The Biden Administration’s Arms Sales to Taiwan: Impact on Regional Security and U.S. Interests

2023-12-15 21:28:04

One month to go until Taiwan’s presidential election.USAThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on the 5th that the State Council approved the sale of Taiwan’s tactical linkage and control system to improve Taiwan’s Xun’an system, with an amount of approximately US$300 million (approximately NT$9.4 billion). The executive department has notified Congress .

This is the fifth deal with Taiwan announced by the Biden administration this year.arms salescase.

DSCA stated that this tactical link and management system will be used to maintain the command, control, communications and computing functions (C4) of Taiwan’s Xun’an system; it is expected that 26 US government personnel and 83 contractor representatives will go to Taiwan to provide technical support.

“Xun’an System” refers to a system that integrates the command and control of the three armed forces to provide battlefield management. It mainly uses a streamlined version of Link-16 link to be incorporated into the national military joint operations command center and joint operations centers at each strategic execution level to conduct joint operations simultaneously. (Joint Battle) Command and Control; According to recent media reports, F-16 fighter jets will receive Xun’an systems to create a kill chain against enemy invasion.

DSCA stated that the proposed arms sales will enhance Taiwan’s ability to face current and future threats by strengthening Taiwan’s operational readiness and maintaining existing C4 and tactical information security exchange capabilities required to develop a common picture of the battlefield; Taiwan can There is no effort to incorporate this arms sales equipment into the military force; this arms sales will not change the basic military balance in the region.

DSCA stated that this arms sale supports Taiwan’s continued efforts to modernize its military and maintain reliable defense capabilities, and is beneficial to the national, economic and security interests of the United States.

On the same day, DSCA announced that it would target Japan with up to 120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) worth US$224 million.

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