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State Department Approves $100 Million Sale For Taiwan Patriot Missile Support Services

Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

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State Department Approves $100 Million Sale For Taiwan Patriot Missile Support Services

Patriot air and missile defense system. (Photo: Raytheon)

The State Department approved a potential $100 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Taiwan of equipment and services to support participation in the Patriot International Engineering Services Program (IESP) and Field Surveillance Program (FSP) for five years. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Feb. 7. The sale includes engineering services support, designed to sustain, maintain, and improve the Patriot Air Defense System within the performance envelope described in the system specification via the investigation…

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