The Sale of FX Aircraft to Taiwan,

Abstract

In the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Congress mandated: The United States will make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability. Within the context of this commitment and concern about the reaction of the People's Republic of China (PRC), The Reagan administration on Januaryt 11, 1982 announced its decision to deny the Nationalist Government's request for aircraft superior to the F-5E Tiger because no military need for such aircraft exits. Instead, the United States granted permission to the Northrop Corporation to extend its ten-year agreement with Taiwan beyond 1983 for continued coproduction of the F-5E.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118033

Entities

People

  • Janice M. Hinton

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Department Of State
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire Control Systems
  • International Relations
  • Military Aircraft
  • Naval Warfare
  • Radar Equipment
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Turbojet Engines
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.