-9A triple ejection racks; Common Munitions Built-in-Test 
     (BIT) Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); Rackmount Improved 
     Avionics Intermediate Shop (RIAIS); Cartridge Actuated 
     Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); targeting 
     systems; aircraft refurbishment after maintenance training; 
     spare and repair parts, consumables and accessories; repair 
     and return support; aircraft, engine, ground, and pilot life 
     support equipment; classified and unclassified computer 
     program identification number (CPIN) systems; pylons, 
     launcher adapters, weapon interfaces, and bomb and ejection 
     racks; fuel tanks; Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory 
     (PMEL) and calibration support; National Geospatial-
     Intelligence Agency (NGA) maps and mapping data; ferry and 
     fuel support; classified and unclassified software and 
     software support; classified and unclassified publications, 
     manuals, and technical documentation; facilities and 
     construction support; simulators and training devices; 
     personnel training and training equipment; studies and 
     surveys; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
     technical, and logistics support services; and other related 
     elements of logistics and program support.
       (iv) Military Department: Air Force (PH-D-SAC); Navy (PH-P-
     AAB, PH-P-AAC).
       (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: April 1, 2025.
       * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control.


                          policy justification

              Government of the Philippines--F-16 Aircraft

       The Government of the Philippines has requested to buy 
     sixteen (16) F-16 C Block 70/72 aircraft; four (4) F-16 D 
     Block 70/72 aircraft; twenty-four (24) Fl10-GE-129D or F100-
     PW-229 Engines (20 installed, 4 spares); twenty-two (22) 
     Improved Programmable Display Generators (iPDG) (20 
     installed, 2 spares); twenty-two (22) AN/APG-83 Active 
     Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Scalable Agile Beam 
     Radars (SABR) (20 installed, 2 spares); twenty-two (22) 
     Modular Mission Computers 7000AH (or available mission 
     computer) (20 installed, 2 spares); twenty-two (22) Embedded 
     Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems 
     (INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 
     (SAASM) or M-Code capability and Precise Positioning Service 
     (PPS) (20 installed, 2 spares); eighty-eight (88) LAU-129 
     guided

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     missile launchers; twenty-two (22) M61A1 anti-aircraft guns 
     (20 installed, 2 spares); twelve (12) AN/AAQ-33 Sniper 
     Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP); twenty-four (24) 
     Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Joint 
     Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS); one hundred twelve (112) 
     Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) Air 
     Intercept Missile (AIM)-120C-8 or equivalent missiles; four 
     (4) AMRAAM guidance sections; thirty-six (36) Guided Bomb 
     Unit (GBU)-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1 (SDB-1); two 
     (2) GBU-39(T-1)/B SDB-1 Guided Test Vehicles; forty (40) AIM-
     9X Block II Sidewinder missiles; thirty-two (32) AIM-9X Block 
     II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs); four (4) 
     AIM 9X Block II Sidewinder guidance units; three (3) AIM-9X 
     Block II Captive Air Training Missile (CATM) guidance units; 
     sixty (60) MK-82 500-lb general purpose bombs; sixty (60) MK-
     84 2,000-lb general purpose bombs; thirty (30) Joint Direct 
     Attack Munition (JDAM) KMU-572 tail kits for GBU-38 or Laser 
     JDAM GBU-54; sixty (60) FMU-152 fuze systems; thirty (30) 
     MAU-210 enhanced computer control groups (ECCG) for GBU-50 
     Enhanced Paveway II (EP II); and thirty-two (32) MXU-651 air 
     foil groups (AFG) for GBU-50 EP II. The following non-MDE 
     items will also be included: AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield (VS) 
     electronic warfare (EW) or equivalent systems; AMRAAM CATMs; 
     AIM-9X Sidewinder training missiles and active optical target 
     detectors (AOTD); Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems; 
     Air Combat Maneuvering Instrument (ACMI) range systems; FMU-
     139 Joint Programmable Fuzes (JPFs); missile containers; AN/
     ARC-238 radios; AN/APX-127 or equivalent Advanced 
     Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Combined Intenogator 
     Transponders (CIT) with Mode 5; KY-58 and KIV-78 
     cryptographic devices; AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); 
     KGV-250X cryptographic devices; Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based 
     Inertial Trackers (HObIT) or Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing 
     Systems II (JHMCS II) helmet mounted displays; night vision 
     devices (NVDs); spare image intensifier tubes; AN/ALE-47 
     Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser Systems (CMDS); AN/ALE-47 
     countermeasure processors; AN/ALE-47 sequencer switching 
     units; AN/ALE-47 Control Display Units (CDUs); precision 
     navigation; Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS); GPS 
     Antenna System (GAS-1) antenna electronics; Sniper pod 
     pylons; ADU-890 and ADU-891 adapter units, LAU-117 and LAU-88 
     Maverick launchers, impulse cartridges, chaff, flares, 
     ammunition, and other bomb components; BRU-57 bomb racks; 
     BRU-61 munitions carriage assemblies; MAU-12 bomb racks and 
     TER-9A triple ejection racks; Common Munitions Built-in-Test 
     (BIT) Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE); Rackmount Improved 
     Avionics Intermediate Shop (RIAIS); Cartridge Actuated 
     Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD); targeting 
     systems; aircraft refurbishment after maintenance training; 
     spare and repair parts, consumables and accessories; repair 
     and return support; aircraft, engine, ground, and pilot life 
     support equipment; classified and unclassified computer 
     program identification number (CPIN) systems; pylons, 
     launcher adapters, weapon interfaces, and bomb and ejection 
     racks; fuel tanks; Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory 
     (PMEL) and calibration support; National Geospatial-
     Intelligence Agency (NGA) maps and mapping data; ferry and 
     fuel support; classified and unclassified software and 
     software support; classified and unclassified publications, 
     manuals, and technical documentation; facilities and 
     construction support; simulators and training devices; 
     personnel training and training equipment; studies and 
     surveys; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, 
     technical, and logistics support services; and other related 
     elements of logistics and program support. The estimated 
     total cost is $5.58 billion.
       This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and 
     national security of the United States by helping to improve 
     the security of a strategic partner that continues to be an 
     important force for political stability, peace, and economic 
     progress in Southeast Asia.
       The proposed sale will enhance the Philippine Air Force's 
     ability to conduct maritime domain awareness and close air 
     support missions and enhance its suppression of enemy air 
     defenses (SEAD) and aerial interdiction capabilities. This 
     sale will also increase the ability of the Armed Forces of 
     the Philippines to protect vital interests and territory, as 
     well as expand interoperability with the U.S. forces. The 
     Philippines 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 contractor will be Lockheed Martin, located 
     in Greenville, SC. 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 the Philippines.
       There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness 
     as a result of this proposed sale.


                         Transmittal No. 25-11

     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 F-16 Block 70 weapon system is a fourth generation 
     single-engine supersonic all-weather multirole fighter 
     aircraft and features advanced avionics and systems. It 
     contains the General Electric Fl10-129D engine, AN/APG-83 
     radar, digital flight control system, embedded internal 
     global navigation system, Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems 
     (JHMCS) II or Scorpion Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker 
     (HObIT) with night vision device compatibility, internal and 
     external electronic warfare (EW) equipment, Advanced 
     Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF), Link-16 datalink, 
     operational flight trainer, and software computer systems.
       a. General Electric F110-GE-129D and Pratt and Whitney 
     F100-PW-229 engines are afterburning turbofan jet engines 
     that power the F-16. Engine spare modules are kits made up of 
     spare engine components including the following modules: 
     inlet fan, core engine, fan drive turbine, augmenter duct and 
     nozzle, and gear box.
       b. The Modular Mission Computer (MMC) 7000AHC is the 
     central aircraft computer of the F-16. It serves as the hub 
     for all aircraft subsystems and avionics data transfer.
       c. The Improved Programmable Display Generator (iPDG) and 
     color multifunction displays utilize ruggedized commercial 
     liquid crystal display technology designed to withstand the 
     harsh environment found in modern fighter cockpits. The 
     display generator is the fifth generation graphics processor 
     for the F-16. Through the use of state-of-the-art 
     microprocessors and graphics engines, it provides orders of 
     magnitude increases in throughput, memory, and graphics 
     capabilities.
       d. The APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) is an Active 
     Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar upgrade for the F-
     16. It includes higher processor power, higher transmission 
     power, more sensitive receiver electronics, and Synthetic 
     Aperture Radar (SAR), which creates high-resolution ground 
     maps from a greater distance than prior mechanically scanned 
     array radars (e.g., APG-68). The upgrade features an increase 
     in detection range of air targets, increases in processing 
     speed and memory, as well as significant improvements in all 
     modes.
       e. The Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial 
     Navigation System (INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability 
     Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM)--or M-Code receiver when 
     available--and Precise Positioning Service (PPS) is a self-
     contained navigation system that provides the following: 
     acceleration, velocity, position, attitude, platform azimuth, 
     magnetic and true heading, altitude, body angular rates, time 
     tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) synchronized time. 
     SAASM or M-Code enables the GPS receiver access to the 
     encrypted P(Y or M) signal, providing protection against 
     active spoofing attacks.
       f. The integrated EW suite provides passive radar warning, 
     wide spectrum radio frequency jamming, and control and 
     management of the entire EW system. This system is 
     anticipated to be internal to the aircraft, although mounted 
     pod variants are used in certain circumstances.
       g. AIFF Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) is a system 
     capable of transmitting and interrogating Mode 5. Mode 4 and 
     Mode 5 anti-jam performance specifications and data, software 
     source code, algorithms, and tempest plans or reports will 
     not be offered, released discussed, or demonstrated.
       h. Multifunction Information Distribution System (MIDS) 
     Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) is a four-channel software 
     programmable radio for Link-16 digital voice communications 
     and datalink, Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN), and advanced 
     waveforms. Link-16 is a command, control, communications, and 
     intelligence (C31) system incorporating high-capacity, jam-
     resistant digital communication links for exchange of near 
     real-time tactical information, including both data and 
     voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
       i. The Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) is a high 
     resolution, passive, infrared sensor system that searches 
     for, detects, and tracks threats with infrared signatures at 
     long ranges within its field of regard. It functions without 
     emitting any radiation of its own and enables aircrews to 
     detect adversaries before those adversaries see or sense 
     them.
       2. The LAU-129 guided missile launcher is capable of 
     launching the Air Intercept Missile (AIM)-9 family of 
     missiles or AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile 
     (AMRAAM). The LAU-129 launcher provides the mechanical and 
     electrical interface between the missile and aircraft.
       3. The M61 Vulcan Cannon is a six-barreled automatic cannon 
     chambered in 20x120mm with a cyclic rate of fire from 2,500-
     6,000 shots per minute. This weapon is a hydraulically-
     powered air-cooled Gatling gun used to damage and destroy 
     aerial targets, suppress and incapacitate personnel targets, 
     and damage and destroy moving and stationary light material 
     targets.
       4. The AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod is a single, 
     lightweight targeting pod for military aircraft that provides 
     positive target identification, autonomous tracking, GPS 
     coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance from 
     extended standoff ranges. It incorporates a high definition 
     mid-wave forward-looking infrared (FLIR) dual-mode laser, 
     visible-light high definition television (HDTV), laser spot 
     tracker, video data link (VDL), and digital data recorder.

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       5. AN/ARC-238 radio with HAVE QUICK II is a voice 
     communications radio system which employs cryptographic 
     technology. Other waveforms may be included as needed.
       6. The AN/APX-126/127 AIFF CIT is a system capable of 
     transmitting and interrogating Mode 5. The AN/APX-127 is a 
     form, fit, and function refresh of the AN/APX-126 and is the 
     next generation to be produced.
       7. The AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System (CMDS) 
     provides an integrated, threat-adaptive, computer-controlled 
     capability for dispensing chaff, flares, and active radio 
     frequency expendables. The system is internally mounted and 
     may be operated as a stand-alone system or may be integrated 
     with other on-board EW and avionics systems. The AN/ALE-47 
     uses threat data received over the aircraft interfaces to 
     assess the threat situation and determine a response. 
     Expendable routines tailored to the immediate aircraft and 
     threat environment may be dispensed using one of four 
     operational modes.
       8. The KY-58 is a secure voice module primarily used to 
     encrypt radio communication to and from military aircraft and 
     other tactical vehicles.
       9. The KIV-78 is a cryptographic applique for 
     Identification Friend or Foe. It can be loaded with Mode 5 
     classified elements.
       10. The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a handheld 
     device used for securely receiving, storing, and transferring 
     data between compatible cryptographic and communications 
     equIpment.
       11. The Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) is a multi-
     platform, computer-based mission planning system. Its modular 
     suite of systems is tailored to user needs, allowing 
     operators of various aircraft to install modules required for 
     flight planning, weapons delivery planning, post-flight 
     debrief, and operational integration.
       12. JHMCS II and Scorpion HObIT are devices used in 
     aircraft to project information to the pilot's eyes and to 
     aid in tasks such as cueing weapons and aircraft sensors to 
     air and ground targets. These systems project visual 
     targeting and aircraft performance information on the back of 
     the helmet visor, enabling the pilot to monitor information 
     without interrupting field of view through the cockpit 
     canopy. This provides improved capability in close combat 
     targeting and engagement.
       13. The AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missile is a short-range 
     air-to-air missile with a high off-boresight seeker, enhanced 
     countermeasure rejection capability, low drag/high angle of 
     attack airframe, and the ability to integrate a Helmet 
     Mounted Cueing System (HMCS). This potential sale will 
     include AIM-9X guidance sections, Active Optical Target 
     Detectors (AOTD), training missiles, Captive Air Training 
     Missiles (CATM), and CATM guidance units.
       14. The AIM-120C-8 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 CATM, 
     as well as AMRAAM guidance and control sections.
       15. The GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment 1 (SDB-1) is a 
     250-lb GPS-aided, small autonomous, day or night, adverse 
     weather, conventional, air-to-ground precision glide weapon 
     with an inertial navigation system and able to strike fixed 
     and stationary re-locatable nonhardened 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-lb bomb.
       16. Joint Direct-Attack Munitions (JDAM) consist of a bomb 
     body paired with a warhead-specific tail kit containing a 
     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 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
       a. The GBU-38 is a 500-lb JDAM consisting of a KMU-572 tail 
     kit and MK-82 or BLU-111 500-lb bomb body.
       b. The GBU-54 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (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 optional capability to strike moving 
     targets. The GBU-54 consists of a DSU-38 laser guidance set, 
     KMU-572 tail kit, and MK-82 or BLU-111 bomb body.
       17. 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.
       18. The Enhanced Paveway II (EP II) Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) 
     is a maneuverable, all-weather, free-fall weapon that guides 
     to a spot of laser energy reflected off the target. The 
     ``enhanced'' component is the addition of GPS-aided Inertial 
     Navigation Systems (GAINS) guidance to the laser seeker. 
     Laser designation for the LGB can be provided by a variety of 
     laser target markers or designators. The EP II consists of an 
     MAU-210 enhanced computer control group (ECCG) that is not 
     warhead-specific and a warhead-specific air foil group (AFG) 
     that attaches to the nose and tail of a GP bomb body.
       a. (U) The GBU-50 is 2,000-lb GP bomb body fitted with the 
     MAU 210 CCG and MXU-651 AFG to guide its laser designated 
     target.
       19. The MK-84 GP bomb is a 2,000-lb, free-fall, unguided, 
     low-drag weapon. The MK-84 is designed for soft, fragment 
     sensitive targets and is not intended for hard targets or 
     penetrations.
       20. The FMU-152 or 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. JPF settings are cockpit selectable in 
     flight when used with numerous precision-guided weapons.
       21. The highest level of classification of defense 
     articles, components, and services included in this potential 
     sale is SECRET.
       22. 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.
       23. A determination has been made that the Philippines 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.
       24. All defense articles and services listed in this 
     transmittal have been authorized for release and export to 
     the Government of Philippines.

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