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International Engineering Services 

Program (IESP) and Field 

Surveillance Program (FSP) for five 

years, including engineering 

services support, designed to 

sustain, maintain, and improve the 

Patriot Air Defense System within 

the performance envelope described 

in the system specification through 

the investigation and resolution of 

identified problems; missile field 

surveillance support for legacy 

(Guidance Enhanced Missile 

(GEM)) and Patriot Advanced 

Capability-3 (PAC–3) missiles, 

designed to ensure the reliability 

and performance of the Patriot 

missile through storage and aging 

programs, surveillance firing 

programs, and configuration 

management; legacy and PAC–3 

missile stockpile reliability testing, 

to provide quantitative reliability 

assessments of the deployed missile 

round; U.S. Government and 

contractor technical and logistics 

support, and other related elements 

of program support. Participation in 

the shared IESP and FSP for the life 

of the Patriot system is a 

requirement of the U.S. 

Government. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (TW– 

B–ZDQ) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: TW–B– 

YYV, TW–B–ZBI 

(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: 

None 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: February 7, 2022 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States—International Engineering 

Services Program (IESP) and Field 

Surveillance Program (FSP) Support 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States (TECRO) has requested to buy 

equipment and services to support 

participation in the Patriot International 

Engineering Services Program (IESP) 

and Field Surveillance Program (FSP) 

for five years, including engineering 

services support, designed to sustain, 

maintain, and improve the Patriot Air 

Defense System within the performance 

envelope described in the system 

specification through the investigation 

and resolution of identified problems; 

missile field surveillance support for 

legacy (Guidance Enhanced Missile 

(GEM)) and Patriot Advanced 

Capability-3 (PAC–3) missiles, designed 

to ensure the reliability and 

performance of the Patriot missile 

through storage and aging programs, 

surveillance firing programs, and 

configuration management; legacy and 

PAC–3 missile stockpile reliability 

testing, to provide quantitative 

reliability assessments of the deployed 

missile round; U.S. Government and 

contractor technical and logistics 

support, and other related elements of 

program support. Participation in the 

shared IESP and FSP for the life of the 

Patriot system is a requirement of the 

U.S. Government. The total estimated 

program cost is $100.0 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. 

The proposed sale will help to sustain 

the recipient’s missile density and 

ensure readiness for air operations. The 

recipient will use this capability as a 

deterrent to regional threats and to 

strengthen homeland defense. The 

recipient will have no difficulty 

absorbing this equipment and services 

into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The prime contractors will be 

Raytheon Technologies in Andover, 

MA; and Lockheed Martin in Camden, 

AK. There are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the permanent 

assignment of any additional U.S. 

Government or contractor 

representatives to recipient. Support 

teams will travel to recipient on a 

temporary basis. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 21–46] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil 

Hedlund at neil.g.hedlund.civ@mail.mil 

or (703) 697–9214. 

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 

21–46 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: September 21, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 


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Transmittal No. 21–46 

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: Government 

of Jordan 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * .. $50 million 

Other ...................................... $20 million 

Total ................................ $70 million 

* Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing (FMF) 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

One hundred fourteen (114) Guided 

Multiple Launch Rocket System 

(GMLRS) Unitary High Explosive 

(HE) Tri-Mode Fuze (GMLRS–U) 


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(M31) Rockets 

One hundred fourteen (114) Reduced 

Range Practice Rockets (RRPR) 

Non-MDE: 

Also included is support equipment; 

publications and technical data; 

personnel training and equipment; 

systems integration support; U.S. 

Government and contractor 

engineering technical and logistics 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (JO– 

B–YAY) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JO–B– 

WYB 

(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: February 8, 2022 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Jordan—Guided Multiple Launch 

Rocket Systems (GMLRS) Alternate 

Warhead (AW) Unitary Rocket Pods 

The Government of Jordan has 

requested to buy one hundred fourteen 

(114) Guided Multiple Launch Rocket 

System (GMLRS) Unitary High 

Explosive (HE) Tri-Mode Fuze (GMLRS– 

U) (M31) Rockets; and one hundred 

fourteen (114) Reduced Range Practice 

Rockets (RRPR). Also included is 

support equipment; publications and 

technical data; personnel training and 

equipment; systems integration support; 

U.S. Government and contractor 

engineering technical and logistics 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The estimated total cost is $70 

million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy and national security of 

the United States by helping to improve 

the security of a Major Non-NATO Ally 

that is an important force for political 

stability and economic progress in the 

Middle East. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Jordan’s capability to meet current and 

future threats on its borders and provide 

greater security for its economic 

infrastructure. This sale will provide 

Jordan with a long-range precision 

artillery support capability that will 

significantly improve U.S.-Jordan 

interoperability and provide for the 

defense of vital installations. Jordan will 

have no difficulty absorbing these 

additional 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 

Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire 

Control, Dallas, TX. There are no known 

offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this sale will not 

require the assignment of any additional 

U.S. Government or contractor 

representatives to Jordan. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 21–46 

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 Guided Multiple Launch 

Rocket System (GMLRS) is a solid 

propellant artillery rocket for the High 

Mobility Artillery Rocket System 

(HIMARS). GMLRS uses GPS-aided 

inertial guidance to accurately and 

quickly deliver a single high-explosive 

blast fragmentation warhead to targets. 

The GMLRS has an operational range of 

15–70km. 

2. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

3. 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. 

4. A determination has been made 

that the Government of Jordan 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 

Government of Jordan. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 22–20] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil 

Hedlund at neil.g.hedlund.civ@mail.mil 

or (703) 697–9214. 

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 

22–20 with attached Policy Justification 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: September 21, 2023. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 


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