Sale of at least 4 aerial drones being discussed, sources tell Reuters, a deal that could escalate tensions with China.
Al Jazeera
Date: August 6, 2020
The SeaGuardian surveillance drones have a range of 6,000 nautical miles (11,100 km), far greater than the 160-mile range of Taiwan's current fleet of drones.
While the sale of the unmanned aerial vehicles has been tacitly authorised by the State Department, two of the people said, it is not known whether the US officials have approved exporting the drones with weapons attached, one of them said.
The deal has to be approved by members of Congress who may receive formal notification as soon as next month, two of the people said. Congress could choose to block a final agreement.
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