The US is likely to approve the sale to Taiwan of AGM-158 JASSM air-launched cruise missiles with a range of 370 km by the end of this year. According to the newspaper’s report, which is based on a source in Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense. Taipei Times.
An unnamed military official told the publication hours after the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) approved the export of 50 JASSM missiles worth $104 million to Japan.
The source said Taiwan has long sought to acquire American JASSM missiles, including the base model AGM-158 with a range of 370 km and the AGM-158B with a range of 1,000 km.
The official said that Washington’s announcement that it will deliver missiles to Japan could mean that the United States is ready to respond positively to Taiwan’s request to purchase JASSM.
Previously, the Pentagon, the U.S. State Department approved It is possible that the F-16 war equipment will be sold to Taiwan for 500 million dollars.
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