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Support/Logistical Support, Contractor 

Technical Support, and other associated 

equipment and services. 

(iv) Military Department: U.S. Army 

(TW–B–ZBT) 

(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: 16 December 2015 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representatives Office in the United 

States - TOW 2B Aero Radio Frequency 

(RF) Missile (BGM-71F-Series), Support 

and Training 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States has requested a possible sale of 

seven hundred sixty-nine (769) TOW 2B 

Aero Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles 

(BGM-71F-Series). This proposed sale 

also includes fourteen (14) Radio 

Frequency (RF) TOW 2B Aero (BGM71F-Series) Fly-to-Buy Missiles for lot 

acceptance testing, forty-six (46) 

Improved Target Acquisition System 

(ITAS) Launchers, four (4) Improved 

Target Acquisition System (ITAS) 

Launcher spares, Missile support 

Equipment, Government-Furnished 

Equipment, Technical Manuals/ 

Publications, Spare Parts, Tool and Test 

Equipment, Trainers, U.S. Government 

Technical Support/Integrated Logistical 

Support, Contractor Technical Support, 

and other associated equipment and 

services. The estimated cost is $268 

million. 

This sale is consistent with United 

States 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 enchance its 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 of TOW 2B 

Missiles, ITAS Launchers, and technical 

support will advance the recipient’s 

efforts to develop and integrated ground 

defense capability. A strong national 

defense and dedicated military force 

will assist the recipient in its efforts to 

maintain stability. The recipient will 

have no difficulty absorbing this 

equipment 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 involved in 

this program is Raytheon Missile 

Systems (RMS) of Tucson, Arizona, and 

McKinney, Texas. The purchaser 

normally requests industrial 

cooperation at forty percent, but at this 

time there are no known offset 

agreements proposed in connection 

with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

will require the U.S. Government or 

contractor representatives to travel to 

the recipient for multiple period of 

equipment de-processing/fielding, 

system checkout, and new equipment 

training. There will be no more than ten 

contractor personnel at any one time 

and all efforts will take less than 16 

weeks in total. 

There will be no adverse impact on 

U.S. defense readiness as a result of this 

proposed sale. 

Transmittal No. 16–01 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

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

Anns Export Control Act, as amended 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(vii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The TOW 2B Aero Radio Frequency 

(RF) Missile (BGM–71F–3–RF) is a flyover-shootdown missile designed to 

defeat armored vehicles. TOW missiles 

are fired from a variety of TOW 

Launchers in the U .S. Army, U.S. 

Marine Corps and Foreign Military Sales 

(FMS) customer forces. The TOW 2B 

Aero RF missile can be launched from 

the same launcher platforms as the 

existing wire-guided TOW 2B and TOW 

2B Aero missiles without modification 

to the launcher. The TOW 2B missile 

(both wire & RF) contains two tracker 

beacons (xenon and thermal) for the 

launcher to track and guide the missile 

in flight. Guidance commands from the 

launcher are provided to the missile by 

an RF link contained within the missile 

case. Software for performance data, 

lethality penetration, and sensors are 

classified SECRET. 

2. The Improved Target Acquisition 

System (ITAS) is designed to fire all 

existing versions of the TOW missile 

and consists of a Target Acquisition 

Subsystem (TAS), a Fire Control 

Subsystem (FCS), a Li-Ion Battery Box 

(LBB), a modified Traversing Unit (TU) 

plus the standard launch tube and 

tripod. The ITAS provides for the 

integration of both the direct view 

optics and a second generation Standard 

Advanced Dewar Assembly (SADA) II 

thermal sensor into a single housing; 

direct view optics that provide viewing 

the target scene in daylight and nonobscured conditions; introduction of 

both passive and active eye safe laserranging; development of embedded 

training and training sustainment; 

automatic bore sight which allows the 

gunner to align the night vision system 

with the direct view optics; insertion of 

advanced Built-In Test/Built-In Test 

Equipment (BIT/BITE) which provides 

fault detection and recognition and go/ 

no go status for the gunner; and an 

Aided Target Tracker (ATT) that 

provides the capability to process 

infrared imagery into recognizable 

contour features used to assist the 

gunner’s aim point. 

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. 

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. 15–72] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 

DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607– 

5339. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 15–72 with 

attached Policy Justification and 

Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: February 9, 2016. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 15–72 

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 *.$300.0 million 

Other ............................. $ 75.0 million 

Total ...................... $375.0 million 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms 

Export Control Act. 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 

includes: 


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Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious 

Vehicles (AAVs) 

Weapons 

• Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine 

guns 

• Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns 

Non-MDE included with this request 

are: Enhanced Armored Applique Kits 

(EAAK); spares; training; support and 

test equipment; publications; contractor 

engineering technical services; 

engineering technical services; 

logistical, training, engineering and 

program support; and other technical 

assistance. 

(iv) Military Department: NAVY (SEQ) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: FMS 

Case SDR-$173 million-04 SEP 02 

(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: 16 December 2015 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States (TECRO)—Assault Amphibious 

Vehicles (AAVs) 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States has requested a possible sale of 

the following: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE) 

includes: 

Thirty-Six (36) Assault Amphibious 

Vehicles (AAVs) 

Weapons 

• Thirty (30) .50 Caliber M2 machine 

guns 

• Six (6) 7.62mm M240 machine guns 

Non-MDE included with this request 

are: Enhanced Armored Applique Kits 

(EAAK); spares; weapons; training; 

support and test equipment; 

publications; contractor engineering 

technical services; engineering technical 

services; logistical, training, engineering 

and program support; and other 

technical assistance. The estimated 

MDE cost is $300 million. The total 

estimated cost is $375 million. 

This sale is consistent with United 

States 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 enhance its 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 in current and 

future defensive efforts. The recipient 

will use these vehicles to augment 

existing vehicles and will have no 

difficulty absorbing these new vehicles 

into its armed forces. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not significantly alter 

the basic military balance in the region. 

The prime contractor supporting the 

refurbishment has not been selected. 

The purchaser normally requests 

industrial cooperation at forty percent, 

but at this time there are no known 

offset agreements proposed in 

connection with this potential sale. 

Implementation of this proposed sale 

should not require the permanent 

assignment of 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. 15–72 

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 Amphibious Assault Vehicles 

(AAV) Al Reliability Availability 

Maintainability (RAM) Rebuild to 

Standard (RS) Family of Vehicles (FOV) 

end items, trainers, and components are 

UNCLASSIFIED. The technical and 

operational elements of these systems, 

and any related data, are classified up 

to SECRET to protect vulnerabilities, 

design and performance parameters, and 

similar critical information. 

2. 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 advanced capabilities. 

3. 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. 15–45] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah A. Ragan or Heather N. Harwell, 

DSCA/LMO, (703) 604–1546/(703) 607– 

5339. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 15–45 with 

attached Policy Justification and 

Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: February 9, 2016. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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