U.S. arms sales to Taiwan angers China
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The $1.8bn arms deal comprises three weapons systems that would make a Chinese amphibious invasion of Taiwan more difficult
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AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM-ER): Precision- guided, air-launched cruise missile made by Boeing. Range: 278km

Units: 135 Cost: $1bn  $1.8bn 

MS-110
multispectral airborne reconnaissance pods
Made by Collins Aerospace, allow real-time transmission of imagery and data
from aircraft back to ground stations

Units: 6 Cost: $367m

MS-110 can be carried on General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Truck-based rocket launcher made by Lockheed Martin.
Carries six precision- guided rockets or one tactical missile
Units: 11 Cost: $436m

HIMARS has maximum range of 70km (rocket) and 300km (missile)

MQ-9B SeaGuardian

Other arms transfers to Taiwan valued at between $5bn and $7bn, and believed to include MQ-9 drones and Harpoon coastal missile defence systems, are reportedly in various stages of approval
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