
The State Department approved a possible $280 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of a Field Communications System (FICS) and associated equipment for Taiwan. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Dec. 7. The requested FICS consists of 154 Communications Nodes with S-788 Type III shelter; 24 Communication Relays with S-788 Type III shelter; eight Network Management Systems with S-788 Type III shelter; and other elements of program management support as well as technical and logistical…