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Transmittal No. 22–0V 

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR 

UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF 

TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 

36(B)(5)(C), AECA) 

(i) Purchaser: Taipei Economic and 

Cultural Representative Office in the 

United States (TECRO) 

(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal 

No.: 09–75 

Date: January 29, 2010 

Military Department: Army 

Funding Source: National Funds 

(iii) Description: On January 29, 2010, 

Congress was notified by Congressional 

certification transmittal number 09–75, 

of the possible sale, under Section 

36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, 

of 114 PATRIOT Advanced Capability 

(PAC–3) missiles, 3 AN/MPQ–65 Radar 

Sets, 1 AN/MSQ–133 Information and 

Coordination Centrals, 1 Tactical 

Command Station, 3 Communication 

Relay Groups, 3 AN/MSQ–132 

Engagement Control Stations, 26 M902 

Launching Stations, 5 Antenna Mast 

Groups, 1 Electronic Power Plant III 

(EPP), battery and battalion 

maintenance equipment, prime movers, 

generators, electrical power units, 

personnel training and equipment, 

trailers, communication equipment, tool 

and test sets, spare and repair parts, 

publications and technical 

documentation, Quality Assurance 

Team support services, U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering 

and logistics support service and other 

related elements of logistics support. 

The estimated total cost was $2.81 

billion. Major Defense Equipment 

(MDE) constituted $1.57 billion of this 

total. 

This transmittal notifies the inclusion 

of the following MDE items: one 

hundred (100) PAC–3 Missile Segment 

Enhancement (MSE) missiles; and two 

(2) PAC–3 MSE test missiles. Also 

included are M903 Launcher 

modification kits; missile round 

trainers; and Post Deployment Build 

(PDB) 8.1 software upgrade. The 

estimated total value of these additional 

items is $882 million. These additions 

will not result in an increase to the total 

estimated MDE value of $1.57 billion. 

The total estimated case value will 

remain $2.81 billion. 

(iv) Significance: The proposed sale 

will enhance the recipient’s PATRIOT 

missile system to improve its missile 

defense capability, defend its territorial 

integrity, and deter threats for regional 

stability. 

(v) Justification: 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, and economic progress in the 

region. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: 

The PAC–3 Missile Segment 

Enhanced missile is a small, highly 

agile, kinetic kill interceptor for defense 

against tactical ballistic missiles, cruise 

missiles and air-breathing threats. The 

MSE variant of the PAC–3 missile 

represents the next generation in hit-tokill interceptors and provides expanded 

battlespace against evolving threats. The 

PAC–3 MSE improves upon the original 

PAC–3 capability with a higher 

performance solid rocket motor, 

modified lethality enhancer, more 

responsible control surfaces, upgraded 

guidance software, and insensitive 

munitions improvements. 

The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: December 1, 2022 

[FR Doc. 2024–20724 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–0B] 

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: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(5)(C) 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 with attached 

Transmittal 23–0B. 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

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Speaker of the House 

U.S. House of Representatives 

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Dear Speaker: 

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February 28~ 2023 

Pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 36(b)(S)(C) of the Arms Export Control 

Act (AECA), as amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. 23-08. This notifiwion relates to 

enhancements or upgrades from the level of sensitivity or technol<>gy. or capability described in 

the Section 36(b)(l) AECA certification 19-65 of October 29, 2019. 

().. 

James A. Bursch 

Director 

Enclosures: 

1. Transmittal 
74242 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2024 / Notices 

Transmittal No. 23–0B 

REPORT OF ENHANCEMENT OR 

UPGRADE OF SENSITIVITY OF 

TECHNOLOGY OR CAPABILITY (SEC. 

36(B)(5)(C), AECA) 

(i) Purchaser: Government of Japan 

(ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal 

No.: 19–65 

Date: October 29, 2019 

Implementing Agency: Air Force 

(iii) Description: On October 29, 2019, 

Congress was notified by Congressional 

certification transmittal number 19–65 

of the possible sale, under Section 

36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, 

of the upgrade of up to ninety-eight (98) 

F–15J aircraft to a Japanese Super 

Interceptor (JSI) configuration consisting 

of up to one hundred three (103) APG– 

82(v)1 Active Electronically Scanned 

Array (AESA) Radar (includes 5 spares); 

one hundred sixteen (116) Advanced 

Display Core Processor II (ADCP II) 

Mission System Computer (includes 19 

spares); and one hundred one (101) 

ALQ–239 Digital Electronic Warfare 

System (DEWS) (includes 3 spares). 

Also included were Joint Mission 

Planning System (JMPS) with software, 

training and support; Selective 

Availability Anti-spoofing Module 

(SASSM); ARC–210 radio, aircraft and 

munition integration and test support; 

ground training devices (including flight 

and maintenance simulators); support 

and test equipment; software delivery 

and support; spare and repair parts; 

communications equipment; facilities 

and construction support; publications 

and technical documentation; personnel 

training and training equipment; U.S. 

Government and contractor engineering; 

technical and logistics support services; 

studies and surveys; and other related 

elements of logistical and program 

support. The estimated total program 

cost was $4.5 billion. Major Defense 

Equipment (MDE) constituted $2.4 

billion of this total. 

On July 26, 2022, Congress was 

notified by Congressional certification 

transmittal number 22–0K of the 

possible sale, under Section 36(b)(5)(C) 

of the Arms Export Control Act, of one 

hundred three (103) AN/ALQ–250 Eagle 

Passive Active Warning Survivability 

System (EPAWSS) electronic warfare 

suites. The total cost of new MDE 

articles was $956 million. This did not 

increase the total net cost of MDE, 

which remained $2.4 billion. The total 

case value did not increase, remaining 

$4.5 billion. 

This transmittal notifies the addition 

of the following MDE items: up to one 

(1) Instrumented Test Vehicle; two (2) 

JASSM AGM–158 Separation Test 

Vehicles; two (2) JASSM AGM–158 

Jettison Test Vehicles; two (2) JASSM 

AGM–158 Captive Carry Flight Test 

Vehicles; two (2) AGM–158 Inert 

JASSMs; and one hundred three (103) 

Embedded Global Positioning System/ 

Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) 

(EGI) devices with M-code technology. 

The total cost of new MDE articles is 

$41 million. The total net cost of MDE 

remains $2.4 billion. The total net cost 

of non-MDE remains $2.1 billion. The 

total case value remains $4.5 billion. 

(iv) Significance: The inclusion of this 

MDE represents an increase in 

capability over what was previously 

notified. The proposed articles and 

services will assist Japan in developing 

and maintaining a strong and effective 

self-defense capability. 

(v) Justification: This proposed sale 

will support the foreign policy goals and 

national security objectives of the 

United States by improving the security 

of a major ally that is a force for political 

stability and economic progress in the 

Asia-Pacific region. 

(vi) Sensitivity of Technology: 

The AGM–158B/B–2 Joint Air-toSurface Standoff Missile with Extended 

Range (JASSM–ER) is a low-observable, 

highly survivable, subsonic cruise 

missile designed to penetrate nextgeneration air defense systems in route 

to target. The JASSM–ER is designed to 

kill hard, medium-hardened, soft and 

area-type targets. A turbo-fan engine and 

reconfigured fuel tanks provide added 

capacity. This potential sale will only 

include testing and training munitions. 

a. The AGM–158/B–2 system 

capabilities include all the capabilities 

of the AGM–158/B. The AGM–158/B–2 

configuration has different internal 

components to address multiple 

obsolescence issues as well as 

subcomponent updates to position for 

GPS M-Code and other potential 

upgrades. 

b. The AGM–158 Instrumented Test 

Vehicle (ITV) is a flight certification 

vehicle equipped with an intelligent 

Test Instrumentation Kit (iTIK). The ITV 

collects airworthiness data to ensure 

safe separation of the munition from the 

aircraft. 

c. The JASSM AGM–158 Separation 

Test Vehicle (STV), equipped with iTIK, 

collects separation data during 

airworthiness/flight certification. 

d. The JASSM Jettison Test Vehicle 

(JTV) is used during the airworthiness 

data collection process to ensure safe 

jettison of the munition from the 

aircraft. It provides pilot captive-carry 

training with recording capability for 

post-release data analysis. 

e. The JASSM AGM–158 Captive 

Carry Flight Test Vehicle, equipped 

with iTIK, has an inert warhead and 

fuze and an anti-jam GPS receiver. It is 

used solely for captive carry testing, 

conducted in the U.S. 

f. The AGM–158 Inert JASSM, 

equipped with iTIK, has an inert 

warhead and fuze and an anti-jam GPS 

receiver. It is used for live launch 

testing, conducted in the U.S. 

The M-Code capable Embedded 

Global Positioning System/Inertial 

Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI), 

with an embedded GPS Precise 

Positioning Service (PPS) Receiver 

Application Module-Standard 

Electronic Module (GRAM–S/M), is a 

self-contained navigation system that 

provides acceleration, velocity, position, 

attitude, platform azimuth, magnetic 

and true heading, altitude, body angular 

rates, time tags, and coordinated 

universal time (UTC) synchronized 

time. The embedded GRAM–S/M 

enables access to both the encrypted 

P(Y) and M-Code signals, providing 

protection against active spoofing 

attacks, enhanced military exclusivity, 

integrity, and anti-jam. 

The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

(vii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: February 28, 2023 

[FR Doc. 2024–20736 Filed 9–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 23–12] 

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: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@

mail.mil. 

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 with attached 

Transmittal 23–12, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 


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