The United States will sell the following to Taiwan, according to the White House. Unless specified, it is unclear how many of each item Taiwan will receive:
— Four Kidd-class destroyers ready by 2003.
— 12 P-3C Orion aircraft.
— Eight diesel submarines designed to counter blockades and invasions.
— Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
— MH-53E minesweeping helicopters.
— AAV7A1 Amphibious Assault Vehicles.
— Mk 48 torpedoes without advanced capabilities.
— Avenger surface-to-air missile system.
— Submarine-launched and surface-launched torpedoes.
— Aircraft survivability equipment.
— The United States also will give Taiwan a technical briefing on the Patriot anti-missile system the island has been developing.
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