US Approves Possible Sale of Military Aviation Spare Parts for Taiwan

September 25, 2018

The Diplomat:

On Monday, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified lawmakers that the U.S. Department of State had approved a possible sale of military aircraft replacement parts for Taiwan. The sale, if finalized, would represent the second significant arms package for Taiwan in two years by the Trump administration.

Taiwan, through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, its de facto embassy in the United States, “requested a Foreign Military Sales Order (FMSO) II to provide funds for blanket order requisitions, under a Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement for stock replenishment supply of standard spare parts, and repair/replace of spare parts,” the DSCA notice notes.

The parts will support Taiwan’s “F-16, C-130, F-5, Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), all other aircraft systems and subsystems, and other related elements of logistics and program support.” The total expected cost of the package is $330 million.

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