Arms Sales Notification, 50430-50432 [2019-20830]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50430-50432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20830]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 19-21]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 19-21 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 19-21
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 *................  $114.13 million
Other....................................  $109.43 million
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  Total..................................  $223.56 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Two hundred fifty (250) Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles
    Four (4) Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to-Buy Missiles

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Non-MDE:
    Also included is one (1) Captive Flight Trainer (CFT), twenty-three 
(23) Field Handling Trainers (FHTs), one hundred eight (108) Gripstock 
Control Groups, one hundred eight (108) Medium Thermal Weapon Sights 
(MTWS), seven (7) Tracking Head Trainers (THTs), two (2) Sierra Coolant 
Recharging Units (CRUs), one (1) Missile Go/No Go Test Set, one hundred 
eight (108) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), IFF Development, one 
(1) Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), Government 
Furnished Equipment, spare and repair parts, telemeters, range and test 
support, contractor technical support, contractor training, contractor 
engineering services, contractor logistics services, consolidation, 
total package fielding, material fielding team, Field Service 
Representative (FSR), U.S. Government technical support, and other 
associated equipment and services and other related elements of 
logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZZZ)
    (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: July 8, 2019

    * 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) - Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles and Related Equipment 
and Support

    TECRO has requested to buy two hundred fifty (250) Block I -92F 
MANPAD Stinger missiles and four (4) Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-
to-Buy missiles. Also included is one (1) Captive Flight Trainer (CFT), 
twenty-three (23) Field Handling Trainers (FHTs), one hundred eight 
(108) Gripstock Control Groups, one hundred eight (108) Medium Thermal 
Weapon Sights (MTWS), seven (7) Tracking Head Trainers (THTs), two (2) 
Sierra Coolant Recharging Units (CRUs), one(]) Missile Go/No Go Test 
Set, one hundred eight (108) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), TFF 
Development, one(]) Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), 
Government Furnished Equipment, spare and repair parts, telemeters, 
range and test support, contractor technical support, contractor 
training, contractor engineering services, contractor logistics 
services, consolidation, total package fielding, material fielding 
team, Field Service Representative (FSR), U.S. Government technical 
support, and other associated equipment and services and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program 
cost is $223.56 million.
    This proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as 
expressed in Public Law 96-8.
    This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national 
security of the United States by helping to improve the security and 
defensive capability of the recipient, an important force for political 
stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.
    The recipient intends to use these defense articles and services to 
modernize its armed forces and expand its existing air defense 
architecture to counter threats. This will contribute to the recipient 
military's goal to update its capability while further enhancing 
greater interoperability between the recipient, the U.S., and other 
allies. 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 Missile Systems. There 
are no known offset agreements proposed. However, the purchaser 
typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in 
negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require 12 U.S. 
Government or contractor representatives to travel to the recipient for 
a period of 6 weeks (non-concurrent).
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 19-21
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 highest classification of the Stinger 92F Reprogrammable 
MicroProcessor (RMP) Block I Missile and Stinger Man-Portable Air 
Defense System (MANPADS) hardware is CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest 
classification of data and information is SECRET.
    The Stinger RMP Block I Missile, hardware, embedded software object 
code and operating documentation contain sensitive technology and are 
classified CONFIDENTIAL. The guidance section of the missile and 
tracking head trainer contain highly sensitive technology and are 
classified CONFIDENTIAL. Missile System hardware components contain 
sensitive critical technologies. Stinger Block I critical technology is 
primarily in the area of design and production know-how and not end-
items. This sensitive/critical technology is inherent in the hybrid 
microcircuit assemblies; micro-processors; magnetic and amorphous 
metals; purification; firmware; printed circuit boards; laser roll rate 
sensor; dual detector assembly; detector filters; optical coatings; 
ultraviolet sensors; compounding and handling of electronic, electro-
optic, and optical materials; test equipment operating instructions; 
energetic materials fabrication and loading technology; warhead 
components and seeker assembly. Information on countermeasures 
vulnerability to electronic countermeasures, system performance 
capabilities and effectiveness, simulation and test data and software 
source code are classified up to SECRET.
    2. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems which might reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    3. 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.
    4. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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