DesignatedMarksman
24-07-2006, 03:20
Israel's been really double minded about buying these bunker busters. They wanted to buy them, then said no. Wanted to buy them, then said no again. Well, they DID buy them this time. Hopefully they'll use them wisely, and not squander them. They've only got 100, and Hebollah has thousands of underground bunkers.
Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers
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12 items found
Country Date Transmission No. Description Transfer Type Price
Israel 7/21/2005 05-31 A fleet management program for U.S. Government and contractor management and logistics support of Israeli Air Force F-15 and F-16A/B Pratt and Whitney F-100 model engines, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics personnel services and other related elements of logistics support Foreign Military Sales $600 million
Israel 4/28/2005 05-10 100 Guided Bomb Units (GBU-28) that include: BLU-113A/B penetration warhead, WGU-36A/B guidance control unit, FMU-143H/B bomb fuze, and BSG-92/B airfoil group guide. Also included are: support equipment; testing, spare and repair parts; supply support; publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related elements of logistics support. Foreign Military Sales $30 million
Israel 10/6/2004 DDTC 049-04A Technical data, assistance and defense articles to Israel for the sale of the MATBAT Phase II combat simulator for the Israeli Ministry of Defense Direct Commercial Sales >$50 million
Israel 9/14/2004 DDTC 077-04 (Note: This sales notification is for Transmittal No. DDTC 077-04 and is entered in the database under Israel, Greece, Singapore, Chile, Oman and Poland) The transaction contained in the attached certification involves the export of technical data, defense services and hardware to Israel for the production of AN/APG-68(V)9 radar antenna LRU, tranmitter LRU, antenna and transmitter subassemblies and test equipment for end-use in Israel, Greece, Singapore, Chile, Oman and Poland. Direct Commercial Sales >$50 million
Israel 9/13/2004 04-31 Defense services for the continued construction of two infantry training bases and a storage and logistics base for a reserve-armored division. The US Army Corps of Engineers will provide planning, design, acquisition, construction administration, and management services for this program. The construction of the proposed bases is part of United States assistance to Israel in support of the Wye River Memorandum, a Middle East Peace agreement signed on October 23, 1998. Foreign Military Sales $350 million
Israel 9/7/2004 04-20 JP-8 aviation jet fuel Foreign Military Sales $102 million
Israel 9/7/2004 04-15 103 Textron troop carrier armored vehicles, testing, spare and repair parts, support equipment, contractor engineering and technical support, and other related elements of program support. Foreign Military Sales $99 million
Israel 8/4/2004 DDTC 062-04 Defense articles, technical data and assistance necessary to integrate and qualify a self-protection electronic warfare suite for the Israeli Air Froce F-16J fighter aircraft fleet for end-use by the Israeli Air Force Direct Commercial Sales >$50 million
Israel 6/10/2004 DDTC 024-04 (Note: This sales notification is for Transmittal No. DDTC 024-04 and is entered in the database under Israel, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Poland, and South Korea). Export of defense services, technical data and defense articles to Israel to support the manufacture and assembly of F-16 components and parts. The technical data and defense articles will then be re-transferred to Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Poland and the Repbulic of Korea. Special
Israel 6/1/2004 04-09 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) tail kits (which include 2,500 GBU-31 for MK-84, 500 GBU-31 for BLU-109, 500 GBU-32 for MK-83, and 1,500 GBU-30 for MK-82 bombs); 2,500 MK-84 live bombs; 1,500 MK-82 live bombs; 500 BLU-109 live bombs; 500 MK-83 live bombs; 40 MK-84 inert bombs; 40 MK-82 inert bombs; 40 BLU-109 inert bombs; 40 MK-83 inert bombs; 4,500 DSU-33B/B live fuze components; 4,500 FMU-139B/B live fuze components; and 500 FMU-143B/B live fuze components. Foreign Military Sales $319 millon
Israel 5/5/2004 DDTC 026-04 Export of defense services, technical data and defense articles to Israel to support the manufacture and assembly of various components for the Israeli indigenous anti-ballistic missile weapons - the Arrow Weapons System (AWS) -- Arrow Interceptor. Special >$50 million
Israel 4/20/2004 DDTC 001-04 Export to Israel of technical data and defense services to upgrade sixty-two (62) M106A2 self-propelled 107mm Mortars to the M1064A3 configuration. Direct Commercial Sales >$14 million
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Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28)
BLU-113 Penetrator
The Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28) is a special weapon developed for penetrating hardened Iraqi command centers located deep underground. The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided conventional munition that uses a 4,400-pound penetrating warhead. The bombs are modified Army artillery tubes, weigh 4,637 pounds, and contain 630 pounds of high explosives. They are fitted with GBU-27 LGB kits, 14.5 inches in diameter and almost 19 feet long. The operator illuminates a target with a laser designator and then the munition guides to a spot of laser energy reflected from the target.
The GBU 28 "Bunker Buster" was put together in record time to support targeting of the Iraqi hardened command bunker by adapting existing materiel. The GBU-28 was not even in the early stages of research when Kuwait was invaded. The USAF asked industry for ideas in the week after combat operations started. Work on the bomb was conducted in research laboratories including the the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate located at Eglin AFB, Florida and the Watervliet Armory in New York. The bomb was fabricated starting on 1 February, using surplus 8-inch artillery tubes as bomb casings because of their strength and weight. The official go-ahead for the project was issued on 14 February, and explosives for the initial units were hand-loaded by laboratory personnel into a bomb body that was partially buried upright in the ground. The first two units were delivered to the USAF on 16 and 17 February, and the first flight to test the guidance software and fin configuration was conducted on 20 February. These tests were successful and the program proceeded with a contract let on 22 February. A sled test on 26 February proved that the bomb could penetrate over 20 feet of concrete, while an earlier flight test had demonstrated the bomb's ability to penetrate more than 100 feet of earth. The first two operational bombs were delivered to the theater on 27 February.
The Air Force produced a limited quantity of the GBU-28 during Operation Desert Storm to attack multi-layered, hardened underground targets. Only two of these weapons were dropped in Desert Storm, both by F-111Fs. One weapon hit its precise aimpoint, and the onboard aircraft video recorder displayed an outpouring of smoke from an entrance way approximately 6 seconds after impact. After Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force incorporated some modifications, and further tested the munition. The Fy1997 budget request contained $18.4 million to procure 161 GBU-28 hard target penetrator bombs.
Notifications to Congress of Pending U.S. Arms Transfers
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12 items found
Country Date Transmission No. Description Transfer Type Price
Israel 7/21/2005 05-31 A fleet management program for U.S. Government and contractor management and logistics support of Israeli Air Force F-15 and F-16A/B Pratt and Whitney F-100 model engines, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics personnel services and other related elements of logistics support Foreign Military Sales $600 million
Israel 4/28/2005 05-10 100 Guided Bomb Units (GBU-28) that include: BLU-113A/B penetration warhead, WGU-36A/B guidance control unit, FMU-143H/B bomb fuze, and BSG-92/B airfoil group guide. Also included are: support equipment; testing, spare and repair parts; supply support; publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related elements of logistics support. Foreign Military Sales $30 million
Israel 10/6/2004 DDTC 049-04A Technical data, assistance and defense articles to Israel for the sale of the MATBAT Phase II combat simulator for the Israeli Ministry of Defense Direct Commercial Sales >$50 million
Israel 9/14/2004 DDTC 077-04 (Note: This sales notification is for Transmittal No. DDTC 077-04 and is entered in the database under Israel, Greece, Singapore, Chile, Oman and Poland) The transaction contained in the attached certification involves the export of technical data, defense services and hardware to Israel for the production of AN/APG-68(V)9 radar antenna LRU, tranmitter LRU, antenna and transmitter subassemblies and test equipment for end-use in Israel, Greece, Singapore, Chile, Oman and Poland. Direct Commercial Sales >$50 million
Israel 9/13/2004 04-31 Defense services for the continued construction of two infantry training bases and a storage and logistics base for a reserve-armored division. The US Army Corps of Engineers will provide planning, design, acquisition, construction administration, and management services for this program. The construction of the proposed bases is part of United States assistance to Israel in support of the Wye River Memorandum, a Middle East Peace agreement signed on October 23, 1998. Foreign Military Sales $350 million
Israel 9/7/2004 04-20 JP-8 aviation jet fuel Foreign Military Sales $102 million
Israel 9/7/2004 04-15 103 Textron troop carrier armored vehicles, testing, spare and repair parts, support equipment, contractor engineering and technical support, and other related elements of program support. Foreign Military Sales $99 million
Israel 8/4/2004 DDTC 062-04 Defense articles, technical data and assistance necessary to integrate and qualify a self-protection electronic warfare suite for the Israeli Air Froce F-16J fighter aircraft fleet for end-use by the Israeli Air Force Direct Commercial Sales >$50 million
Israel 6/10/2004 DDTC 024-04 (Note: This sales notification is for Transmittal No. DDTC 024-04 and is entered in the database under Israel, Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Poland, and South Korea). Export of defense services, technical data and defense articles to Israel to support the manufacture and assembly of F-16 components and parts. The technical data and defense articles will then be re-transferred to Belgium, Greece, Turkey, Poland and the Repbulic of Korea. Special
Israel 6/1/2004 04-09 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) tail kits (which include 2,500 GBU-31 for MK-84, 500 GBU-31 for BLU-109, 500 GBU-32 for MK-83, and 1,500 GBU-30 for MK-82 bombs); 2,500 MK-84 live bombs; 1,500 MK-82 live bombs; 500 BLU-109 live bombs; 500 MK-83 live bombs; 40 MK-84 inert bombs; 40 MK-82 inert bombs; 40 BLU-109 inert bombs; 40 MK-83 inert bombs; 4,500 DSU-33B/B live fuze components; 4,500 FMU-139B/B live fuze components; and 500 FMU-143B/B live fuze components. Foreign Military Sales $319 millon
Israel 5/5/2004 DDTC 026-04 Export of defense services, technical data and defense articles to Israel to support the manufacture and assembly of various components for the Israeli indigenous anti-ballistic missile weapons - the Arrow Weapons System (AWS) -- Arrow Interceptor. Special >$50 million
Israel 4/20/2004 DDTC 001-04 Export to Israel of technical data and defense services to upgrade sixty-two (62) M106A2 self-propelled 107mm Mortars to the M1064A3 configuration. Direct Commercial Sales >$14 million
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Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28)
BLU-113 Penetrator
The Guided Bomb Unit-28 (GBU-28) is a special weapon developed for penetrating hardened Iraqi command centers located deep underground. The GBU-28 is a 5,000-pound laser-guided conventional munition that uses a 4,400-pound penetrating warhead. The bombs are modified Army artillery tubes, weigh 4,637 pounds, and contain 630 pounds of high explosives. They are fitted with GBU-27 LGB kits, 14.5 inches in diameter and almost 19 feet long. The operator illuminates a target with a laser designator and then the munition guides to a spot of laser energy reflected from the target.
The GBU 28 "Bunker Buster" was put together in record time to support targeting of the Iraqi hardened command bunker by adapting existing materiel. The GBU-28 was not even in the early stages of research when Kuwait was invaded. The USAF asked industry for ideas in the week after combat operations started. Work on the bomb was conducted in research laboratories including the the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate located at Eglin AFB, Florida and the Watervliet Armory in New York. The bomb was fabricated starting on 1 February, using surplus 8-inch artillery tubes as bomb casings because of their strength and weight. The official go-ahead for the project was issued on 14 February, and explosives for the initial units were hand-loaded by laboratory personnel into a bomb body that was partially buried upright in the ground. The first two units were delivered to the USAF on 16 and 17 February, and the first flight to test the guidance software and fin configuration was conducted on 20 February. These tests were successful and the program proceeded with a contract let on 22 February. A sled test on 26 February proved that the bomb could penetrate over 20 feet of concrete, while an earlier flight test had demonstrated the bomb's ability to penetrate more than 100 feet of earth. The first two operational bombs were delivered to the theater on 27 February.
The Air Force produced a limited quantity of the GBU-28 during Operation Desert Storm to attack multi-layered, hardened underground targets. Only two of these weapons were dropped in Desert Storm, both by F-111Fs. One weapon hit its precise aimpoint, and the onboard aircraft video recorder displayed an outpouring of smoke from an entrance way approximately 6 seconds after impact. After Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force incorporated some modifications, and further tested the munition. The Fy1997 budget request contained $18.4 million to procure 161 GBU-28 hard target penetrator bombs.