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U.S. Working On $500 Million Weapons Drawdown Package For Taiwan, Austin Confirms

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U.S. Working On $500 Million Weapons Drawdown Package For Taiwan, Austin Confirms
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducts a press briefing after the release of the unclassified National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, and Missile Defense Review at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexander Kubitza)

The Biden administration is currently working on finalizing a $500 million weapons package for Taiwan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed to lawmakers on Tuesday. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC), asked Austin during a hearing on press reports that the Pentagon was assembling such a package after Congress authorized a presidential drawdown authority for fiscal year 2023 to provide up to $1 billion in security assistance to Taiwan. “You are correct. We are working…

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