Notice2026-00367
Arms Sales Notification
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Published
January 12, 2026
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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 91, Number 7 (Monday, January 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1157-1159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00367]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 25-04]
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,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b) arms sales notification is
published to
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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 25-04, Policy
Justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.
Dated: January 8, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 25-04
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................. $ 93 million
Other................................... $172 million
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TOTAL................................. $265 million
Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Three hundred nine (309) Multifunctional Information Distribution
System Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS) Variant 5 (V5)
Non-Major Defense Equipment:
The following non-MDE items will also be included: non-recurring
engineering; testing, certification, and other activities necessary to
integrate MIDS JTRS V5 Block Upgrade Three on the recipient's Patriot,
HE-2K, P-3, and F-16 Block 20 platforms; communications equipment and
services needed to accelerate the modernization of the recipient's
Advanced Tactical Datalink System; and other related elements of
logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-LII)
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(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-GQD
(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: 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)--Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Modernization
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy three hundred nine (309)
Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio
Systems (MIDS JTRS) Variant 5 (V5). The following non-MDE items will
also be included: non-recurring engineering; testing, certification,
and other activities necessary to integrate the MIDS JTRS V5 Block
Upgrade Three on the recipient's Patriot, HE-2K, P-3, and F-16 Block 20
platforms; communications equipment and services needed to accelerate
the modernization of the recipient's Advanced Tactical Datalink System;
and other related elements of logistics and program support. The
estimated total cost is $265 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 recipient and
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and
economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will improve the recipient's ability to meet
current and future threats by enhancing communications and network
security for its command, control, communications, and computers (C4)
capabilities. The support will enhance the recipient's ability to
command and control its forces by accelerating the delivery of
infrastructure for the secure flow of tactical information. The
recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and these
services.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the
basic military balance in the region.
The principal contractor(s) will be selected through competitive
procurements conducted by the U.S. Government in accordance with the
Federal Acquisition Regulation. There are no known offset agreements
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
five U.S. Government personnel and five contractor representatives to
visit the recipient for a duration of up to four weeks to provide
engineering and technical support services, as well as program and
technical reviews.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 25-04
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 AN/USQ-190 Multifunctional Information Distribution System
Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) is a secure, jam-resistant
communication and positioning system that employs a defined waveform in
the 960-1215-megahertz (MHz) Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range for
packet message communication and 16 Kilobit digital voice and packet
message communication. MIDS significantly increases force command and
control (C2) effectiveness. The Tactical Digital Information Link-J
(TADIL-J) series message standard is employed by the system as defined
in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agreement
(STANAG) 5516 and U.S. Military Standard (MIL-STD) 6016. The embedded
hardware features provide communications security. MIDS JTRS builds on
the earlier MIDS-Low Volume Terminal's (MIDS-LVT) capabilities with the
addition of Concurrent Multi-Netting (CMN) and Concurrent Contention
Receive (CCR) functions. CMN and CCR dramatically expand the number of
platforms and network-enabled systems that can be reliably included in
a Link 16 network. These enhancements allow a single MIDS JTRS terminal
to simultaneously receive messages on up to four nets within a single
Link 16 time slot, compared with on a single net in terminals without
CMN and CCR, allowing a user to ``hear'' messages from up to three
additional sources at once.
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 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 proposed 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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