Trump’s government announces eight new arms package for Taiwan

(MENAFN) The Trump administration has approved eight new arms packages for Taiwan totaling more than $11 billion, a decision widely expected to escalate tensions with China. The State Department’s approvals include an over $4 billion sale of 60 M107A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers and related equipment, 82 M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, 420 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), more than $1 billion in ALTIUS tube-launched loitering drone munitions, and $353 million in TOW missiles.

Additional sales authorized include over $1 billion for a Tactical Mission Network, which provides communications for military units along with associated software, equipment, and services, more than $375 million in Javelin missiles, $91.4 million in Harpoon missile repair support and related equipment, and $96 million for AH-1W SuperCobra helicopter spare and repair parts.

Each of these transactions was separately announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which oversees major US arms sales. The notifications trigger a 30-day legislative review period during which Congress can attempt to block the sales via a joint resolution, although no such resolution has ever successfully prevented a DSCA-approved arms transaction, according to the Congressional Research Service.

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