>The deal includes eight separate purchases, which cover HIMARS rockets systems, anti-tank missiles, anti-armor missiles, loitering suicide drones, howitzers, military software and parts for other equipment, according to details released by both governments.
>“The United States… continues to assist Taiwan in maintaining sufficient self‑defense capabilities and in rapidly building strong deterrence and leveraging asymmetric warfare advantages, which form the foundation for maintaining regional peace and stability,” a statement from Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said.
>The total sum of the US arms deal makes it the largest in years for the island.
>“Since 2010, the Executive Branch has notified Congress of approximately $49 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan,” a US official said.
>China’s Communist Party, which claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, despite never having controlled it, has yet to react to the proposed sale, but previous US deals with Taipei have drawn angry responses from Beijing.
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>The deal includes eight separate purchases, which cover HIMARS rockets systems, anti-tank missiles, anti-armor missiles, loitering suicide drones, howitzers, military software and parts for other equipment, according to details released by both governments.
>“The United States… continues to assist Taiwan in maintaining sufficient self‑defense capabilities and in rapidly building strong deterrence and leveraging asymmetric warfare advantages, which form the foundation for maintaining regional peace and stability,” a statement from Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said.
>The total sum of the US arms deal makes it the largest in years for the island.
>“Since 2010, the Executive Branch has notified Congress of approximately $49 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan,” a US official said.
>China’s Communist Party, which claims self-ruled and democratic Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, despite never having controlled it, has yet to react to the proposed sale, but previous US deals with Taipei have drawn angry responses from Beijing.
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