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US confirms sale of $911m air defence system to Taiwan
The Straits Times
|November 20, 2025
The US has confirmed the sale to Taiwan of an advanced air defence missile system worth almost US$700 million (S$911.6 million) which has been battle-tested in Ukraine, in the second such weapons package for Taipei in a week.
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In the Indo-Pacific region, only Australia and Indonesia operate the system, three of which the US said Taiwan would receive as part of a US$2 billion weapons sale.
The National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (Nasams) medium-range air defence solutions are made by RTX, and are a new 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 US$698,948,760 were obligated," it said in a statement.
This story is from the November 20, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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