Notice2026-00361
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
January 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1177-1179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00361]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 25-01]
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: Urooj Zahra at (703) 695-6233,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6838499999cd88c979e8497d8959f80b69b979f9ad89b9f9a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e2b2c31313470243f362c3f703d37281e333f373270333732">[email protected]</span></a>, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee8a9d8d8fc0808d9cc09c9d9c8d8389839ac082879d9ac08d809dc3838c96ae838f8782c0838782"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e98d9a8a88c7878a9bc79b9a9b8a848e849dc785809a9dc78a879ac4848b91a984888085c7848085">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b) 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 25-01
and Policy Justification.
Dated: January 8, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 25-01
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 *............... $26 million
Other................................... $ 4 million
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TOTAL................................. $30 million
Funding Source: National Funds
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Sixteen (16) MK 75 76 mm gun mounts
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will be included: shipping containers;
correlated technical assistance to overhaul existing guns to ready for
use condition; and other related elements of logistics and program
support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-LIF)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
(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: None
(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: December 20, 2024
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States
(TECRO)--MK 75 76 mm Gun Mounts
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy sixteen (16) MK 75 76 mm gun
mounts. The following non-MDE items will be included: shipping
containers; technical assistance to overhaul guns to be ready for use;
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The
estimated total cost is $30 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with United States (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
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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 providing surface and air defenses
onboard various ships in inventory. 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 equipment will be purchased from U.S. stock and then overhauled
to be ready for use condition by the U.S. Coast Guard. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to the recipient.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
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