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State Department Approves Potential Loitering Munitions Deals For Taiwan

State Department Approves Potential Loitering Munitions Deals For Taiwan
Altius 600M loitering munition. Photo: Anduril

In a first for Taiwan, the State Department on Tuesday night said has approved two potential foreign military sales (FMS) of suicide drones worth a combined $360.2 million to the island nation. If ultimately approved, the Altius 600M-V and Switchblade 300 systems would be a new capability for Taiwan, a State Department official told Defense Daily on Thursday. The largest deal, $300 million, is for 291 Anduril Industries-built Altius 600M-V loitering munitions with extensible warheads and electro-optical/infrared cameras. The loitering…

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