02 September 2024

Taiwan’s military is poised to quintuple its order of Stinger man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) from the US.

The original contract included 178 Stinger launchers, 170 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, and 500 missiles. The updated request, now pending parliamentary approval, seeks an additional 549 launchers and 1,985 missiles, according to News.Az citing foreign media. The US has approved these revised terms, raising the deal’s value from 13.37 billion to 69 billion New Taiwan dollars (approximately $418.6 million to $2.16 billion). The Stinger systems are scheduled to be delivered in 2025 and will be distributed among the Marine Corps, Military Police, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy garrisons. A second batch of MANPADS is expected by 2031.

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