The U.S. Department of Defense announced a new round of military sales contracts on Friday, including 90 F-16 fighters of MADDOT; Martin, a US weapon manufacturer Lockheed. Although it did not indicate the buyer, according to Bloomberg News, it included 66 purchased by Taiwan.New F-16 fighter.
Bloomberg reported that Taiwan officially signed an agreement to purchase the latest model F-16 fighter made by Middot; Martin, which was manufactured by Lockheed, which may further exacerbate the tension between the United States and China.
This is the first time that the United States has exported advanced fighters to Taiwan for the first time since former US President Bush announced its approval of the sale of 150 F-16 in Taiwan in 1992.
The Pentagon of the United States announced a new round of military sales contracts on Friday. The total contract value was US $ 62 billion. It is the upper limit of the US potential buyer for more than ten years to accommodate the purchase of purchases.But the delivery of fighters may take several years.
The US Department of Defense's statement did not mention the buyer's name, but the two places were mentioned in the past statement and were confirmed by those familiar with the military sales contract.It is reported that in addition to Taiwan, Morocco, African countries, will also buy 24 F-16 fighters from the United States.
According to the Taiwan United Daily report, Shunwen, a spokesman for the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, said at the end of last year that the Taiwan party completed the pricing (LOA) signed and purchased 66 F-16 series fighters to take effect.
The military purchase case includes 56 single -seat fighters and 10 dual -seat fighters. The first single fighter aircraft is scheduled to hand over the aircraft in 2024, and the first double fighter aircraft is scheduled to pass the fourth quarter of 2023.The completion time of the machine is the fourth quarter of 2026.
