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☆ U.S. State Dept OKs two possible military sales to Taiwan -Pentagon
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of ammunition and logistics supply support to Taiwan in two separate deals valued at up to $440 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Taiwan has asked to purchase 30mm ammunition, including high explosive incendiary-tracer rounds, multi-purpose rounds and training rounds, for an estimated cost of $332.2 million, the Pentagon said. Taiwan has also asked to buy a Blanket Order Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement for an estimated cost of $108 million, the Pentagon said. The logistics arrangement will support the purchase of spare and repair parts for wheeled vehicles, weapons and other related elements, it said. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of both of the possible sales on Thursday.

Persons: Eric Beech, Dan Whitcomb Organizations: U.S . State Department, Pentagon, General Dynamics, Cooperative Logistics, Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Thomson Locations: Taiwan

☆ U.S. State Dept okays potential Javelin anti-tank missile sales to UK -Pentagon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of anti-tank Javelin missiles to the United Kingdom for an estimated $125 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The potential sale package authorized by the State Department would include 600 Javelins technical assistance, and logistics support, the Pentagon said. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale on Tuesday. Despite approval by the State Department, the notification does not indicate that a contract has been signed or that negotiations have concluded. Reporting Rami Ayyub; writing by Paul Grant and Mike Stone; Editing by Doina Chiacu and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The potential sale includes High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which Kyiv has praised for their battlefield successes such as destroying Russian warehouses and command posts. The package includes 18 HIMARS launchers, 45 of the 185-mile (297-km) range Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles and more than 1,000 Guided Multiple Rocket Launch System (GMLRS) rockets. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale on Tuesday. In May, Poland requested an additional 500 HIMARS launchers from the United States, but, according to Polish media, Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said it was possible to offer around 200. In October, Poland signed an agreement to buy 288 Chunmoo rocket launchers from South Korea.

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of 116 General Dynamics (GD.N) made M1A1 Abrams tanks, other vehicles and munitions to Poland in a deal valued at up to $3.75 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The sale comes just months after Poland was authorized to buy 250 M1A2 tanks by the same maker. The package would include vehicles to recover disabled tanks, eight assault bridges and other vehicles. It would also provide thousands of rounds of advanced munitions including armor-piercing rounds, spares and technical support, the Pentagon said. Despite approval by the State Department, the notification does not indicate that a contract has been signed or that negotiations have concluded.

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