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Transmittal No. 26-01
WASHINGTON, December 17, 2025 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $4.05 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress.
TECRO has requested to buy eighty-two (82) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); four hundred twenty (420) M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS); seven hundred fifty-six (756) M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Unitary pods (GMLRS-U); four hundred forty-seven (447) M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead pods (GMLRS-AW); thirty-nine (39) M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV); forty-five (45) International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS). The following non-MDE items will also be included: M28A2 Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket pods (LCRRPR); M249 machine gun; 5.56mm; M2A1 machine gun .50 CAL; M1084A2 truck, cargo, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); Resupply Vehicles (RSV); M1089A2 truck, wrecker, FMTV, cargo, FMTV, RSV; M1095 Trailer, cargo, FMTV 5 Ton; Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGRAS) Core Communication Management System (CCMS) in support of AN/VRC-90E and AN/VRC-92E; frequency-hopping radios; tool kits; test equipment; support equipment; technical documentation; spare parts; training; U.S. Government and contractor technical support; engineering and logistics support services; field office support; and elements of logistics/program support. The estimated total cost is $4.05 billion.
The proposed sale is consistent with U.S. law and policy as expressed in Public Law 96-8.
This proposed sale serves U.S. national, economic, and security interests by supporting the recipient’s continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability. The proposed sale will help improve the security of the recipient and assist in maintaining political stability, military balance, and economic progress in the region.
The proposed sale will improve the recipient’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing defense capability of its forces. The recipient will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces.
The principal contractor(s) will be selected through competitive procurements conducted by the U.S. Government in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of three U.S. contractor representatives for a period of three years and two U.S. contractor representatives for a period of one year to provide engineering and technical support services as well as program and technical reviews.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.
The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded.
All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Political-Military Affairs Outreach, at T_Outreach_PM@state.gov.