Overview
- The State Department, via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, notified Congress of a proposed $330 million sale requested by Taiwan’s de facto embassy, a step that does not finalize a contract.
- The package covers components and spare and repair parts for F-16s, C-130s and Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Fighter, plus U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support.
- The Pentagon said the sustainment-focused deal is designed to preserve the operational readiness of Taiwan’s aircraft to meet current and future threats.
- Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense welcomed the move, saying it will help maintain combat readiness, strengthen air defense and improve responses to China’s gray-zone coercion.
- Beijing condemned the decision, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian calling Taiwan the core of China’s core interests, and the approval is the first Taiwan arms sale of President Trump’s current term as Chinese military activity around the island continues.