The land-launched Harpoons will bolster Taiwan’s missile shield, which already includes the ship, submarine and air-launched versions. Photo: Boeing Defense The land-launched Harpoons will bolster Taiwan’s missile shield, which already includes the ship, submarine and air-launched versions. Photo: Boeing Defense
The land-launched Harpoons will bolster Taiwan’s missile shield, which already includes the ship, submarine and air-launched versions. Photo: Boeing Defense
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China /  Military

Latest US arms sale to Taiwan ‘will help destroy half of any Chinese invasion force’

  • The State Department has approved a US$2.4bn deal to supply the island with Harpoon anti-ship missiles to bolster its coastal defences
  • Deal to supply Boeing-built weapons comes after China said it would sanction a subsidiary of the aerospace giant and three other US firms

Topic |   Taiwan
Kristin HuangLawrence Chung
Kristin Huang and Lawrence Chung

Updated: 10:27am, 28 Oct, 2020

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The land-launched Harpoons will bolster Taiwan’s missile shield, which already includes the ship, submarine and air-launched versions. Photo: Boeing Defense The land-launched Harpoons will bolster Taiwan’s missile shield, which already includes the ship, submarine and air-launched versions. Photo: Boeing Defense
The land-launched Harpoons will bolster Taiwan’s missile shield, which already includes the ship, submarine and air-launched versions. Photo: Boeing Defense
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