United States Supply Taiwan With About 1 Thousand Kamikaze Drones
Date
10/16/2024 10:09:23 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
The United States and Taiwan have signed contracts for the
supply of about 1,000 Switchblade 300 and ALTIUS 600MV kamikaze
drones for $163.7 million, Azernews reports.
According to him, information about the two contracts was
published on the procurement website of the Taiwanese authorities.
The first of them, with a total cost of $54 million, provides for
the supply of anti-personnel drones. As the agency notes, we are
talking about 720 Switchblade 300 barrage ammunition. They should
be handed over to the Taiwanese army by the end of November
2029.
The second contract worth $109.7 million provides for the supply
of drones to defeat armored vehicles. According to the agency, we
are talking about 291 ALTIUS 600M-V drones. Under the terms of the
agreement, they will be transferred to the Taiwanese army by the
end of 2027.
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