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)

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FR Document		2016-02865

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.

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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.

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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.
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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
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  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

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    * 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.

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Consideration for Purchase: Follow-on The support will include spare and agreements proposed in connection
life cycle support to maintain the repair parts, support equipment, repair with this potential sale.
Multifunctional Information and return, publications and technical Implementation of this proposed sale
Distribution Systems Low Volume documentation, personnel training and will require multiple trips to the
Terminals (MIDS/LVT–1) and Joint training equipment, software and recipient involving U.S. Government
Tactical Information Distribution hardware updates, maintenance of a and contractor representatives to
Systems (JTIDS). The support will continental United States lab, U.S. participate in training, program
include spare and repair parts, support Government and contracting management, and technical reviews.
equipment, repair and return, engineering, logistics, and technical There will be no adverse impact on
publications and technical support services, and other related U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
documentation, personnel training and elements of program and logistics proposed sale.
training equipment, software and support. The estimated value is $120 [FR Doc. 2016–02847 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
hardware updates, maintenance of a million. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
continental United States (CONUS) lab, This sale is consistent with United
U.S. Government and contracting States law and policy as expressed in
engineering, logistics, and technical Public Law 96–8. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
support services, and other related
This proposed sale serves U.S.
elements of program and logistics Office of the Secretary
national, economic, and security
support.
(iv) Military Department: Navy (GOS) interests by supporting the recipient’s [Transmittal No. 15–74]
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: continuing efforts to modernize its
armed forces and enhance its defensive 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
FMS Case GNU–$290M–13JUL10
FMS Case GMK–$277M–10JAN03 capability. The proposed sale will help
improve the security of the recipient AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Agency, Department of Defense.
and assist in maintaining political
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology stability, military balance, and ACTION: Notice.
Contained in the Defense Article or economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will enhance the SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: publishing the unclassified text of a
None recipient’s operational readiness and
maintenance of its existing systems. The section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
(viii) Date Report Delivered to This is published to fulfill the
Congress: 16 December 2015 support will improve and integrate the
recipient’s information flow and display requirements of section 155 of Public
* as defined in Section 47(6) of the
of tactical aircraft, surface ships, and Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
Arms Export Control Act.
ground stations. The recipient will have FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
POLICY JUSTIFICATION no difficulty absorbing this support and Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
Taipei Economic and Cultural equipment into its inventory. DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
Representative Office in the United The proposed sale of this equipment 5339.
States- Follow-On Support and support will not significantly alter The following is a copy of a letter to
the basic military balance in the region. the Speaker of the House of
The Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representatives, Transmittal 15–74 with
Representative Office in the United The principal contractor will be
attached Policy Justification and
States has requested a possible sale of selected through a competitive
Sensitivity of Technology.
follow-on life cycle support to maintain procurement conducted by the U.S.
the Multifunctional Information Government in accordance with the Dated: February 8, 2016.
Distribution Systems Low Volume Federal Acquisition Regulation. The Aaron Siegel,
Terminals (MIDS/LVT–1) and Joint purchaser normally requests industrial Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Tactical Information Distribution cooperation at forty percent, but at this Officer, Department of Defense.
Systems (JTIDS) previously procured. time there are no known offset BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
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* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Transmittal No. 15–74 outweigh the potential damage that
Arms Export Control Act. Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of could result if sensitive technology was
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the revealed to unauthorized persons.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Arms Export Control Act 5. If a technologically advanced
Taipei Economic and Cultural adversary were to obtain knowledge of
Representative Office in the United Annex the specific hardware and software
States—Javelin Missile Item No. vii elements, the information could be used
The Taipei Economic and Cultural (viii) Sensitivity of Technology: to develop countermeasures that might
Representative Office in the United 1. The Javelin Weapon System is a reduce weapon system effectiveness or
States has requested a possible sale of medium-range, man-portable, shoulder- be used in the development of a system
two-hundred and eight (208) Javelin launched, fire-and-forget, anti-tank with similar or advanced capabilities.
Guided Missiles; U.S. Government and system for infantry, scouts, and combat All defense articles and services listed
contractor technical assistance, above engineers. It may also be mounted on a in this transmittal have been authorized
the line transportation costs, and other variety of platforms to include vehicles for release and export to the Taipei
related elements of logistics and and watercraft. The system weighs 49.5 Economic and Cultural Representative
program support. The estimated cost is pounds and has a maximum range in Office in the United States.
$57 million. excess of 2,500 meters. The system is [FR Doc. 2016–02865 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am]
This sale is consistent with United highly lethal against tanks and other BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
States law and policy as expressed in systems with conventional and reactive
Public Law 96–8. armors. The system possesses a
This proposed sale serves U.S. secondary capability against bunkers. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
national, economic, and security 2. Javelin’s key technical feature is the
interests by supporting the recipient’s use of fire-and-forget technology which Office of the Secretary
continuing efforts to modernize its allows the gunner to fire and
armed forces and enhance its defensive immediately relocate or take cover. [Transmittal No. 16–01]
capability. The proposed sale will help Additional special features are the top
improve the security of the recipient attack and/or direct fire modes, an 36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
and assist in maintaining political advanced tandem warhead and imaging
stability, military balance, and infrared seeker, target lock-on before AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
economic progress in the region. launch, and soft launch from enclosures Agency, Department of Defense.
The Javelin missile will provide the or covered fighting positions. The ACTION: Notice.
recipient with increased capacity to Javelin missile also has a minimum
meet its coastal and homeland defense smoke motor thus decreasing its SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
requirements. The recipient will have detection on the battlefield. publishing the unclassified text of a
no difficulty absorbing this equipment 3. The missile is autonomously section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
into its armed forces. guided to the target using an imaging This is published to fulfill the
The prime contractors will be infrared seeker and adaptive correlation requirements of section 155 of Public
Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint tracking algorithms. Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.
Venture of Orlando, Florida and 4. The Javelin Missile System FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tucson, Arizona. The purchaser hardware and the documentation are Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell,
normally requests industrial UNCLASSIFIED. The missile software DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607–
cooperation at forty percent, but at this which resides in the Command Launch 5339.
time there are no known offset Unit (CLU) is considered sensitive. The
The following is a copy of a letter to
agreements proposed in connection sensitivity is primarily in the software
the Speaker of the House of
with this potential sale. programs which instruct the system
Representatives, Transmittal 16–01 with
Implementation of this proposed sale how to operate in the presence of
attached Policy Justification and
will not require the assignment of any countermeasures. The overall hardware
Sensitivity of Technology.
additional U.S. Government or is also considered sensitive in that the
contractor representatives to the infrared wavelengths could be useful in Dated: February 9, 2016.
recipient. attempted countermeasure Aaron Siegel,
There will be no adverse impact on development. The benefits to be derived Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this from the sale, as outlined in the policy Officer, Department of Defense.
proposed sale. justification of the notification, BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
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Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, DSCA/LMO, (703) 604-1546/(703) 607-5339.
FR Citation		81 FR 7522

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

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

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