State Department announces series of arms sales with Taiwan worth an estimated $10 billion

The State Department on Wednesday night announced a series of arms sales with Taiwan that is estimated to be worth over $10 billion, a move that is also expected to anger China. 

The eight sales, first reported by the Associated Press, includes 82 high-mobility artillery rocket systems, 420 Army Tactical Missile Systems, 60 self-propelled howitzer systems, drones, Javelin and TOW missiles and military software.

The most expensive items in the package are the missile and rocket systems that are estimated to be worth over $4 billion combined, and the howitzer systems and related equipment that is also worth an estimated $4 billion. The military software is worth an estimated $1 billion.

“The proposed sale(s) will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region," the State Department said in a statement.

The United States is legally obligated by federal law to help Taiwan with its self-defense, but the U.S. government remains committed to the "One China" policy, meaning the U.S. does not support any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.