A first batch of 38 Abrams tanks is set to be unloaded in Kaoshiung, according to local media reporting. Taiwan ordered 108 M1A2 Abrams tanks from the U.S. in 2019 in a deal worth more than US$1.2 billion.
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00:00A local media report says the first batch of Abrams tanks ordered from the U.S. has
00:05arrived in Taiwan.
00:07The report said 38 tanks are set to be unloaded at the port of Kaohsiung in the south of the
00:13country.
00:14Taiwan ordered 108 of the Abrams M1A2 model in 2019 in a deal worth more than 1.2 billion
00:22U.S. dollars.
00:23The defense ministry previously said 42 more tanks will arrive next year and the remaining
00:2828 in 2026.
00:30Military sources say the tanks will all be deployed in northern Taiwan.