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No. 086-M
MEMORANDUM FOR CORRESPONDENTS
May 28, 1999
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States has requested a possible sale of five exportable AN/VRC-92E SINCGARS radio systems, five Commercial Off-the Shelf/Non-Developmental Item (COTS/NDI) Intelligence Electronic Warfare (IEW) systems (a mobile intercept direction finding system with high frequency skywave intercept, direction finding and jamming capability that is shelter configured on a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV)) to be provided by a commercial contractor, five HMMWV, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and technical services, Quality Assurance Teams, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $64 million.
This proposed sale is consistent with United States law and policy, as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
The proposed sale of this equipment will enable the recipient to intercept and jam offensive communications and to protect their own communications from being compromised. The recipient will use the COTS/NDI as well as the IEW leased equipment to equip an experimental IEW ground force unit. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not affect the basic military balance in the region.
At this time, a contractor has not been selected for the COTS/NDI system. There are no offset agreements proposed to be entered into in connection with this potential sale.
The number of U.S. Government personnel and contractor representatives required in Taiwan to support the program will be determined in joint negotiations as the program proceeds through the development, production and equipment installation phases.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
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