Notice2024-10607
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
May 16, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42862-42864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10607]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 22-16]
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: Neil Hedlund at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e404b4742004900464b4a425b404a004d47586e434f474200434742"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f7fcf0f5b7feb7f1fcfdf5ecf7fdb7faf0efd9f4f8f0f5b7f4f0f5">[email protected]</span></a> or (703) 697-9214.
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, Transmittal 22-16 with
attached Policy Justification.
Dated: May 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 22-16
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: Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
(ii) Total Estimated Value:
Major Defense Equipment *................ $ 0 million
Other.................................... $95 million
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TOTAL.................................. $95 million
Funding Source: National Funds
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(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
Contractor Technical Assistance support consisting of training,
planning, fielding, deployment, operation, maintenance, and sustainment
of the Patriot Air Defense System, associated equipment, and logistics
support elements; as well as Patriot Ground Support Equipment, spare
parts, and consumables as required in support of Technical Assistance
activities.
(iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZDU)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-B-YYV, TW-B-ZCY
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be
Paid: None
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained in the Defense Article or
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: None
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: April 5, 2022
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
States--Contractor Technical Assistance
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy Contractor Technical
Assistance support consisting of training, planning, fielding,
deployment, operation, maintenance, and sustainment of the Patriot Air
Defense System, associated equipment, and logistics support elements;
as well as Patriot Ground Support Equipment, spare parts, and
consumables as required in support of Technical Assistance activities.
The total estimated program cost is $95 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security
interests by supporting the recipient's continuing efforts to modernize
its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The
proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic
and progress in the region.
The proposed sale will help to sustain the recipient's missile
density and ensure readiness for air operations. The recipient will use
this capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen
homeland defense. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this
equipment 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 prime contractor will be Raytheon Technologies, Andover, MA.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to recipient.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
[FR Doc. 2024-10607 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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