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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20–75]
Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
AGENCY:
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Arms sales notice.
The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of an
arms sales notification.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
20–75 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 11, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20–75
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 *.
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Other .................................
$367.2 million
TOTAL ..........................
$367.2 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or
Quantities of Articles or Services under
Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
None.
Non-MDE: Six (6) MS–110 Recce
Pods; three (3) Transportable Ground
Stations; one (1) Fixed Ground station;
spare and repair parts; repair and return;
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site surveys; integration and test
equipment; system support and
equipment; personnel training and
training equipment; publications and
technical documentation; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering,
technical, and logistical support
services; and other related elements of
logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force
(TW–D–QAS).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
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(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)—MS–110 Recce Pod
System
TECRO has requested to buy six (6)
MS–110 Recce Pods; three (3)
Transportable Ground Stations; one (1)
Fixed Ground station; spare and repair
parts; repair and return; site surveys;
integration and test equipment; system
support and equipment; personnel
training and training equipment;
publications and technical
documentation; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and
logistical support services; and other
related elements of logistical and
program support. The total estimated
program cost is $367.2 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.
This proposed sale will improve the
recipient’s capability to meet current
and future threats by providing timely
Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (ISR), capabilities for its
security and defense. The enhanced
capability is a deterrent to regional
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threats and will strengthen the
recipient’s self-defense. 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
Collins Aerospace, Westford, MA. 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 not require the assignment of any
additional U.S. Government or
contractor representatives to the
recipient.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Transmittal No. 20–75
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act
[Transmittal No. 20–77]
Annex
AGENCY:
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The MS–110 is a Non-Program of
Record electro-optic and infrared
airborne reconnaissance system with
long range, day/night, multi-spectral
sensor technology. The multi-spectral
sensor lets the end user see color and
better distinguish subtle features that
traditional gray-scale imagery cannot.
The pod can transmit imagery via a
datalink to ground-stations for near-real
time analysis and exploitation.
2. The highest level of classification of
information included in this potential
sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
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
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Arms Sales Notification
Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of an
arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil
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.
SUMMARY:
Dated: December 11, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal No. 20-75]
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 20-75 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. 20-75
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 *.............. $ 0 million
Other.................................. $367.2 million
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TOTAL................................ $367.2 million
(iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
Non-MDE: Six (6) MS-110 Recce Pods; three (3) Transportable Ground
Stations; one (1) Fixed Ground station; spare and repair parts; repair
and return; site surveys; integration and test equipment; system
support and equipment; personnel training and training equipment;
publications and technical documentation; U.S. Government and
contractor engineering, technical, and logistical support services; and
other related elements of logistical and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-QAS).
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.
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(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)--MS-110 Recce Pod System
TECRO has requested to buy six (6) MS-110 Recce Pods; three (3)
Transportable Ground Stations; one (1) Fixed Ground station; spare and
repair parts; repair and return; site surveys; integration and test
equipment; system support and equipment; personnel training and
training equipment; publications and technical documentation; U.S.
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistical
support services; and other related elements of logistical and program
support. The total estimated program cost is $367.2 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.
This proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability to meet
current and future threats by providing timely Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), capabilities for its security
and defense. The enhanced capability is a deterrent to regional threats
and will strengthen the recipient's self-defense. 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 Collins Aerospace, Westford, MA.
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 not require the
assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor
representatives to the recipient.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 20-75
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 MS-110 is a Non-Program of Record electro-optic and infrared
airborne reconnaissance system with long range, day/night, multi-
spectral sensor technology. The multi-spectral sensor lets the end user
see color and better distinguish subtle features that traditional gray-
scale imagery cannot. The pod can transmit imagery via a datalink to
ground-stations for near-real time analysis and exploitation.
2. The highest level of classification of information included in
this potential sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
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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