The Biden administration has approved the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan under a program typically saved for sovereign nations, according to a notification sent to Congress on Tuesday.
The package – which is part of the State Department’s foreign military financing program – totals $80 million and will be paid for by US taxpayers. “FMF will be used to strengthen Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities through joint and combined defense capability and enhanced maritime domain awareness and maritime security capability,” the department wrote in its notification to Congress that was reviewed by CNN. A State Department spokesperson confirmed the first-ever transfer.
The US has sold weapons to Taiwan in the past through a separate program called Foreign Military Sales. Using the FMF program allows the US to sell Taiwan US training or equipment in the current US stockpile. According to the letter sent to Congress, the sale could span a wide range of capabilities, including air and coastal defense systems, ballistic missile defense, cyber defense, drones, military training, individual soldier protective gear, and ammunition.
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