Notice2024-20732
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
September 12, 2024
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Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74252-74255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 23-09]
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: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092,
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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
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copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives with
attached Transmittal 23-09, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of
Technology.
Dated: September 9, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-09
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 *............... $557 million
Other................................... $62 million
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TOTAL................................. $619 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
One hundred (100) AGM-88B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM)
Twenty-three (23) HARM Training Missiles
Two hundred (200) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air
Missiles (AMRAAM)
Four (4) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance Sections
Twenty-six (26) LAU-129 Multi-Purpose Launchers
Non-MDE:
Also included are LAU-118A missile launchers with Aircraft Launcher
Interface Computer (ALIC); HARM missile containers; AIM-120 control
sections and containers; AIM-120C Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM);
dummy air training missiles (DATM), integration and test support and
equipment; munitions support and support equipment; spare parts,
consumables and accessories and repair and return support; classified
software; maintenance and maintenance support; classified publications
and technical documentation; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services, studies and
surveys; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-YAC)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-D-QBZ, TW-D-SAD, TW-D-YPH
(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: March 1, 2023
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United
States--F-16 Munitions
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy one hundred (100) AGM-88B
High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM); twenty-three (23) HARM
training missiles; two hundred (200) AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range
Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); four (4) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Guidance
Sections; and twenty-six (26) LAU-129 multi-purpose launchers. Also
included are LAU-118A missile launchers with Aircraft Launcher
Interface Computer (ALIC); HARM missile containers; AIM-120 control
sections and containers; AIM-120C Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM);
dummy air training missiles (DATM), integration and test support and
equipment; munitions support and support equipment; spare parts,
consumables and accessories and repair and return support; classified
software; maintenance and maintenance support; classified publications
and technical documentation; U.S. Government and contractor
engineering, technical and logistics support services, studies and
surveys; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
The estimated total cost is $619 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, and
economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will contribute to the recipient's capability to
provide for the defense of its airspace, regional security, and
interoperability with the United States. The recipient 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 contractors will be Raytheon Missiles and Defense,
Tucson, AZ and Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD. The purchaser
typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement would be defined in
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor(s).
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.
Transmittal No. 23-09
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 AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) is a
tactical, supersonic air-to-surface missile designed to suppress or
destroy enemy radar-equipped, surface-to-air missile radars, early
warning radars, and radar-directed air defense artillery systems. This
potential sale will include HARM training missiles.
2. The LAU-118 launcher provides the mechanical and electrical
interface between the HARM missile and aircraft.
3. The AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (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 Captive Air
Training Missiles (CATM), as well as AMRAAM guidance section and
control section spares.
4. The LAU-129 Guided Missile Launcher provides mechanical and
electrical interface between the AIM-9 Sidewinder or AIM-120 AMRAAM
missile and aircraft.
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 weapon system
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or
advanced capabilities.
7. A determination has been made that the recipient 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
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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 recipient.
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