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TerraN_EmpirE said:

The package of the deal is actually fairly impressive.

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WASHINGTON, September 21, 2011 -- The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of retrofitting of F-16A/B aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $5.3 billion.

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States has requested a retrofit of 145 F-16A/B aircraft that includes sale of: 176 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; 176 Embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation Systems; 176 ALQ-213 Electronic Warfare Management systems; upgrade 82 ALQ-184 Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods to incorporate Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) technology or purchase new ECM pods (AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Airborne Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites (AIDEWS) with DRFM, or AN/ALQ-131 pods with DRFM); 86 tactical data link terminals; upgrade 28 electro-optical infrared targeting Sharpshooter pods; 26 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Targeting Systems or AN/AAQ-28 LITENING Targeting Systems; 128 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems; 128 Night Vision Goggles; 140 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles; 56 AIM-9X Captive Air Training Missiles; 5 AIM-9X Telemetry kits; 16 GBU-31V1 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) kits; 80 GBU-38 JDAM kits; Dual Mode/ Global Positioning System Laser-Guided Bombs (16 GBU-10 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-56 Laser JDAM, 80 GBU-12 Enhanced PAVEWAY II or GBU-54 Laser JDAM, 16 GBU-24 Enhanced PAVEWAY III); 64 CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapons with Wind-Corrected Munition Dispensers (WDMD); 153 LAU-129 Launchers with missile interface; upgrade of 158 APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe Combined Interrogator Transponders; and HAVE GLASS II applications. Also included are: ammunition, alternate mission equipment, engineering and design study on replacing existing F100-PW-220 engines with F100-PW-229 engines, update of Modular Mission Computers, cockpit multifunction displays, communication equipment, Joint Mission Planning Systems, maintenance, construction, repair and return, aircraft tanker support, aircraft ferry services, aircraft and ground support equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support, test equipment, site surveys, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $5.3 billion.

This sale is consistent with United States law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8.

This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and enhance its defensive capability. The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.

The proposed retrofit improves both the capabilities and the reliability of the recipient’s fleet of F-16A/B aircraft. The improved capability, survivability, and reliability of newly retrofitted F-16A/B aircraft will greatly enhance the recipient’s ability to defend its borders.

The prime contractor will be the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Texas. This proposed sale may involve the following additional contractors:

BAE Advance Systems Greenland, New York
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems St Louis, Missouri
Goodrich ISR Systems Danbury, Connecticut
ITT Defense Electronics and Services McLean, Virginia
ITT Integrated Structures North Amityville, New York
ITT Night Vision Roanoke, Virginia
L3 Communications Arlington, Texas
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control Dallas, Texas
Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training, and Support Fort Worth, Texas
Marvin Engineering Company Inglewood, California
Northrop-Grumman Electro-Optical Systems Garland, Texas
Northrop-Grumman Electronic Systems Baltimore, Maryland
Pratt & Whitney East Hartford, Connecticut
Raytheon Company Goleta, California
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems El Segundo, California
Raytheon Missile System Tucson, Arizona
Symetrics Industries Melbourne, Florida
Terma Denmark

At this time there are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

Note that it also includes study of potentially adapting the existing F16A airframe for the more powerful engine.

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China firmly opposes official contact and military connection of any forms between the United States and Taiwan and urges the U.S. side to correct its wrong practices and prudently handle Taiwan-related issues, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday.

The remarks came as a spokesperson with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) revealed on Wednesday that since 2005, U.S. government personnel detailed to AIT had included active duty military personnel.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson responded to this issue on the same day, saying the United States adheres to the one-China policy and the security of the AIT is jointly taken charge of by a small group of U.S. personnel and a larger number of local employees and local authorities, according to media report.

The U.S. side had made an explicit pledge to China on maintaining non-official relations with Taiwan, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told a press briefing. "China firmly opposes official contact and military connection of any forms between the United States and Taiwan, and has previously lodged solemn representations with the United States over relevant issues repeatedly."

The one-China principle serves as the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, Geng said, adding that the deployment of military personnel to Taiwan by the United States under any pretext is a violation to the one-China principle and the three joint communiques between the two countries, and inevitably has a negative impact on bilateral ties.

"We urge the United States to keep its promise, abide by the one-China principle and the three joint communiques, correct its wrong practices, and prudently handle Taiwan-related issues to avoid serious damage to bilateral ties as well as to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," said Geng.

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Jura said:

now I read
China reiterates opposition to military contact between U.S., Taiwan
Xinhua| 2019-04-04 22:11:38

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

In other news the sun rises in the East and sets in the West unless you are in the poles.

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• Pilot training, maintenance and logistics package approved for Taiwan’s fighter jet force
• Sale of advanced warplanes still under consideration

The United States has approved the sale to Taiwan of a training and maintenance programme for its F-16 fighter jets, at an estimated cost of US$500 million.

The announcement by the Pentagon comes as Taiwan moves to

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in the face of growing military expansion by Beijing.
A Pentagon statement said the State Department had approved the sale of a programme of pilot training, maintenance and logistics support for the F-16 aircraft currently at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security and defensive capability of the recipient, which has been and continues to be an important force for political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region,” the statement said.

US arms sales to Taiwan is one source of the friction between China and the US.

Beijing sees Taiwan as a wayward province that must return to the Chinese fold, by force if necessary. It has stepped up pressure against the island since Tsai, from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, became president in 2016 and refused to accept the one-China principle.

Beijing has staged a series of war games near Taiwan.

On Monday, Taiwanese warplanes and military vessels shadowed a group of mainland fighter jets, including Sukhoi-30 and Jian-11, which flew by the island from the south coast of China on their way to military drills in the Western Pacific.

Taiwan’s defence ministry said most of the PLA warplanes returned to the mainland after training.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called the new arms sales “timely”.

“It came a day after Chinese warplanes once again were flying by to sabotage stability in the Taiwan Strait and the region, and damaging the status quo,” she said.

“A big country in the region should never act so irresponsibly. In safeguarding our national sovereignty, we will not give up an inch and will continue to uphold democracy and freedom.”

Tsai said the latest arms deal would be used to train the island's air force pilots to maintain their quality among the best air force pilots in the world, and a vital part of Taiwan's defence.

Taiwan has asked the US to sell it

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and the US side is expected to give a reply to the request by July.
Taiwan has also said it plans to increase its military budget to slightly more than NT$400 billion (US$13.1 billion) by 2027.

President Tsai Ing-wen’s government has listed US$11.34 billion for this year’s defence budget, up 5.6 per cent from 2018, compared with Beijing’s US$177.5 billion, which represents a 7.5 per cent growth on last year’s military spending.

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