WASHINGTON: America has accepted the proposed sale of spare elements for fighter jets and radar techniques in addition to communications tools to Taiwan, in offers valued at US$385 million, a US company stated Friday (Nov 29).
Whereas Washington doesn’t have official diplomatic relations with Taipei, it stays the island’s most necessary backer and largest arms provider.
The proposed sale of the F-16 and radar system elements consists of apparatus in current US navy shares and was price an estimated US$320 million, the Protection Safety Cooperation Company stated in a press release, with deliveries estimated to start out in 2025.
“This proposed sale serves US nationwide, financial and safety pursuits by supporting the recipient’s persevering with efforts to modernise its armed forces and to take care of a reputable defensive functionality,” the DSCA stated.
“The proposed sale will enhance the recipient’s potential to satisfy present and future threats by sustaining the operational readiness of the recipient’s fleet of F-16 plane.”
A separate sale involving follow-on assist and tools for a tactical communications system was price US$65 million, the DSCA stated.
The offers have been accepted by the State Division, with the DSCA offering the required notification to Congress on Friday.