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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Pentagon could make 2.2 billion dollar arms sales to Taiwan

The Pentagon announced possible military sales to Taiwan worth more than 2.2 billion dollars Wednesday, including a dozen P-3C Orion anti-submarine patrol aircraft and SM-2 anti-aircraft missiles.

The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency said the sales would help maintain "political stability, military balance and economic progress in the region."

The Pentagon agency said Taiwan had requested 12 P-3C aircraft with engines and other equipment and three non-operational aircraft that would be used for spares.

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