US State Dept approves potential sale of F-16 spare parts to Taiwan, Pentagon says


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  • Saturday, 30 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: A F-16 fighter jet takes off during a media day of NATO's "Air Defender 23" military exercise at Spangdahlem U.S. Air Base near the German-Belgian border in Spangdahlem, Germany June 14, 2023. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated $320 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The Pentagon said the State Department had also approved a potential sale to Taiwan of improved mobile subscriber equipment and support for an estimated $65 million. The principal contractor for the $65 million sale is General Dynamics.

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