USTBC Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sale of Volcano Anti-Tank Systems to Taiwan
Press Release:The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sale of Volcano Anti-Tank Systems to Taiwan (Arlington, Virginia, December 29, 2022) The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the announcement of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan of Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems and associated equipment at an estimated total cost of US$180 million. […]
Taiwan Arms Sales Notified to Congress 1990-2022
Updated Charts: Taiwan Arms Sales 1990-2022 Taiwan Arms Sales notified to Congress from 1990 to December 28, 2022. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) only, in US$ 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 […]
Taiwan in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), 2023
Update, December 23, 2022 On this date, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. Update, December 15, 2022 On this date, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan, bicameral text of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 by a vote of 83-11. […]
USTBC Comments on the Proposed FMS of Aircraft Spare Parts to Taiwan
Press Release:The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sales of Aircraft Spare Parts to Taiwan (Arlington, Virginia, December 7, 2022) The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the announcement of two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Taiwan, supplying aircraft standard and nonstandard spare parts and related equipment at an estimated total cost […]
2022 – Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China
The U.S. Department of Defense has released its annual report to Congress on China’s military power. This post contains selected Taiwan-related language in the 2022 report. The Taiwan language in the previous year’s report (2021) is available here: https://ustaiwandefense.com/2021-military-and-security-developments-involving-the-peoples-republic-of-china/ Selected Taiwan Language Eastern Theater Command The Eastern Theater Command has responsibility for the East […]
USTBC Comments on the Proposed FMS of Additional Missiles and Radar Sustainment to Taiwan
Press Release:The US-Taiwan Business Council Comments on the Proposed Foreign Military Sale of Additional Harpoon and Sidewinder Missiles and Radar Sustainment to Taiwan (Arlington, Virginia, September 2, 2022) The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the announcement of three possible Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Missiles, AGM-84L-1 Harpoon Block II Missiles, […]