
The State Department on Wednesday evening said it has approved $300 million in potential standard and non-standard spare and repair parts to Taiwan to maintain the operational readiness of self-ruled island’s F-16 fighters. One sale, worth up to $220 million, is for standard spare and repair parts and related engineering and logistics support services. The other deal, valued up to $80 million, covers non-standards parts and related services. For both sales, the parts will be transferred from U.S. Air Force…