美国批准向台湾部署鱼叉海防系统和导弹的FMS
在同一天
中国宣布对数家向台湾出售武器的美国公司实施制裁，
美国国务院
批准了另一笔潜在的数十亿美元的外国军事销售（FMS）到该岛
旨在提高其“抵抗或制止海上侵略，沿海封锁和两栖攻击的能力”
.The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
announced on 26 October the approval of a USD2.37 billion sale to Taiwan of
up to 100 Boeing Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDSs)
and
up to 400 RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II medium-range, surface-launched, anti-ship missiles along with related equipment and support.
The DSCA stated that
as part of the proposed deal, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO)
– Taiwan’s principal representative office in the country –
had also requested
four RTM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II exercise missiles,
411 containers,
100 HCDS launcher transporter units,
25 radar trucks, spare and repair parts,
support and test equipment,
publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, technical assistance,
engineering and
logistics support services, and
other related elements of logistics support