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September 22-24, 2024 – US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2024

US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2024

Event: US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2024
September 22-24, 2024
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

www.taiwandefenseconference.com

The US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference 2024 will be held September 22-24, 2024 at the Logan Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This event will be held in person only. This will be the 23rd annual event in a series of ongoing conferences addressing the future of U.S. defense cooperation with Taiwan, the defense procurement process, and Taiwan’s defense and national security needs.

The US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference website is at www.taiwandefenseconference.com.

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Taiwan Arms Sales Notified to Congress 1990-2024

Updated Charts: Taiwan Arms Sales 1990-2024

Taiwan Arms Sales notified to Congress from 1990 to February 21, 2024. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) only, in US$ billion and by number of notifications.

Sources:
– FMS Data from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency at https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales
– Kan, Shirley A., “Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990” Congressional Research Service Report RL30957, January 5, 2015

Notes:
Figures are rounded to two decimal places.
The four gaps in the charts above reflect the lack of congressional notifications between these dates:

October 25, 2005 – February 28, 2007
October 3, 2008 – January 29, 2010
September 21, 2011 – December 16, 2015
December 16, 2015 – June 29, 2017
(not considered a “freeze”)

Arms Sales Freezes:
President George W. Bush
The November 9, 2007 – October 3, 2008 arms sales freeze lasted 11 months. It was the most politically charged freeze, but not the longest. The longest was March 30, 2004 – October 25, 2005 (1 year and 7 months).

President Barack Obama
The September 21, 2011 – December 16, 2015 arms sales freeze lasted 4 years and 3 months.

Chart Data:

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U.S. Department of Defense Contract Announcements – Taiwan

Table of Contents

2024 – Contract Announcements
2023 – Contract Announcements
2022 – Contract Announcements
2021 – Contract Announcements
2020 – Contract Announcements
2019 – Contract Announcements
2018 – Contract Announcements
2017 – Contract Announcements
2016 – Contract Announcements

DoD Contract Announcements Mentioning Taiwan – 2024

April 24, 2024

Raytheon Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Connecticut, was awarded a $13,751,996 firm-fixed-price, and cost-reimbursable contract for contractor engineering and technical services in support of the F100-PW-100/220/220E/229 engines for F-15 and F-16 aircraft. This contract provides for on-site proficiency training and advice to elevate the technical skill and abilities of personnel responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Raytheon Technologies Corp. equipment and systems to the level of self-sufficiency. The locations of performance include Air National Guard support in Tucson, Arizona; Toledo, Ohio; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Foreign Military Sales support in Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Thailand, and is expected to be completed by March 15, 2026. This contract involves foreign military sales to Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and Thailand. This contract was a sole source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales and fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $1,129,911 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8604-23-D-B002).

https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3754777

April 19, 2024

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $26,219,305 modification (P00031) to a cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001921F0889) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). This modification exercises an option to provide sustainment and technical support in support of E-2C/D aircraft common and unique requirements for the governments of France, Japan, Taiwan, and Egypt. Work will be performed in Melbourne, Florida (59.9%); Misawa, Japan (22.6%); Dayton, Ohio (4.4%); St. Augustine, Florida (4.3%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (8.8%), and is expected to be completed in April 2025. Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $11,500,000 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3749216

March 29, 2024

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $33,790,764 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity order for F-16 CORE Sustainment. This contract provides engineering and technical services, support and sustainment, configuration management, and programmatic support, to ensure system integrity, mission readiness, sustainability, reliability, and maintainability of the F-16 Weapon System. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2025. This contract involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Bahrain, Belgium, Chile, Bulgaria, Denmark, Portugal, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance; fiscal 2024 procurement; and FMS funds in the amount of $33,790,764, are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity. (FA8232-24-4321)

https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3725457

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