US State Department approves potential sale of F-16 munitions to Taiwan, says Pentagon

The deal is valued at $619 million, the Pentagon said Wednesday, with Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin as the principal contractors.

FILE PHOTO: A F-16 fighter jet takes off during a military drill at Zhi-Hang Air Base in Taitung, Taiwan January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 munitions and related equipment to Taiwan in a deal valued at $619 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The Pentagon said Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin were the principal contractors.

 

(Reporting by Eric Beech and Costas Pitas)

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