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logistics; and other related elements 

of logistics and program support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (TW– 

P–GPU) 

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

GOS, TW–P–GNU, TW–P–GMK 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

known 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology 

Contained in the Defense Article or 

Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: 

None 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: December 15, 2023 

* As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States—Command, Control, 

Communications, and Computers (C4) 

Life Cycle Support 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States (U.S.) (TECRO) has requested to 

buy follow-on life cycle support to 

maintain Command, Control, 

Communications, and Computers (C4) 

capabilities managed under the Syun 

An program. The C4 capabilities 

consisting of previously procured 

Multifunctional Information 

Distribution Systems-Low Volume 

Terminals (MIDS–LVT) and Joint 

Tactical Information Distribution 

System (JTIDS) equipment, as well as 

procurement of spare and repair parts; 

repair and return of equipment; 

technical documentation; personnel 

training; software and hardware; 

software development; maintenance of 

Continental United States (CONUS) 

technical laboratories; U.S. Government 

and contract engineering and technical 

support; logistics; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. The estimated total cost is $300 

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, and 

economic progress in the region. 

The proposed sale will improve the 

recipient’s capability to meet current 

and future threats by enhancing 

operational readiness and maintenance 

of its existing C4 capabilities and 

sustaining capabilities that provide 

secure flow of tactical information 

required for the development of a Joint 

Common Operation Picture. The 

recipient will have no difficulty 

absorbing this support and equipment 

into its inventory. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not alter the basic 

military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor(s) will be 

determined through U.S. Government 

competitive processes. There are no 

known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require an estimated twenty-six (26) 

U.S. Government personnel and eightythree (83) U.S. contractor 

representatives to travel to the recipient, 

as required, to provide engineering and 

technical support services as well as 

program and technical reviews. 

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. 24–03] 

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 24–03, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 16, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 24–03 

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 Japan 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $213 million 

Other .................................... $ 11 million 

TOTAL ............................. $224 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

One hundred twenty (120) AIM– 

120C–8 Advanced Medium Range 

Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) 

Three (3) AIM–120C–8 Guidance 

Sections 

Non-MDE: 

Also included are AIM–120 Captive 

Air Training Missiles (CATM), 

missile containers, and control 

section spares; Common Munitions 

Built-in-Test Reprogramming 

Equipment (CMBRE); ADU–891 

Adapter Group Test Sets; munitions 

support and support equipment; 

spare and repair parts, 

consumables, and accessories, and 

repair and return support; contract 

logistics support (CLS); classified 

software delivery and support; 

classified/unclassified publications 

and technical documentation; 

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DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY 

.2800 Daf'enN Pentagon 

.The Honorable Mike Johnson 

Speaker of the House 

U.S. House of Representatives 

H-209, The Capitol 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Mr. Speaker: 

WHhlngtOn, DC 20301-2800 

December 15~ 2023 

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

Act,. as amended, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. 24..03, concerning the Air Force's 

proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Oovemment of Japan for defense articles and 

services estimated to cost $224 million. We will issue a news .release to notify the public of this 

proposed sale upon delivery of this letter to your office. 

Enclosures: 

1. Transmittal 

2. PoUey Justification 

3. Sensitivity of Technology 

Sincerely, 

~a.~ 

James A. Hursch 

Director 
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(U.S.) Government and contractor 

engineering, technical and logistical 

support services; and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Air Force 

(JA–D–YBI) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA–D– 

YAI, JA–D–YAK, JA–D–YAO, JA–D– 

YCM, JA–D–YAU, JA–D–YAX, JA–D– 

YBD 

(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, 

Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None 

known at this time 

(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: December 15, 2023 

*As defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Japan—AIM–120C–8 Advanced 

Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles 

(AMRAAM) 

The Government of Japan has 

requested to buy one hundred twenty 

(120) AIM–120C–8 Advanced MediumRange Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); 

and three (3) AIM–120C–8 guidance 

sections. Also included are AIM–120 

Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM), 

missile containers, and control section 

spares; Common Munitions Built-inTest Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE); ADU–891 Adapter Group Test 

Sets; munitions support and support 

equipment; spare and repair parts, 

consumables, and accessories, and 

repair and return support; contract 

logistics support (CLS); classified 

software delivery and support; 

classified/unclassified publications and 

technical documentation; studies and 

surveys; U.S. Government and 

contractor engineering, technical and 

logistical support services; and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated total 

cost is $224 million. 

This proposed sale will support the 

foreign policy goals and national 

security objectives of the U.S. by 

improving the security of a major ally 

that is a force for political stability and 

economic progress in the Indo-Pacific 

region. 

The proposed sale will improve 

Japan’s capability to meet current and 

future threats by defending its 

homeland and U.S. personnel stationed 

there. The proposed sale is Japan’s 

Calendar Year 2023 annual purchase of 

AMRAAMs. Japan will have no 

difficulty absorbing these articles 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 principal contractor will be RTX 

Corporation, Tucson, AZ. There are no 

known offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will not require the assignment of any 

additional U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to Japan. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 24–03 

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 AIM–120C–8 Advanced 

Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile 

(AMRAAM) is a supersonic, airlaunched, aerial intercept, guided 

missile featuring digital technology and 

micro-miniature, solid-state electronics. 

AMRAAM capabilities include lookdown/shoot-down, multiple launches 

against multiple targets, resistance to 

electronic countermeasures, and 

interception of high- and low-flying and 

maneuvering targets. 

2. The Common Munitions Built-InTest (BIT)/Reprogramming Equipment 

(CMBRE) is support equipment used to 

interface with weapon systems to 

initiate and report BIT results, and 

upload/download flight software. 

CMBRE supports multiple munitions 

platforms with a range of applications 

that perform preflight checks, periodic 

maintenance checks, loading of 

Operational Flight Program (OFP) data, 

loading of munitions mission planning 

data, loading of Global Positioning 

System (GPS) cryptographic keys, and 

declassification of munitions memory. 

3. The ADU–891 Adapter Group Test 

Set provides the physical and electrical 

interface between the Common 

Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming 

Equipment (CMBRE) and the missile. 

4. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

5. 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. 

6. A determination has been made 

that Japan 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. 

7. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to 

Japan. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 24–05] 

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 24–05, Policy Justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: December 16, 2024. 

Stephanie J. Bost, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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