Taipei receives formal US offer for 82 Himars while agreements for howitzers and missiles also await sign-off by island’s legislature
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenLawrence Chungin TaipeiPublished: 9:00am, 11 Mar 2026Taiwan’s defence ministry has received a US letter of offer and acceptance (LOA) for 82 Himars rocket launchers, according to officials, who said the deal must be signed by March 26 as other pending arms contracts near expiry.
Speaking before a legislative session on Tuesday, Wellington Koo Li-hsiung, the island’s defence minister, said the Himars, or High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, agreement was one of five US arms procurement deals awaiting legislative authorisation.
The proposal remains stalled in the opposition-controlled legislature, delaying authorisation for the defence ministry to sign the contracts.
