WASHINGTON: The US has accredited the proposed sale of spare elements for fighter jets and radar programs in addition to communications tools to Taiwan, in offers valued at US$385 million, a US company mentioned Friday (Nov 29).
Whereas Washington doesn’t have official diplomatic relations with Taipei, it stays the island’s most vital backer and largest arms provider.
The proposed sale of the F-16 and radar system elements consists of apparatus in present US navy shares and was value an estimated US$320 million, the Protection Safety Cooperation Company mentioned in an announcement, 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 keep up a reputable defensive functionality,” the DSCA mentioned.
“The proposed sale will enhance the recipient’s capacity to fulfill present and future threats by sustaining the operational readiness of the recipient’s fleet of F-16 plane.”
A separate sale involving follow-on help and tools for a tactical communications system was value US$65 million, the DSCA mentioned.
The offers had been accredited by the State Division, with the DSCA offering the required notification to Congress on Friday.
