U.S. approves largest arms sale to Taiwan

Washington has approved an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, the largest U.S. weapons package ever, as Taipei faces increasing pressure to prepare against the threat from China

U.S. ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN ($ billion, 1993-2025)

Dec 2025: $11.1bn package dwarfs $8.4bn sold under Biden administration and equals over half of $18.3bn sold during Trump’s first term

11.4*

0
2
4
6
8
10
12

1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025

HIMARS rocket system

Sales by President

George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Joe Biden

8.7
15.6
14.0
18.3
8.4
11.4

ITEMS IN PROPOSED ARMS SALES (Announced Dec 17, estimated value)

82 HIMARS (High Mobility
Artillery Rocket Systems)
$4bn

60 M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers
$4bn

Altius kamikaze drones
$1bn

Military software
$1bn

Javelin Missile System
$375 million

TOW anti-armour missiles
$353 million

AH-1W Helicopter spare parts
$96 million

Harpoon Missiles repair kits
$91 million

*Includes $330 million sale approved in Nov 2025 for fighter jet and aircraft parts

Source: U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), U.S.-Taiwan Business Council
Picture: U.S. Marine Corps / Corporal Donovan Massieperez
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