36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification, 33072-33074 [2017-15096]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33072-33074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15096]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 16-73]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Valadez, (703) 697-9217 or 
Pamela Young, (703) 697-9107; DSCA/DSA-RAN.

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 16-73 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: July 13, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 16-73
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 (TECRO) in the United States
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

 
 
 
Major Defense Equipment*................................   $83.5 million
Other...................................................   102.0 million
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    Total...............................................   185.5 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Fifty-six (56) AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOWs)
    Non-MDE includes:
JSOW integration, captive flight vehicles, dummy training missiles, 
missile containers, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, 
Joint Mission Planning System updates, publications and technical 
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 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 (QBZ)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (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: See Attached Annex
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 29 JUN 2017
    * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the 
United States--AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Missiles

    TECRO requested a possible sale of fifty-six (56) AGM-154C JSOW 
Air-to-Ground Missiles. This request also includes: JSOW integration, 
captive flight vehicles, dummy training missiles, missile containers, 
spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, Joint Mission 
Planning System updates, publications and technical documentation, 
personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistical and program support. The total 
estimated program cost is $185.5 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 in 
current and future defensive efforts. The recipient will use the 
enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to 
strengthen homeland defense. 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.
    Currently, market research is being conducted to determine the 
viability of a qualified contractor in accordance with Federal 
Acquisition Regulations. The purchaser typically requests offsets, but 
any offsets will be determined between the purchaser and the 
contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the 
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor 
representatives outside the United States.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 16-73
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(l) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The AGM-154C Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a low observable, 
1,000 lb. class, inertial navigation and global positioning satellite 
guided family of air-to-ground glide weapons. JSOW consists of a common 
airframe and avionics that provides for a modular payload assembly to 
attack stationary and moving massed flight-armored and armored vehicle 
columns, surface-to-air, soft to hard, relocatable, and fixed targets. 
JSOW provides combat forces with an all-weather, day/night/multiple 
kills per pass, launch and leave, and standoff capability.
    2. The highest classification of the hardware to be exported is 
SECRET. The highest classification of the technical documentation to be 
exported is SECRET, but no radar cross section and infrared signature 
data nor U.S.-only tactics or tactical doctrine will be disclosed. The 
highest classification of the software to be exported is SECRET; 
however, no software source code will be disclosed. All reprogramming 
of missile microprocessor memories must be accomplished by U.S. 
Government personnel or U.S. Government approved contractors.
    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. This sale is necessary in furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy 
and national security objectives outlined in the Policy Justification. 
Moreover, the benefits to be derived from this sale, as outlined in the 
Policy Justification, outweigh the potential damage that could result 
if the sensitive technology were revealed to unauthorized persons.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal are 
authorized for release and export to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States.
[FR Doc. 2017-15096 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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