81 FR 7516 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-02862 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 7516-7518] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-02862] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Transmittal No. 16-06] 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text of a section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. This is published to fulfill the requirements of section 155 of Public Law 104-164 dated July 21, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339. The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 16-06 with attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology. Dated: February 8, 2016. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. BILLING CODE 5001-06-P [[Page 7517]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN12FE16.001 BILLING CODE 5001-06-C Transmittal No. 16-06 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 (ii) Total Estimated Value: Major Defense Equipment *............................... $203,814,738 Other................................................... $ 13,033,848 --------------- Total................................................. $216,848,586 (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE) includes: Two-hundred and fifty (250) Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles Four (4) Block I -92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to-Buy Missiles One (1) Captive Flight Trainer (CFT) Forty-two (42) Field Handling Trainers (FHTs) Seventy (70) Gripstock Control Groups Seventy (70) Medium Thermal Weapon Sights (MTWS) Forty-two (42) Tracking Head Trainers (THTs) Four (4) Sierra Coolant Recharging Units (CRUs) One (1) Missile Go/No Go Test Set Four (4) each MQM-170 Outlaw Target Drones Sixty-two (62) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), IFF Development One (1) Stinger Troop Proficiency Trainer (STPT) [[Page 7518]] Non-MDE items included are Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs), Government-Furnished Equipment, spare and repair parts, Telemeters, Range and Test Support, contractor technical support, contractor training, contractor engineering services, and contractor logistics services. Also included are consolidation, Total Package Fielding, Material Fielding Team, Field Service Representative (FSR), U.S. Government Technical Support, and other associated equipment and services. (iv) Military Department: Army (XX-B-ZBU) (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: 16 December 2015 * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act. POLICY JUSTIFICATION Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States--Block I--92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles and Related Equipment and Support The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States has requested a possible sale of two-hundred and fifty (250) Block I-92F MANPAD Stinger Missiles, four (4) Block I-92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to-Buy Missiles, one (1) Captive Flight Trainer (CFT), forty two (42) Field Handling Trainers (FHTs), seventy (70) Gripstock Control Groups, seventy (70) Medium Thermal Weapon Sights (MTWS), forty-two (42) Tracking Head Trainers (THTs), four (4) Sierra Coolant Recharging Units (CRUs), one (1) Missile Go/No Go Test Set, four (4) MQM-170 Outlaw Target Drones, sixty-two (62) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), IFF Development, one (1) Stinger Troop Proficiency Trainer (STPT). Also included are Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs),Government Furnished Equipment, spare and repair parts, Telemeters, Range and Test Support, contractor technical support, contractor training, contractor engineering services, contractor logistics services, consolidation, Total Package Fielding, Material Fielding Team, Field Service Representative (FSR), U.S. Government Technical Support, and other associated equipment and services. The estimated value is $216,848,586. This sale is consistent with United States 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 enhance its 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 capability in current and future defensive efforts. The recipient will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen homeland defense. The recipient intends to use these defense articles and services to modernize its armed forces and to expand its existing air defense architecture to counter threats posed by air attack. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this 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 involved in this program is Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona. The recipient normally requests industrial cooperation at forty percent, but at this time there are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Implementation of this proposed sale will require visits to the recipient by twelve (12) U.S. Government or contractor representatives for a period of six (6) weeks (Non-concurrent). There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale. Transmittal No. 16-06 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended Annex Item No. vii (viii) Sensitivity of Technology: 1. The highest classification of the Stinger 92F Reprogrammable Micro-Processor (RMP) Block I Missile and Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) hardware is CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest classification of data and information is SECRET. a. The Stinger RMP Block I Missile, hardware, embedded software object code and operating documentation contain sensitive technology and are classified CONFIDENTIAL. The guidance section of the missile and tracking head trainer contain highly sensitive technology and are classified CONFIDENTIAL. Missile System hardware components contain sensitive critical technologies. Stinger Block I critical technology is primarily in the area of design and production know-how and not end- items. This sensitive critical technology is inherent in the hybrid microcircuit assemblies; micro-processors; magnetic and amorphous metals; purification; firmware; printed circuit boards; laser roll rate sensor; dual detector assembly; detector filters; optical coatings; ultraviolet sensors; compounding and handling of electronic, electro- optic, and optical materials; test equipment operating instructions; energetic materials fabrication and loading technology; warhead components and seeker assembly. Information on countermeasures vulnerability to electronic countermeasures, system performance capabilities and effectiveness, simulation and test data and software source code are classified up to SECRET. b. Loss of this hardware and/or data could permit development of information leading to the exploitation of countermeasures. Therefore, if a technologically capable adversary were to obtain missile hardware or associated development or production information, the missile system could be compromised through reverse engineering techniques which could defeat the weapon system's effectiveness. 2. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the recipient. [FR Doc. 2016-02862 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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necessary in furtherance of the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
foreign policy and national security Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
objectives outlined in the Policy Office of the Secretary DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
Justification. [Transmittal No. 16–06] 5339.
4. All defense articles and services The following is a copy of a letter to
listed in this transmittal have been 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification the Speaker of the House of
authorized for release and export to the AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Representatives, Transmittal 16–06 with
recipient. Agency, Department of Defense. attached Policy Justification and
[FR Doc. 2016–02905 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice. Sensitivity of Technology.
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P Dated: February 8, 2016.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a Aaron Siegel,
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
This is published to fulfill the Officer, Department of Defense.
requirements of section 155 of Public BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
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Non-MDE items included are This sale is consistent with United tracking head trainer contain highly
Integrated Electronic Technical Manuals States law and policy as expressed in sensitive technology and are classified
(IETMs), Government-Furnished Public Law 96–8. CONFIDENTIAL. Missile System
Equipment, spare and repair parts, This proposed sale serves U.S. hardware components contain sensitive
Telemeters, Range and Test Support, national, economic, and security critical technologies. Stinger Block I
contractor technical support, contractor interests by supporting the recipient’s critical technology is primarily in the
training, contractor engineering continuing efforts to modernize its area of design and production know-
services, and contractor logistics armed forces and enhance its defensive how and not end-items. This sensitive
services. Also included are capability. The proposed sale will help critical technology is inherent in the
consolidation, Total Package Fielding, improve the security of the recipient hybrid microcircuit assemblies; micro-
Material Fielding Team, Field Service and assist in maintaining political processors; magnetic and amorphous
Representative (FSR), U.S. Government stability, military balance, and metals; purification; firmware; printed
Technical Support, and other associated economic progress in the region. circuit boards; laser roll rate sensor;
equipment and services. The proposed sale will improve the dual detector assembly; detector filters;
(iv) Military Department: Army (XX– recipient’s capability in current and optical coatings; ultraviolet sensors;
B–ZBU) future defensive efforts. The recipient compounding and handling of
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None will use the enhanced capability as a electronic, electro-optic, and optical
deterrent to regional threats and to materials; test equipment operating
(vi) Sales Commission. Fee, etc., Paid, strengthen homeland defense. instructions; energetic materials
Offered, or agreed to be paid: None The recipient intends to use these fabrication and loading technology;
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology defense articles and services to warhead components and seeker
Contained in the Defense Article or modernize its armed forces and to assembly. Information on
Defense Services Proposed to be sold: expand its existing air defense countermeasures vulnerability to
See Attached Annex architecture to counter threats posed by electronic countermeasures, system
(viii) Date Report Delivered to air attack. The recipient will have no performance capabilities and
Congress: 16 December 2015 difficulty absorbing this equipment into effectiveness, simulation and test data
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the its armed forces. and software source code are classified
Arms Export Control Act. The proposed sale of this equipment up to SECRET.
and support will not alter the basic b. Loss of this hardware and/or data
POLICY JUSTIFICATION military balance in the region. could permit development of
Taipei Economic and Cultural The principal contractor involved in information leading to the exploitation
Representative Office (TECRO) in the this program is Raytheon Missile of countermeasures. Therefore, if a
United States—Block I—92F MANPAD Systems, Tucson, Arizona. The recipient technologically capable adversary were
Stinger Missiles and Related Equipment normally requests industrial to obtain missile hardware or associated
and Support cooperation at forty percent, but at this development or production information,
time there are no known offset the missile system could be
The Taipei Economic and Cultural agreements proposed in connection
Representative Office in the United compromised through reverse
with this potential sale. engineering techniques which could
States has requested a possible sale of Implementation of this proposed sale
two-hundred and fifty (250) Block I–92F defeat the weapon system’s
will require visits to the recipient by effectiveness.
MANPAD Stinger Missiles, four (4) twelve (12) U.S. Government or 2. All defense articles and services
Block I–92F MANPAD Stinger Fly-to- contractor representatives for a period of listed in this transmittal have been
Buy Missiles, one (1) Captive Flight six (6) weeks (Non-concurrent). authorized for release and export to the
Trainer (CFT), forty two (42) Field There will be no adverse impact on recipient.
Handling Trainers (FHTs), seventy (70) U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
Gripstock Control Groups, seventy (70) [FR Doc. 2016–02862 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
proposed sale.
Medium Thermal Weapon Sights BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
(MTWS), forty-two (42) Tracking Head Transmittal No. 16–06
Trainers (THTs), four (4) Sierra Coolant Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Recharging Units (CRUs), one (1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Missile Go/No Go Test Set, four (4) Arms Export Control Act, as amended Office of the Secretary
MQM–170 Outlaw Target Drones, sixty-
Annex [Transmittal No. 15–27]
two (62) Identification Friend or Foe
(IFF), IFF Development, one (1) Stinger Item No. vii
Troop Proficiency Trainer (STPT). Also 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
(viii) Sensitivity of Technology:
included are Integrated Electronic 1. The highest classification of the AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
Technical Manuals (IETMs),Government Stinger 92F Reprogrammable Micro- Agency, Department of Defense.
Furnished Equipment, spare and repair Processor (RMP) Block I Missile and ACTION: Notice.
parts, Telemeters, Range and Test Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense
Support, contractor technical support, System (MANPADS) hardware is SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
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contractor training, contractor CONFIDENTIAL, and the highest
engineering services, contractor logistics classification of data and information is section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
services, consolidation, Total Package SECRET. This is published to fulfill the
Fielding, Material Fielding Team, Field a. The Stinger RMP Block I Missile, requirements of section 155 of Public
Service Representative (FSR), U.S. hardware, embedded software object Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
Government Technical Support, and code and operating documentation FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
other associated equipment and contain sensitive technology and are Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
services. The estimated value is classified CONFIDENTIAL. The DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
$216,848,586. guidance section of the missile and 5339.
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