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Publicly welcomed the tranche and linked it to pending special-budget funding
The record Taiwan arms tranche (about $11.1B across eight DSCA notifications) is now in the congressional review lane. Taiwan's Defense Ministry and presidential office emphasized the buys are contingent on legislative funding. Local reporting shows five of eight cases sit in a pending NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget — meaning the political fight in Taipei throttles how fast the package moves from 'possible sale' to signed LOAs.
Updated Yesterday
Confirmed the March 26 airspace breach and scrambled F-16s
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace just before 1 a.m. on March 26, flew four kilometers over North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) territory, and crashed near the town of Parches. Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets. No one was hurt. It was at least the fourteenth time this has happened since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
Updated Mar 26
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