U.S. military agrees to sell Taiwan's "Volcano" mining system.

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[Reporter Tu Jumin/Taipei Report] The United States once again approved the arms sale to Taiwan. The Ministry of National Defense stated today that the US government approved the "Volcano Anti-Tank systems" on December 28, with a total value of 100 million. The US$80 million (approximately NT$5.545 billion) arms sale to Taiwan is subject to the "notification to Congress" procedure, which is expected to take effect in one month.

The Ministry of National Defense stated that the U.S. agreed to the arms sale this time, which has high mobility and rapid mine-laying effectiveness, and can quickly respond to enemy threats, which will help improve the national military's asymmetric combat capabilities.

This arms purchase aid case was classified as a confidential budget before the U.S. side agreed to sell it, and it was changed to an open budget after the approval, so as to facilitate the smooth implementation of the whole case.

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The Ministry of National Defense stated that in the face of the CCP’s frequent military operations around Taiwan, it has formed a serious military threat to me. Based on the "Taiwan Relations Act" and the "Six Guarantees", the United States continues to provide my country with defensive weapons. It is to maintain regional stability and peace. On the basis of this, the Ministry of National Defense expresses its sincere gratitude to the US side for its arms sales decision.

The "Volcano" minelaying system is divided into M139 aerial minelaying and M136 vehicle minelaying versions.

For the vehicle-mounted version, the U.S. military implements it with the M977 heavy-duty mobile tactical truck in active service. It has the characteristics of high mobility, wide distribution, fewer operators, and fast operation speed. the goal of.