MQ-9B and related equipment for Taiwan Ministry of National Defense

Taiwan Ministry of National Defense · TW

Estimated value: USD 752.0M≈ EUR 691.8MThe estimated maximum of a US arms-sale notification. Not a contract.
Supplier: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Category: Payloads & sensors · Communications & datalinks · Fixed-wing · Air

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DSCA Congressional Notification — Transmittal 20-74

Purchaser: Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

Total Estimated Value: $752M

Equipment:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $153 million of this total. This transmittal notifies the inclusion of the following MDE items: an [[Page 81049]] additional two (2) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) (EGI) with SAASM or M-code capability; and six (6) AN/APY-8 Lynx Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) systems. Also included are Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) 4500 Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Systems; Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) 6Sx systems and Video Dissemination Links (VDL); Digital Datalink Encryptors; Automatic Information System Transponders; KOR-24A tactical airborne radios; and portable pre/post-flight equipment; as well as additional units of the following: MX-20 Multi-Spectra

Procedure & source details

Original title: Taiwan FMS: MQ-9B ($752M)
English title: Taiwan FMS: MQ-9B ($600M)
Award date: 17 Dec 2020
Contract type: Production
Mission: ISR · Border Surveillance · Maritime Patrol · SAR radar · SIGINT
End use: Military
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From the US DSCA Foreign Military Sales register · updated 3 Nov 2026

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