State Dept. Approves Military Sales to Taiwan, Czech Republic

The State Department approved two potential military sales to Taiwan and one to the Czech Republic, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said June 29. A $332.2 million sale to Taiwan includes various types of 30 mm ammunition and related equipment. Alliant Techsystems Operations and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems are the principal contractors. A $108 million sale to Taiwan includes a “Blanket Order Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement (CLSSA) Foreign Military Sales Order II (FMSO II)” and related equipment. The Defense Logistics Agency has not yet chosen principal contractors. A $5.62 billion sale to the Czech Republic includes F-35 aircraft, munitions and related equipment, and the principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Raytheon Missiles and Defense, and Boeing.