Congress notified of possible 6.5 billion dollar Taiwan arms salesThe Pentagon notified Congress Friday of 6.5 billion dollars in possible arms sales to Taiwan that would include advanced interceptor missiles, Apache helicopters and submarine-launched missiles. The Defense Security and Cooperation Agency said the proposed sales were aimed at improving Taiwan's defenses and would not alter the basic military balance in the region. The proposed sale would end a year-long lull in US arms sales to Taipei. "All foreign military sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program are discussed and approved (based on) long established inter agency procedure, and we only recently finished that procedure with regard to these notifications for Taiwan," a State Department official said. The proposed sales would involve 330 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles worth up to 3.1 billion dollars, and 30 AH-64D AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopter, D version, with Longbow radar improvements Apache Longbow longbow Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it was usually 6 ft (2 m) tall and shot arrows more than a yard long. helicopters worth 2.5 billion dollars. Taiwan has also asked to buy 31 UGM UGM Union Gospel Mission (Seattle, Washington) UGM Users' Group Meeting UGM Union General Meeting UGM Ultimate Gaming Machine (computer) UGM University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia UGM Underwater Guided Missile 84L submarine launched Harpoon harpoon (härp  n`), weapon used for spearing whales and large fish. The early type was a flat triangular piece of metal with barbed edges and a socket for attaching a wooden handle, to the anti-ship missiles valued at up to 200 million dollars.
It also requested 182 Javelin guided missiles with 20 Javelin command launch units worth 47 million dollars. Other proposed sales call for upgrading four E-2 Hawkeye aircraft and supply spare parts for fighter aircraft, transport planes, radar and communications equipment. 
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