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Consideration for Purchase: Follow-on 

life cycle support to maintain the 

Multifunctional Information 

Distribution Systems Low Volume 

Terminals (MIDS/LVT–1) and Joint 

Tactical Information Distribution 

Systems (JTIDS). The support will 

include spare and repair parts, support 

equipment, repair and return, 

publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, software and 

hardware updates, maintenance of a 

continental United States (CONUS) lab, 

U.S. Government and contracting 

engineering, logistics, and technical 

support services, and other related 

elements of program and logistics 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Navy (GOS) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS Case GNU–$290M–13JUL10 

FMS Case GMK–$277M–10JAN03 

(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: 16 December 2015 

* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States- Follow-On Support 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States has requested a possible sale of 

follow-on life cycle support to maintain 

the Multifunctional Information 

Distribution Systems Low Volume 

Terminals (MIDS/LVT–1) and Joint 

Tactical Information Distribution 

Systems (JTIDS) previously procured. 

The support will include spare and 

repair parts, support equipment, repair 

and return, publications and technical 

documentation, personnel training and 

training equipment, software and 

hardware updates, maintenance of a 

continental United States lab, U.S. 

Government and contracting 

engineering, logistics, and technical 

support services, and other related 

elements of program and logistics 

support. The estimated value is $120 

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 enhance the 

recipient’s operational readiness and 

maintenance of its existing systems. The 

support will improve and integrate the 

recipient’s information flow and display 

of tactical aircraft, surface ships, and 

ground stations. The recipient will have 

no difficulty absorbing this support and 

equipment into its inventory. 

The proposed sale of this equipment 

and support will not significantly alter 

the basic military balance in the region. 

The principal contractor will be 

selected through a competitive 

procurement conducted by the U.S. 

Government in accordance with the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation. 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 multiple trips to the 

recipient involving U.S. Government 

and contractor representatives to 

participate in training, program 

management, 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. 15–74] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

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 15–74 with 

attached Policy Justification and 

Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: February 8, 2016. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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Transmittal No. 15–74 

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 

(ii) Total Estimated Value: 

Major Defense Equipment * $50.0 million 

Other .................................... $ 7.0 million 

Total .................................. $57.0 million 

(iii) Description and Quantity or 

Quantities of Articles or Services under 

Consideration for Purchase: 

Major Defense Equipment (MDE): 

Two-hundred and eight (208) Javelin 

Guided Missiles 

Also included with this request are 

U.S. Government and contractor 

technical assistance, above the line 

transportation costs, and other related 

elements of logistics and program 

support. 

(iv) Military Department: Army (ZBS) 

(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: 

FMS Case: YWG, Basic: $39.8M–8 Jul 02 

A01: $39.98M–18 Jul 03 

A02: $39.98–04 Nov 05 

A03: $39.7M–15 Dec 09 

YZD, Basic: $28.8M–11 Dec 09 

A01: $30.1M–25 Oct 10 

(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 Annex attached 

(viii) Date Report Delivered to 

Congress: 16 December 2015 


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* as defined in Section 47(6) of the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

POLICY JUSTIFICATION 

Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States—Javelin Missile 

The Taipei Economic and Cultural 

Representative Office in the United 

States has requested a possible sale of 

two-hundred and eight (208) Javelin 

Guided Missiles; U.S. Government and 

contractor technical assistance, above 

the line transportation costs, and other 

related elements of logistics and 

program support. The estimated cost is 

$57 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 Javelin missile will provide the 

recipient with increased capacity to 

meet its coastal and homeland defense 

requirements. The recipient will have 

no difficulty absorbing this equipment 

into its armed forces. 

The prime contractors will be 

Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint 

Venture of Orlando, Florida and 

Tucson, Arizona. 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 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. 15–74 

Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of 

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

Arms Export Control Act 

Annex 

Item No. vii 

(viii) Sensitivity of Technology: 

1. The Javelin Weapon System is a 

medium-range, man-portable, shoulderlaunched, fire-and-forget, anti-tank 

system for infantry, scouts, and combat 

engineers. It may also be mounted on a 

variety of platforms to include vehicles 

and watercraft. The system weighs 49.5 

pounds and has a maximum range in 

excess of 2,500 meters. The system is 

highly lethal against tanks and other 

systems with conventional and reactive 

armors. The system possesses a 

secondary capability against bunkers. 

2. Javelin’s key technical feature is the 

use of fire-and-forget technology which 

allows the gunner to fire and 

immediately relocate or take cover. 

Additional special features are the top 

attack and/or direct fire modes, an 

advanced tandem warhead and imaging 

infrared seeker, target lock-on before 

launch, and soft launch from enclosures 

or covered fighting positions. The 

Javelin missile also has a minimum 

smoke motor thus decreasing its 

detection on the battlefield. 

3. The missile is autonomously 

guided to the target using an imaging 

infrared seeker and adaptive correlation 

tracking algorithms. 

4. The Javelin Missile System 

hardware and the documentation are 

UNCLASSIFIED. The missile software 

which resides in the Command Launch 

Unit (CLU) is considered sensitive. The 

sensitivity is primarily in the software 

programs which instruct the system 

how to operate in the presence of 

countermeasures. The overall hardware 

is also considered sensitive in that the 

infrared wavelengths could be useful in 

attempted countermeasure 

development. The benefits to be derived 

from the sale, as outlined in the policy 

justification of the notification, 

outweigh the potential damage that 

could result if sensitive technology was 

revealed to unauthorized persons. 

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. 

All defense articles and services listed 

in this transmittal have been authorized 

for release and export to the Taipei 

Economic and Cultural Representative 

Office in the United States. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 16–01] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense. 

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 16–01 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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