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U.S. OKs $2 Billion In Potential Weapons Sales To Taiwan, Includes NASAMS Defense Systems

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 28th, 2024

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U.S. OKs $2 Billion In Potential Weapons Sales To Taiwan, Includes NASAMS Defense Systems

NASAMS Live Fire Exercise Photo: RTX

The State Department has approved nearly $2 billion in potential weapons deals with Taiwan, to include the sale of several National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on October 25 of both Foreign Military Sale cases, which includes a $1.16 billion case for three NASAMS advanced air defense systems and an $828 million for AN/TPS-77 and AN/TPS-78 long-range radar systems. “After [three-plus] years of modest sustainment and munitions sales, these two FMS cases…

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