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Biden Administration Approves First Foreign Military Financing Funds For Taiwan

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, August 31st, 2023

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Biden Administration Approves First Foreign Military Financing Funds For Taiwan

An F-16V. (Lockheed Martin photo)

The Biden administration has approved the first Foreign Military Financing (FMF) assistance for Taiwan, with plans to provide $80 million for purchasing U.S.-made defense equipment. A State Department official told Defense Daily the FMF funds could be used for capabilities ranging from air and coastal defense systems, drones, ballistic missile defense, cyber defense, ISR systems, command, control, and communications, and military training services. “The United States has provided Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan for decades. FMF simply enables eligible…

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