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US confirms sale of $700-M air defense missile system to Taiwan
Business World Philippines
|November 20, 2025
The United States confirmed the sale to Taiwan of an advanced missile system worth almost $700 million which has been battle-tested in Ukraine, its second weapons package in a week bringing the total of $Lbillion, and reaffirmed support for Taipei.
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In the Indo-Pacific region, only Australia and Indonesia now operate the system, three of which the United States said last year Taiwan would receive as part of a $2-billion weapons sale.
‘The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) medium-range air defense solutions, as they are called, are made by RTX, and are anew weapon for Taiwan.
The Pentagon said the company was given a firm fixed-price contract for procurement of the NASAMS units, with work estimated to be completed in February 2031.
“Fiscal 2026 foreign military sales (Taiwan) funds in the amount of $698,948,760 were obligated,” it said ina statement on Monday.
RTX did not immediately respond toa request for comment.
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