US approves $600 mn sale of 4 armed MQ-9 reaper drones to Taiwan
The US has approved the sale of four MQ-9 Reaper drones worth up to $600 million to Taiwan. The sale supports Taiwan's "continuing efforts to modernize its armed forces and to maintain a credible defensive capability", the State Department said in a statement. Last week, US had approved sale of Harpoon missile systems worth up to $2.37 billion to Taiwan. 