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The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States will acquire the return, repair and reshipment of classified and unclassified aircraft spare parts in a US$228 million foreign military sale.
The US Congress was notified of the possible foreign military sale by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 16 September.
Under the possible agreement, approved by the US Department of State, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) has requested to acquire the return, repair, and reshipment of classified and unclassified spare parts for aircraft and related equipment.
The deal also includes US government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services and other related elements of logistics and program support.
“This proposed sale is consistent with US law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8,” the US DSCA said.
“This proposed sale serves US national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernise its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.
“The proposed sale will improve the recipient’s ability to meet current and future threats. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
“The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
“The return, repair and reshipment of spare parts will be transferred from US government stock. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
“Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional US government or contractor representatives to the recipient. There will be no adverse impact on US defence readiness as a result of this proposed sale.”
