Data photo: On May 10, 2023, the Norwegian Army conducted exercises on Andøya Island, launching the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) against simulated threat targets.
[People News] The U.S. Department of Defence announced that it has awarded a contract worth nearly $700 million to Raytheon Company for the procurement of advanced surface-to-air missile systems intended for Taiwan. This is the second arms sale announcement to Taiwan within a week, bringing the total military sales amount to $1 billion.
Voice of America reported that the contract details published on the Pentagon's official website indicate that on November 17, Raytheon Company, based in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, received a fixed-price contract worth $698,948,760 from the U.S. Army to produce the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
The Pentagon noted that this contract is part of the foreign military sales funding for Taiwan for fiscal year 2026, which has already been allocated at the time of the contract award. The project is expected to be completed by February 2031.
Raytheon is a leading U.S. defence contractor, renowned for its products such as the Patriot air defence missile system, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and Javelin anti-tank missiles. In 2020, Raytheon merged with United Technologies Corporation to form Raytheon Technologies, and in 2023, the company rebranded as RTX.
On November 18, Gu Liyan (Raymond Greene), the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Taipei Office, addressed the Taiwan American Chamber of Commerce's 2025 Annual Member Meeting, asserting that the United States' commitment to Taiwan is unwavering.
He remarked, "We are backing our verbal commitments with tangible actions, particularly by focusing on supporting Taiwan's efforts to 'seek peace through strength.' The increasingly robust defence industrial cooperation between the U.S. and Taiwan serves as the clearest example of this."
As the de facto U.S. ambassador to Taiwan, he also praised Taiwan's commitment to raising its defence-related spending to 5% of its GDP by 2030.
He noted, "Investing in the defence industry is not only vital for enhancing deterrence to ensure peace but will also open up new avenues for U.S.-Taiwan collaboration."
In the past week, the U.S. has announced arms sales to Taiwan on two occasions. On November 13, the U.S. approved a sale worth $330 million, which includes fighter jets and other aircraft components. This marks the first arms sale to Taiwan announced since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Taipei expressed its 'sincere gratitude' for the sale, while Beijing voiced 'strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition' to the U.S.
The Chinese Communist Party regards democratic and autonomous Taiwan as a province that still needs to be unified, and has repeatedly threatened to use military force to achieve this objective. Although the United States does not maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it upholds a robust unofficial relationship and supplies Taiwan with self-defence weapons, making it the primary provider of defence materials and services. The U.S. government has consistently expressed its commitment to preserving peace in the Taiwan Strait, while opposing any actions that attempt to alter Taiwan's status quo through force or coercion.
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