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countermeasures or equivalent systems, 

which might reduce system 

effectiveness or be used in the 

development of a system with similar or 

advanced capabilities. 

8. 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. 

9. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

recipient. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–74] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 

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 

20–74 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. 20–74 

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 (TECRO) 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $153 million 

Other ...................................... $447 million 

TOTAL ............................... $600 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Four (4) Weapons-Ready MQ-9B 

Remotely Piloted Aircraft 

Two (2) Fixed Ground Control Stations 

Two (2) Mobile Ground Control Stations 

Fourteen (14) Embedded Global 

Positioning System/Inertial 

Navigations Systems (EGI) with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Module (SAASM) (12 installed, 2 

spares) 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are MX-20 MultiSpectral Targeting Systems and spares; 

SeaVue Maritime Multi-Role Patrol 

Radars; SAGE 750 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures (ESM) Systems; 

C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) Ground 

Data Terminals; Ku-Band SATCOM GAASI Transportable Earth Stations 

(GATES); AN/DPX-7 IFF Transponders; 

Honeywell TPE-331-10GD Turboprop 

Engines; M6000 UHF/VHF Radios; KIV77 Mode 5 IFF cryptographic appliques; 

AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loaders; 

secure communications, cryptographic 

and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 


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equipment; initial spare and repair 

parts; hard points, power, and data 

connections for weapons integration; 

support and test equipment; 

publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, technical, 

and logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(TW-D-SAQ) 

(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: November 3, 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)—MQ-9B Remotely 

Piloted Aircraft 

TECRO has requested to buy four (4) 

Weapons-Ready MQ-9B Remotely 

Piloted Aircraft; two (2) Fixed Ground 

Control Stations; two (2) Mobile Ground 

Control Stations; and fourteen (14) 

Embedded Global Positioning System/ 

Inertial Navigations Systems (EGI) with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Module (SAASM) (12 installed, 2 

spares). Also included are MX-20 MultiSpectral Targeting Systems and spares; 

SeaVue Maritime Multi-Role Patrol 

Radars; SAGE 750 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures (ESM) Systems; 

C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) Ground 

Data Terminals; Ku-Band SATCOM GAASI Transportable Earth Stations 

(GATES); AN/DPX-7 IFF Transponders; 

Honeywell TPE-331–10GD Turboprop 

Engines; M6000 UHF/VHF Radios; KIV77 Mode 5 IFF cryptographic appliques; 

AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loaders; 

secure communications, cryptographic 

and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 

equipment; initial spare and repair 

parts; hard points, power, and data 

connections for weapons integration; 

support and test equipment; 

publications and technical 

documentation; personnel training and 

training equipment; U.S. Government 

and contractor engineering, technical, 

and logistics support services; and other 

related elements of logistical and 

program support. The total estimated 

program cost is $600 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), target acquisition, 

and counter-land, counter-sea, and antisubmarine strike capabilities for its 

security and defense. The 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 

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, 

Inc., San Diego, CA. 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. 20–74 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The MQ-9B Remotely Piloted 

Aircraft (RPA) is a weapons-ready 

aircraft designed for Medium-Altitude 

Long-Endurance (MALE) Intelligence, 

Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), 

Target Acquisition, and Strike Missions. 

The MQ-9B RPA is not a USAF program 

of record but has close ties to, and 

builds upon, the proven success of the 

MQ-9A Reaper. The MQ-9B is a highly 

modular, easily configurable aircraft 

that contains the necessary hard points, 

power, and data connections to 

accommodate a variety of payloads and 

munitions to meet multiple missions— 

including counter-land, counter-sea, 

and anti-submarine strike operations. 

The system is designed to be controlled 

by two operators within a Certifiable 

Ground Control Station (CGCS). The 

CGCS is designed to emulate a 

reconnaissance aircraft cockpit, giving 

users extensive means to operate both 

the aircraft and sensors. The MQ-9B is 

able to operate using a direct Line-ofSight (LOS) datalink or Beyond Line-ofSight (BLOS) through satellite 

communications (SATCOM). The MQ9B system can be deployed from a single 

site that supports launch/recovery, 

mission control, and maintenance. The 

system also supports remote-split 

operations where launch/recovery and 

maintenance occur at a Forward 

Operating Base and mission control is 

conducted from another location or 

Main Operating Base (MOB). 

2. The Ground Control Station (GCS) 

can be either fixed or mobile. The fixed 

GCS is enclosed in a customer-specified 

shelter. It incorporates workstations that 

allow operators to control and monitor 

the aircraft, as well as record and 

exploit downlinked payload data. The 

mobile GCS allows operators to perform 

the same functions and is contained on 

a mobile trailer. Workstations in either 

GCS can be tailored to meet customer 

requirements. 

3. The Embedded GPS-INS (EGI) with 

Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing 

Module (SAASM) is a self-contained 

navigation system that provides the 

following: acceleration, velocity, 

position, attitude, platform azimuth, 

magnetic and true heading, altitude, 

body angular rates, time tags and 

coordinated universal time (UTC) 

synchronized time. SAASM enables the 

GPS receiver access to the encrypted 

P(Y) signal providing protection against 

active spoofing attacks. 

4. The AN/DPX-7 is an Identification 

Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponder used to 

identify and track aircraft, ships, and 

some ground forces to reduce friendly 

fire incidents. 

5. The MX-20 Multi-Spectral 

Targeting System is a multi-use highly 

advanced EO/IR sensor that provides 

long-range surveillance, high altitude, 

target acquisition, tracking, range 

finding, and laser designation for all 

NATO and tri-service laser guided 

munitions, enabling precision-strike 

against a variety of land and maritime 

targets. 

6. SeaVue Maritime Multi-Role Patrol 

Radar is a synthetic aperture X-band 

radar that provides small-target 

maritime detection in high seas, 

maritime search (including submarine 

periscopes and semi-submersibles), 

radar imaging of ocean targets, and 

weather detection and avoidance. 

7. The SAGE 750 Electronic 

Surveillance Measures (ESM) System is 

a UK-produced digital electronic 

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intelligence (ELINT) sensor which 

analyzes the electromagnetic spectrum 

to map the source of active emissions. 

Using highly accurate Direction Finding 

(DF) antennas, SAGE builds target 

locations and provides situational 

awareness, advance warning of threats 

and the ability to cue other sensors. 

8. The C-Band Line-of-Sight (LOS) 

Ground Data Terminals and Ku-Band 

SATCOM GA-ASI Transportable Earth 

Stations (GATES) provide command, 

control, and data acquisition for the 

MQ-9B. 

9. The Honeywell TPE-331–10-GD 

Turboprop Engine is used in a variety of 

airborne platforms including the MQ9B. 

10. The M6000 UHF/VHF Radio is a 

multi-band, portable, two-way 

communication radio. 

11. The KIV-77 Mode 5 crypto 

applique computer for IFF is Type 1 

certified by the National Security 

Agency and provides information 

assurance for Mode 5 IFF equipment. 

The KIV-77 is used to store the 

classified keys. 

12. The AN/APQ-10C Simple Key 

Loader is a handheld fill device for 

securely receiving, storing, and 

transferring data between cryptographic 

and communications equipment. 

13. The highest level of classification 

of information included in this potential 

sale is SECRET. 

14. 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. 

15. 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. 

16. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

recipient. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 20–82] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of an 

arms sales notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karma Job at karma.d.job.civ@mail.mil 

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 

20–82 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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