Arms Sales Notification, 80058-80060 [2020-27292]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 239 (Friday, December 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80058-80060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27292]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-68]


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 20-68 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 8, 2020.
Kayyonne T. Marston,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-68
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*................  $1.16 billion
Other...................................  $1.21 billion
  TOTAL.................................  $2.37 billion
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    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: TECRO has requested to buy 
up to one hundred (100) Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS) 
consisting of:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    Up to four hundred (400) RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Surface 
Launched Missiles
    Four (4) RTM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II Exercise Missiles
Non-MDE:
    Also included are four hundred eleven (411) containers, one hundred 
(100) Harpoon Coastal

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Defense System Launcher Transporter Units, twenty-five (25) radar 
trucks, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, 
publications and technical documentation, personnel training and 
training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor representatives' 
technical assistance, engineering and logistics support services, and 
other related elements of logistics support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-LHX)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW-P-LGV, TW-P-LGN, TW-P-LGL
    (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: October 26, 2020

    *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) - RGM[dash]84L[dash]4 Harpoon Surface Launched Block II 
Missiles

    TECRO has requested to buy up to one hundred (100) Harpoon Coastal 
Defense Systems (HCDS) consisting of up to four hundred (400) RGM-84L-4 
Harpoon Block II Surface Launched Missiles; and four (4) RTM-84L-4 
Harpoon Block II Exercise Missiles. Also included are four hundred and 
eleven (411) containers, one hundred (100) Harpoon Coastal Defense 
System Launcher Transporter Units, twenty-five (25) radar trucks, spare 
and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and 
technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
U.S. Government and contractor representatives' technical assistance, 
engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements 
of logistics support. The total estimated program cost is $2.37 
billion.
    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, economic 
and progress in the region.
    This proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability to meet 
current and future threats by providing a flexible solution to augment 
existing surface and air defenses. The recipient will be able to employ 
a highly reliable and effective system to counter or deter maritime 
aggressions, coastal blockades, and amphibious assaults. This 
capability will easily integrate into existing force infrastructure. 
The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing these systems into its 
armed forces.
    The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the 
basic military balance in the region.
    The principal contractor will be The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO. 
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this 
potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of 
two (2) U.S. contractor representatives to the recipient for a duration 
of 8 years to support technical reviews, support, and oversight.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-68
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 RGM-84L Harpoon Surface Launched Block II missile system is 
a non-nuclear tactical weapon system. It provides a day, night, and 
adverse weather, standoff air-to-surface capability and is an effective 
Anti-Surface Warfare missile. The RGM-84L incorporates components, 
software, and technical design information that are considered 
sensitive. These elements are essential to the ability of the Harpoon 
missile to selectively engage hostile targets under a wide range of 
operations, tactical and environmental conditions:

 The Radar Seeker,
 The Radar Altimeter,
 The GPS/INS System,
 Operational Flight Program Software, and
 Missile operational characteristics and performance data.

    2. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is 
CONFIDENTIAL.
    3. 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.
    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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