[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 243 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81906-81908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27732]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 20-75]


Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense 
(DoD).

ACTION: Arms sales notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is publishing the unclassified text 
of an arms sales notification.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karma Job at [email protected] 
or (703) 697-8976.

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 copy of a letter to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Transmittal 20-75 with 
attached Policy Justification and Sensitivity of Technology.

    Dated: December 11, 2020.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Transmittal No. 20-75
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 million
Other..................................  $367.2 million
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  TOTAL................................  $367.2 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE): None.
    Non-MDE: Six (6) MS-110 Recce Pods; three (3) Transportable Ground 
Stations; one (1) Fixed Ground station; spare and repair parts; repair 
and return; site surveys; integration and test equipment; system 
support and equipment; personnel training and training equipment; 
publications and technical documentation; U.S. Government and 
contractor engineering, technical, and logistical support services; and 
other related elements of logistical and program support.
    (iv) Military Department: Air Force (TW-D-QAS).
    (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None.

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    (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: October 21, 2020.
    *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Export Control Act.

POLICY JUSTIFICATION

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
(TECRO)--MS-110 Recce Pod System

    TECRO has requested to buy six (6) MS-110 Recce Pods; three (3) 
Transportable Ground Stations; one (1) Fixed Ground station; spare and 
repair parts; repair and return; site surveys; integration and test 
equipment; system support and equipment; personnel training and 
training equipment; publications and technical documentation; U.S. 
Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistical 
support services; and other related elements of logistical and program 
support. The total estimated program cost is $367.2 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 to maintain a credible defensive capability. The 
proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and 
assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, economic 
and progress in the region.
    This proposed sale will improve the recipient's capability to meet 
current and future threats by providing timely Intelligence, 
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), capabilities for its security 
and defense. The enhanced capability is a deterrent to regional threats 
and will strengthen the recipient's self-defense. The recipient will 
have no difficulty absorbing these systems 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 will be Collins Aerospace, Westford, MA. 
The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be 
defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
    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. 20-75
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 MS-110 is a Non-Program of Record electro-optic and infrared 
airborne reconnaissance system with long range, day/night, multi-
spectral sensor technology. The multi-spectral sensor lets the end user 
see color and better distinguish subtle features that traditional gray-
scale imagery cannot. The pod can transmit imagery via a datalink to 
ground-stations for near-real time analysis and exploitation.
    2. The highest level of classification of information included in 
this potential sale is UNCLASSIFIED.
    3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge 
of the hardware and software elements, the information could be used to 
develop countermeasures or equivalent systems, which might reduce 
system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with 
similar or advanced capabilities.
    4. 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.
    5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal 
have been authorized for release and export to the recipient.

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