Will Taiwan transfer the Hawk air defense system to Ukraine: the island's defense minister said who should make the decision
The authorities of Taiwan do not rule out sending decommissioned air defense systems to Ukraine.
Taiwan is gradually decommissioning American Hawk air defense systems. The authorities of the island do not rule out that the decommissioned weapons can be transferred to Ukraine, but the decision must be made by the United States.
This is written by the Taipei Times with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of Taiwan, Wellington Ko.
“If the American side asks us to return them [системи ППО С – ред.]we will do it according to the rules. After that, the US will decide what to do with these systems,” Ko said.
The publication reminded that Taiwan is updating its own air defense system. In particular, contracts for the amount of 2 billion US dollars for the purchase of NASAMS have already been signed.
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