Arms Sales Notification, 1454-1456 [2025-00154]

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• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1454-1456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00154]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 24-09]


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)(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

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copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives with 
attached Transmittal 24-09, Policy Justification, and Sensitivity of 
Technology.

    Dated: January 2, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 24-09
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
Other...................................  $75 million
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  TOTAL.................................  $75 million
 

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

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
    None
Non-MDE:
    Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cross Domain Solutions (CDS); High 
Assurance internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) devices; Global 
Positioning System (GPS) receivers; communications equipment; 
requirements analysis; engineering; technical services; and other 
related elements of logistics and program support.

    (iv) Military Department: Navy (TW-P-GQD)


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    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None
    (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Offered, or Agreed to be 
Paid: None known
    (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: February 21, 2024
    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States--Taiwan Advanced Tactical Data Link System Upgrade Planning

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States (TECRO) has requested to buy Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 
Cross Domain Solutions (CDS); High Assurance devices; Global 
Positioning System (GPS) receivers; communications equipment; 
requirements analysis; engineering; technical services; and other 
related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total 
cost is $75 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 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.
    The proposed sale will improve the recipient's ability to meet 
current and future threats by enhancing communications and network 
security, and providing infrastructure to allow the secure flow of 
tactical information. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing 
this support and 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 contractor(s) will be determined through U.S. 
Government competitive processes. There are no known offset agreements 
proposed in connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this proposed sale will require an estimated 200 
U.S. Government personnel and 200 U.S. contractor representatives to 
travel to the recipient, as required, to provide engineering and 
technical support services as well as program and technical reviews.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.
Transmittal No. 24-09
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 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cross Domain Solution (CDS) 
provides a gateway that allows for secure exchange of information 
between networks.
    2. The High Assurance internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) devices 
provide a gateway that allows two enclaves to securely exchange data 
over a network.
    3. The Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise Positioning System 
(PPS) Host Application Equipment (HAE) GPS/Inertial Navigation System 
(INS) with chipset to receive the M-code signal is a self-contained 
navigation system that provides 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. The M-code chipset enables the GPS receiver 
access to the encrypted M-code signal providing protection against 
active spoofing attacks and improved jamming resistance.
    4. The highest level of classification of defense articles, 
components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET.
    5. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.
    6. 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.
    7. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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