81 FR 7522 - 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7522-7524]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02865]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 15-74]


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 15-74 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 7523]]

[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN12FE16.002

BILLING CODE 5001-06-C
Transmittal No. 15-74
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 *...............................   $50.0 million
Other...................................................   $ 7.0 million
                                                         ---------------
  Total.................................................   $57.0 million
 

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

Two-hundred and eight (208) Javelin Guided Missiles

    Also included with this request are U.S. Government and contractor 
technical assistance, above the line transportation costs, and other 
related elements of logistics and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Army (ZBS)
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any:

FMS Case: YWG, Basic: $39.8M-8 Jul 02
A01: $39.98M-18 Jul 03
A02: $39.98-04 Nov 05
A03: $39.7M-15 Dec 09
YZD, Basic: $28.8M-11 Dec 09
A01: $30.1M-25 Oct 10

    (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 Annex attached
    (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 16 December 2015

[[Page 7524]]

    * as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States--Javelin Missile

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States has requested a possible sale of two-hundred and eight 
(208) Javelin Guided Missiles; U.S. Government and contractor technical 
assistance, above the line transportation costs, and other related 
elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $57 
million.
    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 Javelin missile will provide the recipient with increased 
capacity to meet its coastal and homeland defense requirements. The 
recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its 
armed forces.
    The prime contractors will be Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin 
Joint Venture of Orlando, Florida and Tucson, Arizona. The purchaser 
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 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. 15-74
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act
Annex
Item No. vii
    (viii) Sensitivity of Technology:
    1. The Javelin Weapon System is a medium-range, man-portable, 
shoulder-launched, fire-and-forget, anti-tank system for infantry, 
scouts, and combat engineers. It may also be mounted on a variety of 
platforms to include vehicles and watercraft. The system weighs 49.5 
pounds and has a maximum range in excess of 2,500 meters. The system is 
highly lethal against tanks and other systems with conventional and 
reactive armors. The system possesses a secondary capability against 
bunkers.
    2. Javelin's key technical feature is the use of fire-and-forget 
technology which allows the gunner to fire and immediately relocate or 
take cover. Additional special features are the top attack and/or 
direct fire modes, an advanced tandem warhead and imaging infrared 
seeker, target lock-on before launch, and soft launch from enclosures 
or covered fighting positions. The Javelin missile also has a minimum 
smoke motor thus decreasing its detection on the battlefield.
    3. The missile is autonomously guided to the target using an 
imaging infrared seeker and adaptive correlation tracking algorithms.
    4. The Javelin Missile System hardware and the documentation are 
UNCLASSIFIED. The missile software which resides in the Command Launch 
Unit (CLU) is considered sensitive. The sensitivity is primarily in the 
software programs which instruct the system how to operate in the 
presence of countermeasures. The overall hardware is also considered 
sensitive in that the infrared wavelengths could be useful in attempted 
countermeasure development. The benefits to be derived from the sale, 
as outlined in the policy justification of the notification, outweigh 
the potential damage that could result if sensitive technology was 
revealed to unauthorized persons.
    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. All defense articles and services listed in this 
transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the Taipei 
Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.

[FR Doc. 2016-02865 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001-06-P