Selected DSCA notifications reached about US$11.1bn in Dec. 2025.
Taiwan’s U.S. arms-sale notifications show how defence procurement moved from targeted drone and air-defence packages to a much larger 2025 tranche. The selected Dec. 2025 package included HIMARS, howitzers, ALTIUS systems and other items worth about US$11.1bn. The timeline is not a full backlog ledger, but it captures the scale shift visible in public DSCA notifications.
Source 1: Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Publisher: Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Units: US$ estimated cost
Source 2: Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Publisher: Ministry of National Defense, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Units: US$
This is a selected notification timeline. DSCA notices describe possible sales; actual dollar value may be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority and signed agreements.
Uses public DSCA congressional-notification notices and reputable summaries of DSCA notices. Values are highest estimated costs of possible Foreign Military Sales, not final contract amounts or delivered equipment.
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