{"id":26763,"date":"2017-11-30T16:35:19","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T16:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/30\/us-agency-clears-laser-guided-bombs-for-potential-sale-to-singapore\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:14:24","slug":"us-agency-clears-laser-guided-bombs-for-potential-sale-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/11\/30\/us-agency-clears-laser-guided-bombs-for-potential-sale-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"US agency clears laser-guided bombs for potential sale to Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 The U.S. State Department has cleared a potential Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for a follow-on sale of laser-guided bombs, according to an announcement from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department notified Congress on Tuesday that it had approved the potential foreign military sale for 40 2,000-pound GBU-10 and 84 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bombs consist of 2,000-pound Mark 84 (or BLU-117\/B) and 500-pound Mark 82 (or BLU-111\/B) bomb bodies, airfoil groups, and computer control groups that make up the air-dropped precision-guided weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The request also included telemetry units for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, target drones, and a variety of other equipment, spares and associated support. The estimated cost is $415 million and is for follow-on support to the Peace Carvin V F-15 training detachment of the Republic of Singapore Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\t