US Approves $300 Million Sale of F-16 Parts to Taiwan

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the latest arms sales to Taiwan on June 5, which are worth a combined $300 million. The DSCA said in its two press releases that the U.S. State Department approved the arms sales under two foreign military sales agreements. The sales are in response to Taiwan’s request to buy standard (worth $220 million) and nonstandard (worth $80 million) spare and repair parts, consumables, accessories, and technical and logistics support services for F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. government. The approved sales will “improve [Taiwan’s] ability to meet current and future threats by maintaining the operational readiness of [Taiwan’s] fleet of F-16 aircraft,” the DSCA said....