US approved Taiwan's weapons for $ 619 million - Reuters
"The proposed sale will increase the recipient's ability to guarantee the protection of their airspace, regional security and operational compatibility with the United States," the US Defense Ministry said. Taiwan's program can be obtained by ammunition, given 200 AMRAAM and 100 AGM-88B Harm ammunition. The Taiwan Ministry of Defense stressed that rockets will help to effectively protect the airspace from threats and provocations from China and strengthen defensive reserves.
The main contractors are Raytheon Technologies (RTX. N) and Lockheed Martin (LMT. N). China has imposed sanctions against both companies for the sale of Taiwan's weapons. The Ministry of Health Ministry stated that it was "decisively" against the planned sale, adding that the United States should stop any military contact with the island state.
We will remind, on February 22 there was information that the classified project of the United States called Amass, whose details were found out by journalists aimed at the global suppression of enemy air defense through the army of drones. It will come into force and will be implemented if China dares to aggression against Taiwan. On Monday, February 27, the US Navy reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Taiwanese Strait.
On the part of the United States, such a maneuver was aimed at declaring the right to be in the international airspace, despite the decisive objection of the PRC. In August 2022, Chinese fighters flew over the Taiwan Strait near the Taiwan border. The interlocutor of the publication said that several Chinese warships remain near the middle line, mainland China and island, but what kind of military vessels were located there did not specify.
During the same period, the China's army launched another military training in the South China Sea against the backdrop of a potential visit of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan. In the course of exercises, Chinese troops will conduct shooting with combat ammunition.
On August 1, the deputy assistant assistant to the US Department Head from East Asia stated that China was demonstrating aggressive and irresponsible behavior in the South China Sea, which can lead to a major incident in contradictory waters. According to her, the occurrence of an incident in the region is only a matter of time.