Arms Sales: Taiwan

Indo-Pacific

$18B

Total Since 2009

$1.5B

FY2024

#8

Buyer Rank

Share of top 15 buyers

🔫 Top Weapons Systems Sold

  • ▸F-16V fighters ($8B)
  • ▸M1A2 Abrams ($2B)
  • ▸HIMARS ($774M)
  • ▸Harpoon anti-ship ($2.37B)
  • ▸Stinger MANPADS

📝 Background

Arms sales to Taiwan infuriate China. The Taiwan Relations Act requires the US to provide "arms of a defensive character." $19B in arms backlog.

🌍 Other Major Buyers

Saudi Arabia ($110B)Israel ($42B)Qatar ($28B)UAE ($23B)India ($22B)Australia ($21B)Japan ($19B)South Korea ($14B)Egypt ($13B)Poland ($12B)
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