The State Department has approved Taiwan™s request to buy missiles, torpedoes and related components as well as operations and maintenance support for the East Asian state™s surveillance radar program under seven foreign military agreements worth approximately $1.36 billion combined.
Taiwan requested to purchase follow-on sustainment services for the SRP that include engineering, logistics support, spare and repair parts, technical updates and test equipment under a potential $400 million FMS contract, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday.
Taiwan also asked to procure software, hardware and technical assistance to support updates to AN/SLQ-32(V)3 electronic warfare systems aboard four Keelung-class destroyers through a separate contract worth $80 million.
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) will serve as the prime contractor in this transaction and another FMS deal valued at $125 million, which covers the procurement of SM-2 Block IIIA missiles, related components and support services.
The State Department also cleared other FMS deals with Taiwan and those include the procurement of AGM-154C JSOW air-to-ground missiles and associated services under a $185.5 million transaction; MK 54 lightweight torpedo conversion kits under a $175 million deal; MK 48 Mod 6AT heavyweight torpedoes through a $250 million deal; and AGM-88B high-speed anti-radiation missiles under a $147.5 million transaction.
The transactions seek to help Taiwan deter regional threats, build up its homeland defense and modernize its armed forces.
DSCA said it notified Congress of the deals Thursday.
