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State Department Approves $2.37 Billion Deal With Taiwan For 400 Harpoon Block II Missiles

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 26th, 2020

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State Department Approves $2.37 Billion Deal With Taiwan For 400 Harpoon Block II Missiles

A Harpoon missile is launched from the USS Shiloh in 2014 during a live-fire exercise. Photo: U.S. Navy.

The State Department has approved a potential $2.37 billion deal with Taiwan for up to 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS), which includes 400 Harpoon Block II surface-launched missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the foreign military sale on Monday. “The United States maintains an abiding interest in peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and considers the security of Taiwan central to the security and stability of the broader Indo-Pacific region,” a State Department official…

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