Notice2024-25113
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
October 29, 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 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85960-85962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25113]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 23-25]
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 copy of a letter to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives with attached Transmittal 23-
25, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: October 24, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 23-25
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.................................... $ 500 million
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TOTAL.................................. $500 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None
Non-MDE:
Included are Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems; integration
and test support and equipment; aircraft and munitions support and
support equipment; software delivery and support; spare parts,
consumables and accessories, and repair and return support;
publications and technical documentation; personnel training and
training equipment; studies and
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surveys; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical
and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-QBF)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-D-SAD
(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: August 23, 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 IRST Systems
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy F-16 Infrared Search and
Track (IRST) systems; integration and test support and equipment;
aircraft and munitions support and support equipment; software delivery
and support; spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and
return support; publications and technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment; studies and surveys; U.S. Government
and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
and other related elements of logistical and program support. There is
no Major Defense Equipment (MDE). The estimated total cost is $500
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 improve the recipient's capability to meet
current and future threats by contributing to the recipient's abilities
to defend its airspace, provide regional security, and increase
interoperability with the United States through its F-16 program. 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 Lockheed Martin Corporation, St.
Louis, MO. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection
with this potential sale. 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.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 23-25
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 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 highest level of classification of defense articles,
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
3. 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.
4. 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
security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification.
5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.
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