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Mr T

Mr T

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A contract has been made for Taiwan's SM-2 missile order.

Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $422,625,362 firm fixed price cost plus fixed fee contract for the STANDARD Missile II (SM-2) production of All-Up-Round (AUR) missiles, AN/DKT-71A Telemetric Data Transmitting Sets (TDTS's), section level spares, post production spares, shipping containers, and associated data.The contract provides for the procurement of 419 missiles, 96 AN/DKT-71A Telemetric Data Transmitting Sets (TDTS's), 265 shipping containers, spares, and associated data for U.S. and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $428,712,667.This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy, (22.34 percent) and the government(s) of Japan, (5.75 percent), South Korea, (37.99 percent), Taiwan (33.91 percent), and Netherlands, (.01 precent) under the FMS Program.Work will be performed in Tucson, Ariz., (74 percent); Andover, Mass., (18 percent); Camden, Ark., (5 percent); and Farmington, N.M., (3 percent), and is expected to be completed by Dec. 2010.Contract funds in the amount of $9,258,627 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.This contract was not competitively procured.The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-08-C-5347).
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Currently contracts have yet to be signed for the P-3C Orions and PAC upgrades - I think we may see a contract for the former before the end of the year. Not sure about the latter.

I also read an article that quoted Rupert Hammond-Chambers on the "arms freeze" to Taiwan (which doesn't make total sense if they're issuing contracts), saying that he expected notifications to go through before the end of the year when Congress has gone into recess.
 
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bd popeye

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Apparently Mr"T" has missed this very big news!..Just kidding!

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration announced plans Friday to sell $6 billion in arms to Taiwan, a decision sure to anger Taiwan's rival China and one that could complicate stalled North Korean disarmament efforts.

The announcement of the package, which includes Apache helicopters and Patriot III anti-missile missiles, came in a notification to Congress posted on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency website. The State Department said lawmakers, who were expected to leave Friday to campaign for November elections, have 30 days to comment on the proposed sale. Without objections, the deal is completed.

The arms package enjoys support among senior lawmakers. China, however, vehemently opposes the U.S. provision of weapons to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory and threatens to invade should the self-governing island ever formalize its de facto independence.

The United States and China are part of troubled six-nation negotiations to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. A successful result to the stalled talks is an important foreign policy goal of the Bush administration in its remaining months in office. China, which hosts the talks, is seen as having economic and political leverage with the North.

The State Department said in a statement that the arms package, which also includes Harpoon missiles, Javelin missiles, upgrades for Taiwan's E-2T aircraft and spare parts for Taiwan's air force, is "a significant and tangible demonstration of the commitment of this administration to provide Taiwan the defensive arms its needs to be strong."

Taiwan relies on U.S. weapons to keep pace with China's massive arms buildup across the Taiwan Strait. U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are a sensitive matter because any dispute between China and Taiwan could ensnare the United States, Taiwan's most important ally and largest arms supplier.

Washington shifted its recognition as China's official government from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, but it remains committed to Taiwan's defense and has hinted it could come to the island's aid if China should attack.
Washington has tried to strike a balance between providing for the defense of Taiwan and establishing better military ties with China.

U.S. caution about selling arms to Taiwan reflects China's growing economic and political clout. The Bush administration needs China's help in a host of international efforts, including attempts to confront Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs.

This year's U.S. Defense Department report on China's military said Beijing continues its huge military buildup opposite Taiwan, further pushing the balance of power between the two rivals toward the mainland's favor.
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bd popeye

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This link below spells out some of the details of the sell of $6 billion dollars of military equipment to the ROC.

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The deal includes;

Four E-2T Hawkeye Aircraft

30 AH-64D Block III APACHE Longbow Attack Helicopters

330 PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles

32 UGM-84L Sub-Launched HARPOON Block II missiles and 2 UTM-84L HARPOON Block II Exercise missiles

182 JAVELIN guided missile rounds and 20 JAVELIN command launch units
 
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Finn McCool

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This constitutes a BIG upgrade of Taiwan's capabilities, especially the Apaches and the PAC-3 missles (although it would be nice to have more batteries, since the missles are useless if the batteries or even just the radars are destroyed). Also the Harpoons are sub-launched, although the diesel sub deal has failed to materialize. Perhaps if that deal falls through they could be modified to be fired from a ship, or an F-16.

The US economy needs every export it can get right now, and that is why this thing has suddenly been fast-tracked, plus the fact that the Olympics are over and done with.
 
Mr T

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Popeye, I didn't know I had official duties on this thread. If so I demand a promotion! :D

Finn McCool said:
although it would be nice to have more batteries, since the missles are useless if the batteries or even just the radars are destroyed
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Supposedly there will be a follow-on order.

Also the Harpoons are sub-launched, although the diesel sub deal has failed to materialize.
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You think the US would sell submarine-launched Harpoons several years before it could get the first of the new subs built? They're for the Hai Lungs.

The US economy needs every export it can get right now, and that is why this thing has suddenly been fast-tracked, plus the fact that the Olympics are over and done with.
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No, the US was always planning this. But Bush was waiting for the "right moment" - or maybe he was given a prod to get on with it.

kliu, I note that the Black Hawks were not included in this round of notifications. I'm guessing that means it's not unreasonable to expect more of them before Bush leaves office. They're not controversial in any way, so I would be surprised if they weren't approved. We'll have to see if anything happens to the submarine R&D with it - F-16s are less likely until the Letter of Request is signed.
 
Aero_Wing_32

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Hello everyone. I regularly checked out this board and now I am a newcomer from France and living/doing business around Asia. I am really interested in military issues. I often stay in Taipei and even sometimes in HK, mainly.
Well...
My opinion is that this approval from the US Congress is a good news even though there is an urgent need of new fighter aircrafts. F-16 (wouldn t be enough for a significant aerial deterrence in the next decade...) or another choice... if there is another one of course (due to political pressure from RPChina over Europe and France). No effort must be spared to save the role and the place of Taiwan in the asian area.

(I apologize for my just "soso" english, buds)
 
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