Overview
- The State Department approved the package and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally notified Congress of the proposed sale.
- The request covers non-standard components, spare and repair parts, consumables, repair-and-return services, and technical and logistics support for F-16, C-130, and Indigenous Defence Fighter aircraft.
- The Pentagon said the sale is intended to sustain operational readiness of Taiwan’s air fleet to meet current and future threats.
- Taiwan’s defense ministry thanked Washington and said the package should take effect in about a month, helping maintain combat readiness and counter gray-zone pressure.
- China condemned the move as a violation of the one-China principle and the three joint communiqués, urging the U.S. to stop aiding what it calls separatist forces.