[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7524-7526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02891]


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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.

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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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Transmittal No. 16-01
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 and 
Representative Office in the United States
    (ii) Total Estimated Value:

Major Defense Equipment *................  $237 million
Other....................................  $ 31 million
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  Total..................................  $268 million
 

    (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or 
Services under Consideration for Purchase:
    Major Defense Equipment (MDE):

Seven hundred sixty-nine (769) TOW 2B Aero, Radio Frequency (RF) 
Missiles (BGM-71F-Series)
Fourteen (14) TOW 2B Aero, Radio Frequency (RF) (BGM-71F-Series) Fly-
to-Buy Missiles
Forty-six (46) Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS)
Four (4) ITAS spares

    Also included are the following non-MDE: Missile Support Equipment, 
Government-Furnished Equipment, Technical Manuals/Publications, Spare 
Parts, Tool and Test Equipment, Training, U.S. Government Technical

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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 (BGM-71F-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 
fly-over-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 non-
obscured conditions; introduction of both passive and active eye safe 
laser-ranging; 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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