[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25021]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal Nos. 11-39]


36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

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: Ms. B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 
601-3740.
    The following is a copy of a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, Transmittal 11-39 with attached transmittal, policy 
justification, and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: September 23, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 11-39

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Offer Pursuant to Section 
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act

    (i) Prospective Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office in the United States pursuant to the Taiwan 
Relations Act (P. L. 96-8) and Executive Order 13014.
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment \*\.............................  $5.050 billion
Other...................................................    .250 billion
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  Total.................................................   5.300 billion
 
* As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase: retrofit of 145 F-16A/B 
aircraft that includes sale of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned Array 
(AESA) radars; 176 Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial 
Navigation Systems; 176 ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management systems; 
upgrade 82 ALQ-184 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods to incorporate 
Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) technology or purchase new ECM 
pods (AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare 
Suites (AIDEWS) with DRFM, or AN/ALQ-131 pods with DRFM); 86 tactical 
data link terminals; upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared targeting 
Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or AN/AAQ-28 
LITENING Targeting Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; 
128 Night Vision Goggles; 140 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles; 56 AIM-9X 
Captive Air Training Missiles; 5 AIM-9X Telemetry kits; 16 GBU-31V1 
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU-38 JDAM kits; Dual 
Mode/Global Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs (16 GBU-10 Enhanced 
PAVEWAY II or GBU-56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU-12 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-
54 Laser JDAM, 16 GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU-105 Sensor Fused 
Weapons with Wind-Corrected Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153 LAU-129 
Launchers with missile interface; upgrade of 158 APX-113 Advanced 
Identification Friend or Foe Combined Interrogator Transponders; and 
HAVE GLASS II applications.
    Also included are: ammunition, alternate mission equipment, 
engineering and design study on replacing existing F100-PW-220 engines 
with F100-PW-229 engines, update of Modular Mission Computers, cockpit 
multifunction displays, communication equipment, Joint Mission Planning 
Systems, maintenance, construction, repair and return, aircraft tanker 
support, aircraft ferry services, aircraft and ground support 
equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical 
documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics 
support, test equipment, site surveys, and other related elements of 
logistics support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (QBZ).
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS Case SKA-$5.4B-Nov92.
    (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: 21 Sep 2011.

Policy Justification

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States--Retrofit of F-16A/B Aircraft

    The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the 
United States has requested a retrofit of 145 F-16A/B aircraft that 
includes sale of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) 
radars; 176 Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation 
Systems; 176 ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management systems; upgrade 82 
ALQ-184 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods to incorporate Digital 
Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) technology or purchase new ECM pods (AN/
ALQ-211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites 
(AIDEWS) with DRFM, or AN/ALQ-131 pods with DRFM); 86 tactical data 
link terminals; upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared targeting 
Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or AN/AAQ-28 
LITENING Targeting Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; 
128 Night Vision Goggles; 140 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles; 56 AIM-9X 
Captive Air Training Missiles; 5 AIM-9X Telemetry kits; 16 GBU-31V1 
Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU-38 JDAM kits; Dual 
Mode/Global Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs (16 GBU-10 Enhanced 
PAVEWAY II or GBU-56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU-12 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-
54 Laser JDAM, 16 GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU-105 Sensor Fused 
Weapons with Wind-Corrected Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153 LAU-129 
Launchers with missile interface; upgrade of 158 APX-113 Advanced 
Identification Friend or Foe Combined Interrogator Transponders; and 
HAVE GLASS II applications. Also included are: ammunition, alternate 
mission equipment, engineering and design study on replacing existing 
F100-PW-220 engines with F100-PW-229 engines, update of Modular Mission 
Computers, cockpit multifunction displays, communication equipment, 
Joint Mission Planning Systems, maintenance, construction, repair and 
return, aircraft tanker support, aircraft ferry services, aircraft and 
ground support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and 
technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, 
U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics 
support, test equipment, site surveys, and other related elements of 
logistics support. The estimated cost is $5.3 billion.
    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 retrofit improves both the capabilities and the 
reliability of the recipient's fleet of F-16A/B aircraft. The improved 
capability, survivability, and reliability of newly retrofitted F-16A/B 
aircraft will greatly enhance the recipient's ability to defend its 
borders.
    The prime contractor will be the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 
Company in Fort Worth, Texas. This proposed sale may involve the 
following additional contractors:

 
 
 
BAE Advance Systems.......................................  Greenland, New York
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems.........................  St Louis, Missouri
Goodrich ISR Systems......................................  Danbury, Connecticut
ITT Defense Electronics and Services......................  McLean, Virginia

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ITT Integrated Structures.................................  North Amityville, New York
ITT Night Vision..........................................  Roanoke, Virginia
L3 Communications.........................................  Arlington, Texas
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control..................  Dallas, Texas
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training, and Support.........  Fort Worth, Texas
Marvin Engineering Company................................  Inglewood, California
Northrop-Grumman Electro-Optical Systems..................  Garland, Texas
Northrop-Grumman Electronic Systems.......................  Baltimore, Maryland
Pratt & Whitney...........................................  East Hartford, Connecticut
Raytheon Company..........................................  Goleta, California
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.......................  El Segundo, California
Raytheon Missile System...................................  Tucson, Arizona
Symetrics Industries......................................  Melbourne, Florida
Terma.....................................................  Denmark
 

    At this time there are no known offset agreements proposed in 
connection with this potential sale.
    Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of five (5) 
contractor representatives to the recipient to provide engineering and 
technical support for the first two years of the program. Additionally, 
approximately two trips per year will be required for U.S. Government 
personnel and contractor representatives for the duration of the 
program for program and technical support.
    There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a 
result of this proposed sale.

Transmittal No. 11-39

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. This sale will involve the release of sensitive technology to 
Taiwan. The F-16 A/B retrofit modification will modernize the existing 
fleet of Taiwan aircraft, equipping the F-16 airframe with advanced 
avionics and systems.
    2. Sensitive and/or classified (up to Secret) elements of the 
proposed retrofit accessories, components, and associated software: 
AESA Radar; AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF); 
ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management System; AN/ALQ-184, AN/ALQ-131, 
or AN/ALQ-211V9 AIDEWS; AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Pod or AN/AAQ-28 
LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod; Embedded Global Positioning System/
Inertial Navigation System, and HAVE GLASS I/II without infrared top 
coat. Additional sensitive areas include operating manuals and 
maintenance technical orders containing performance information, 
operating and test procedures, and other information related to support 
operations and repair. The hardware, software, and data identified are 
classified to protect vulnerabilities, design and performance 
parameters and other similar critical information.
    3. The AESA radar (manufacturer to be determined) contains the 
latest digital technology available in an electronically scanned 
antenna, including higher processor power, higher transmission power, 
more sensitive receiver electronics, ground moving detection 
capability, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which creates higher-
resolution ground maps from a greater distance than previous versions 
of the F-16 radar. The retrofit features an increase in detection range 
of air targets, an increase in processing speed and memory, as well as 
significant improvements in all modes, jam resistance, and false alarm 
rates. Complete hardware is classified Confidential; major components 
and subsystems are classified Confidential; software is classified 
Secret; and technical data and documentation are classified up to 
Secret.
    4. The AN/APX-113 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system is 
Unclassified as only commercial IFF will be offered.
    5. The AN/ALQ-184, AN/ALQ-131, or AN/ALQ-211V9 Airborne Integrated 
Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) provides passive radar 
warning, wide spectrum Digital RF Memory (DRFM) based jamming, and 
control and management of the entire EW system. The system is included 
in an external pod that can be mounted on a properly configured F-16. 
The commercially developed system software and hardware is 
Unclassified. The system is classified Secret when loaded with a U.S.-
derived EW database.
    6. The Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) is a modified 
HGU-55/P helmet that incorporates a visor-projected Heads-Up Display 
(HUD) to cue weapons and aircraft sensors to air and ground targets. 
Hardware is Unclassified; technical data and documents are classified 
up to Secret.
    7. The AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER targeting system is Unclassified but 
contains technology representing the latest state-of-the-art in several 
areas. Information on performance and inherent vulnerabilities is 
classified Secret. Software (object code) is classified Confidential.
    8. The AN/AAQ-28 LITENING targeting system is Unclassified but 
contains technology representing the latest state-of-the-art in several 
areas. Information on performance and inherent vulnerabilities is 
classified Secret. Software (object code) is classified Confidential. 
Sensitive elements include the forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensors, 
Laser Pulse Interval Modulation (PIM) and doublet coding, and the AGM-
65 Missile Boresight Correlator (MBC), and ECCM features that increase 
capability in a jamming environment.
    9. The AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missile is an air-to-air guided missile 
that employs a passive infrared (IR) target acquisition system that 
features digital technology and micro-miniature solid-state 
electronics. The AIM-9X All-Up-Round (AUR) is Confidential, major 
components and subsystems range from Unclassified to Confidential, and 
technical data and other documentation are classified up to Secret.
    10. The CBU-105D/B Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW) is an advanced 1,000-
pound class cluster bomb munition containing sensor fused sub-munitions 
that are designed to attack and defeat a wide range of moving or 
stationary land and maritime threats. The SFW meets U.S. policy 
regarding cluster munition safety standards.
    Major components include the SUU-66 Tactical Munitions Dispenser 
(TMD), ten (10) BLU-108 sub-munitions, each with four (4) ``hockey 
puck'' shaped skeet infrared sensing projectiles for a total of forty 
(40) warheads. The

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munition will be delivered in its All-Up-Round (AUR) configuration. 
This configuration is Unclassified.
    11. The GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III (EPIII) is a low level laser 
and GPS-guided munitions that can be employed at high, medium and low 
altitudes. Information revealing target designation tactics and 
associated aircraft maneuvers, the probability of destroying specific/
peculiar targets, vulnerabilities regarding countermeasures and the 
electromagnetic environment is classified Secret. Information revealing 
test boundaries, operational envelop and release points, the 
probability of destroying common/unspecified targets, the number of 
simultaneous lasers the laser seeker head can discriminate, the 
terminal impact conditions, the operational flight programming, laser 
seeker sensitivity and range, laser seeker field of view and field of 
regard, laser seeker tracking gate widths, laser pulse stability 
requirements, laser pulse width discrimination details, and data on the 
radar/infra-red frequency is classified Confidential.
    12. The Dual Mode Weapon--Enhanced PAVEWAY II (EPW) and Laser Joint 
Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM). Dual Mode weapons combine laser and GPS 
guidance modes into a single weapon. Both the EPW and LJDAM weapons are 
built by adding aerodynamic stabilization kits, guidance and control 
units, antennas and seeker components to the nose, tail and body of 
general purpose bombs. They can be added to 500lb and 2000lb class of 
bombs. These weapons improve the accuracy of unguided, general-purpose 
bombs. The GPS guidance allows for delivery in adverse weather. The 
laser guidance mode of these weapons allows for engagement of some 
mobile targets. The built-up weapons with components are Unclassified. 
Information revealing employment tactics, operational parameters, the 
probability of destroying targets, vulnerabilities regarding 
countermeasures and the electromagnetic environment is classified up to 
Confidential.
    13. The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance tail kit 
that converts unguided free-fall bombs into accurate, adverse weather 
``smart'' munitions. With the addition of a new tail section that 
contains an inertial navigational system and a global positioning 
system guidance control unit, JDAM improves the accuracy of unguided, 
general-purpose bombs in any weather condition. JDAM can be launched 
from very low to very high altitudes in a dive, toss and loft, or in 
straight and level flight with an on-axis or off-axis delivery. JDAM 
enables multiple weapons to be directed against single or multiple 
targets on a single pass. The JDAM AUR and all of its components are 
unclassified, technical data for JDAM is classified up to Secret.
    14. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain 
knowledge of the specific hardware and software, the information could 
be used to develop countermeasures, which might reduce weapon system 
effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or 
advanced capabilities.

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