US Navy, Boeing Test Harpoon Missile Systems for Taiwan; Delivery of 100 Systems Set by 2028

The US Navy and Boeing Co have conducted a series of tests for the land-based Harpoon anti-ship missile system tailored for Taiwan. The first launch vehicles and other components have already begun arriving in Taiwan, with full delivery of 100 systems scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028. Pentagon officials have previously told a US congressional hearing that Taiwan has "top priority worldwide" in the delivery of Harpoon missile systems, with production lines operating at full capacity to address threats in the Taiwan Strait. The navy has budgeted more than NT$90.2 billion (US$2.85 billion) for the procurement, as part of a program running from 2021 to 2030 to establish a dense network of land-based anti-ship missile defenses.