Arms Sales Notification, 81908-81911 [2020-27716]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 243 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81908-81911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27716]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-77]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

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 20-77 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 11, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-77
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 *..............  $357.5 million
Other..................................  $ 78.6 million
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  TOTAL................................  $436.1 million
 

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

Eleven (11) High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) M142 
Launchers
Sixty-four (64) Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 Unitary 
Missiles
Seven (7) M1152Al High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs)
Eleven (11) M240B Machine Guns, 7.62MM

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Seventeen (17) International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems 
(IFATDS)

    Non-MDE: Also included are fifty-four (54) M28A2 Low Cost Reduced 
Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR); eleven (11) M2Al machine guns, .50 
caliber; twenty-two (22) AN/NRC-92E dual radio systems; seven (7) AN/
NRC-92E dual radio ground stations; fifteen (15) AN/VRC-90E single 
radio systems; eleven (11) M1084A2 cargo Family of Medium Tactical 
Vehicles (FMTV) Resupply Vehicles (RSV); two (2) M1089A2 cargo wrecker 
FMTV RSV; eleven (11) M1095 trailer cargo FMTV, 5-ton; support 
equipment; communications equipment; spare and repair parts; test sets; 
laptop computers; training and training equipment; publication; systems 
integration support; technical data; Stockpile Reliability Program 
(SRP); Quality Assurance and Technical Assistance Teams; U.S. 
Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics support 
services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (TW-B-ZDJ)
    (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: October 21, 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)--HIMARS, Support, and Equipment

    TECRO has requested to buy eleven (11) High Mobility Artillery 
Rocket Systems (HIMARS) M142 Launchers; sixty-four (64) Army Tactical 
Missile Systems (ATACMS) M57 Unitary Missiles; seven (7) M1152Al High 
Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); eleven (11) M240B 
Machine Guns, 7.62MM; and seventeen (17) International Field Artillery 
Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS). Also included are fifty-four (54) M28A2 
Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket Pods (LCRRPR); eleven (11) M2Al 
machine guns, .50 caliber; twenty-two (22) AN/NRC-92E dual radio 
systems; seven (7) AN/NRC-92E dual radio ground stations; fifteen (15) 
AN/VRC-90E single radio systems; eleven (11) M1084A2 cargo Family of 
Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) Resupply Vehicles (RSV); two (2) 
M1089A2 cargo wrecker FMTV RSV; eleven (11) M1095 trailer cargo FMTV, 
5-ton; support equipment; communications equipment; spare and repair 
parts; test sets; laptop computers; training and training equipment; 
publication; systems integration support; technical data; Stockpile 
Reliability Program (SRP): Quality Assurance and Technical Assistance 
Teams; U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and 
logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical 
and program support. The total estimated program cost is $436.1 
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, economic 
and progress in the region.
    The recipient will use this capability as a deterrent to regional 
threats and to strengthen homeland defense. Acquisition of HIMARS will 
contribute to the recipient's goal of updating its military capability 
while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and 
other allies. 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 prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire 
Control, Grand Prairie, TX. 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 the assignment of 
U.S. Government and U.S. contractor representatives in-country; seven 
(7) U.S. Government and thirteen (13) U.S. contractor representatives 
for a period of 1 month; two (2) U.S. Government and seven (7) U.S. 
contractor representatives for a period of two months; and five (5) 
U.S. contractor representatives for a period of one year.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-77
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 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is a C-
130 transportable wheeled launcher mounted on a 5-ton Family of Medium 
Tactical Vehicles truck chassis. HIMARS is the modern Army-fielded 
version of the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) M270 launcher, and 
can fire all of the MLRS Family of Munitions (FOM) including Guided 
Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) variants and the Army Tactical 
Missile System (ATACMS). Utilizing the MLRS FOM, the HIMARS can engage 
targets between 15 and 300 kilometers with GPS-aided precision 
accuracy.
    2. The M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)--Unitary is a 
conventional, semi-ballistic missile that utilizes a 500-pound high 
explosive warhead. It has an effective range of between 70 and 300 
kilometers, and has increased lethality and accuracy over previous 
versions of the AT ACMS due to a GPS/Precise Position System (PPS) 
aided navigation system.
    3. The International Field Artillery Tactical Data System is the 
international export version of the Army's Advanced Field Artillery 
Tactical Data System (AFATDS). It provides networked and fully 
automated support for the planning, coordination, control, and 
execution of fires and effects such as mortars, field artillery, 
rockets and missiles, and close air support. International versions are 
developed for each customer unique to the weapon and targeting systems 
in their inventory.
    4. The M1152Al High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) 
is a two-man wheeled vehicle primarily used for the transport of 
personnel or as a shelter carrier.
    5. The M240B Machine Gun is a family of belt-fed gas-operated 
medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62x51 mm NATO cartridge. It has 
been used extensively by the U.S. Army in infantry companies and as a 
mounted weapon on ground vehicles.
    6. The highest level of information required to facilitate sale, 
training, operation, and maintenance of these systems is classified 
SECRET.
    7. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop

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countermeasures or equivalent systems, which might reduce system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    8. 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.
    9. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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