The U.S. State Department announced an $11.1 billion arms package to Taiwan—the largest in history—including 82 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 420 MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), and other equipment, according to X posts by Sent Defender and Jaime Ocon shared over the past hour during the reporting window from 5:46 AM to 6:45 AM UTC on December 18, 2025. The package encompasses the U.S. Armed Forces’ Tactical Mission Network (TMN), 120 M109A7 “Paladin” Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Tracked Vehicles, 1,545 TOW 2B BGM-71F-7-RF Missiles, 1,050 FGM-148F “Javelin” Anti-Tank Missiles, seekers and repairs for Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles, ALTIUS-600M and 700M Loitering-Munition Systems, and spare parts for AH-1W “SuperCobra” attack helicopters, as detailed in Sent Defender's post at https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2001497228373082238. Jaime Ocon's post at https://x.com/JaimeOcon1/status/2001494936735355052 specified values exceeding $4 billion for HIMARS and ATACMS combined, over $4 billion for 60 self-propelled howitzer systems and equipment, more than $1 billion each for UAV systems and military software, over $700 million for Javelin and TOW missiles combined, $96 million for helicopter parts, and $91 million for Harpoon refurbishment kits. This follows an earlier notification by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and State Department to Congress of eight proposed sales totaling $11.1 billion, as reported in a prior update based on a TaiwanMonitor X post from earlier on December 18.
