US approves sale of M109A6 Paladin SPHs to Taiwan ...

摘要

The US Department of State has approved a potential USD750 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Taiwan of 40 155 mm M109A6 Paladin self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and 20 M992A2 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles (FAASVs) along with related equipment and services. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a 4 August notification that the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office - Taiwan's principal representative office in the United States - had requested the SPHs and FAASVs as well as Ray-theon's Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), which is used by the US Army and Marine Corps to co-ordinate, plan, and execute artillery fires.