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Boeing Wins $498 Million Contract Order For Taiwan Harpoon Coastal Defense System

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

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Boeing Wins $498 Million Contract Order For Taiwan Harpoon Coastal Defense System

A Harpoon Block IC missile is launched from the littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS-4) in July 2016. (U.S. Navy photo)

The Navy awarded Boeing [BA] a $498 million undefinitized order on March 2 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement to produce Harpoon Coastal Defense System (HCDS) launch system for Taiwan. Previously, in 2020 the State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of up to 100 HCDSs costing up to $2.37 billion. The sale included 100 HCDSs with 400 RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II surface launched missiles, containers, 100 HCDS launcher transporter units and 25 radar trucks (Defense Daily, Oct.…

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