Arms Sales Notification, 81047-81049 [2024-23112]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81047-81049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23112]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 23-0G]


Arms Sales Notification

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

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, 
[email protected], or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(5)(C) 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 with attached Transmittal 23-
0G.

    Dated: October 2, 2024.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

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Transmittal No. 23-0G
REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF TECHNOLOGY OR 
CAPABILITY (SEC. 36(B)(5)(C), AECA)
    (i) Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office 
in the United States (TECRO)
    (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: 20-74
    Date: December 11, 2020
    Military Department: Air Force
    (iii) Description: On December 11, 2020, Congress was notified by 
congressional certification transmittal number 20-74 of the possible 
sale, under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, of four 
(4) Weapons-Ready MQ-9B Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS); two (2) Fixed 
Ground Control Stations; two (2) Mobile Ground Control Stations; and 
fourteen (14) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigations 
Systems (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) 
(12 installed, 2 spares). Also included were MX-20 Multi-Spectral 
Targeting Systems and spares; SeaVue Maritime Multi-Role Patrol Radars; 
SAGE 750 Electronic Surveillance Measures (ESM) Systems; C-Band Line-
of-Sight (LOS) Ground Data Terminals; Ku-Band SATCOM GA-ASI 
Transportable Earth Stations (GATES); AN/DPX-7 Identification Friend or 
Foe (IFF) Transponders; Honeywell TPE-331-10GD Turboprop Engines; M6000 
UHF/VHF Radios; KIV-77 Mode 5 IFF cryptographic appliques; AN/PYQ-10C 
Simple Key Loaders; secure communications, cryptographic, and IFF 
equipment; initial spare and repair parts; hard points, power, and data 
connections for weapons integration; support and test equipment; 
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 was 
$600 million. Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $153 million of 
this total.
    This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items: 
an

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additional two (2) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial 
Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI) with SAASM or M-code capability; and 
six (6) AN/APY-8 Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving 
Target Indicator (GMTI) systems. Also included are Sierra Nevada 
Corporation (SNC) 4500 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Systems; 
Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) 6Sx systems and Video 
Dissemination Links (VDL); Digital Datalink Encryptors; Automatic 
Information System Transponders; KOR-24A tactical airborne radios; and 
portable pre/post-flight equipment; as well as additional units of the 
following: MX-20 Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems; SeaVue Maritime 
Multi-Role patrol radars; SAGE 750 Electronic Surveillance Measures 
(ESM) systems; C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) ground data terminals; 
Honeywell TPE-331-10GD turboprop engines; M6000 UHF/VHF radios; 
cryptographic and IFF equipment; and Simple Key Loaders. This 
transmittal further notifies the following non-MDE items that were 
inadvertently omitted from the original notification: Due Regard Radars 
(DRR); and KY-100M narrowband/wideband cryptographic devices. The 
estimated total value of the additional items is $152 million. The 
total estimated MDE value will increase by $14 million to $167 million. 
The estimated total case value will increase to $752 million.
    (iv) Significance: The proposed sale will improve the recipient's 
capability to meet current and future threats by providing timely 
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), target 
acquisition, and counter-land, counter-sea, and anti-submarine strike 
capabilities for its security and defense.
    (v) Justification: 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.
    (vi) Sensitivity of Technology:
    The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System 
(GPS/INS) (EGI) with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module 
(SAASM)--or M-Code receiver when available--and Precise Positioning 
Service (PPS) is a self-contained navigation system that provides 
information on the following: acceleration, velocity, position, 
attitude, platform azimuth, magnetic and true heading, altitude, body 
angular rates, time tags, and coordinated universal time (UTC) 
synchronized time. SAASM or M-Code enables the GPS receiver access to 
the encrypted P(Y) code or M code signal, providing protection against 
active spoofing attacks.
    The AN/APY-8 Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving 
Target Indicator (GMTI) system provides all-weather surveillance, 
tracking and targeting for military and commercial customers from 
manned and unmanned vehicles.
    The Due Regard Radar (DRR) is a collision avoidance air-to-air 
radar comprised of a two-panel Active Electronically Scanned Array 
(AESA) antenna and a Radar Electronics Assembly (REA) that give the UAS 
pilot the ability to detect and track aircraft across the same Field-
of-View (FOV) as a manned aircraft. AESA technology allows the DRR to 
track multiple targets while simultaneously continuing to scan for new 
aircraft.
    The KY-100Ms provide encryption to enable secure voice 
communications over the MQ-9B's radios.
    The SNC 4500E ELINT system is used to detect, identify, and locate 
various radar emitters and provide the collected data to operational 
users for further analysis and exploitation.
    The L3 Harris ROVER 6Sx/6Si transceiver provides real-time, full-
motion video (FMV) and other network data for situational awareness, 
targeting, battle damage assessment, surveillance, relay, convoy over-
watch operations and other situations where eyes-on-target are 
required. It provides expanded frequencies and additional processing 
resources from previous ROVER versions, allowing increased levels of 
collaboration and interoperability with numerous manned and unmanned 
airborne platforms.
    The Automatic Identification System (AIS) Transponder provides the 
ability to track & identify AIS-equipped maritime vessels over VHF.
    The Digital Datalink Encryptors provide NSA Type-1 encryption for 
each High Data Rate (HDR) datalink. The MQ-9B system utilizes multiple 
independent datalinks to provide communications between the Ground 
Control Station and the aircraft.
    The KOR-24A Small Tactical Terminal (STT) is a two channel, 
software defined, small form factor Link 16 radio. The STT provides 
high assurance secure communications.
    The Portable Pre-flight/Post-flight Equipment (P3E) is used by the 
ground crew at the MQ-9B operating sites to interface with the aircraft 
for performing maintenance functions. The P3E is a ruggedized computer 
assembly that interfaces directly with the aircraft via a cable and 
provides functionality for conducting pre and post-flight checks, and 
to establish the aircraft on the SATCOM datalink for handover to the 
flight crew in the Ground Control Station.
    The Sensitivity of Technology Statement contained in the original 
notification applies to additional items reported here.
    The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    (vii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: June 8, 2023

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