WASHINGTON, January 29, 2010 – Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office in the United States of 114 PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3)
missiles, 3 AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets and other related equipment and services. The estimated cost
is $2.81 billion.

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States has requested the
possible sale of 114 PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles, 3 AN/MPQ-65 Radar
Sets, 1 AN/MSQ-133 Information and Coordination Centrals, 1 Tactical Command Station, 3
Communication Relay Groups, 3 AN/MSQ-132 Engagement Control Stations, 26 M902
Launching Stations, 5 Antenna Mast Groups, 1 Electronic Power Plant III (EPP), battery and
battalion maintenance equipment, prime movers, generators, electrical power units, personnel
training and equipment, trailers, communication equipment, tool and test sets, spare and repair
parts, publications and technical documentation, Quality Assurance Team support services, U.S.
Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements
of logistics support. The estimated cost is $2.81 billion.

This sale is consistent with United States law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8. The
U.S. is committed to providing military assistance under the terms of the Taiwan Relations Act.
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 to meet current and future threats of
enemy air strikes. The recipient will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats
and to strengthen its homeland defense. The recipient, which already has PAC-3 missiles in its
inventory, will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the
region.

The principal contractors will be: Raytheon Corporation in Andover, MA, and Lockheed-Martin
in Dallas, TX. 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 and contractor representatives.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

Source: DSCA