Taiwan intends to purchase four additional Patriot air defense systems from the United States.

Taiwan plans to order four additional Patriot PAC-3 MSE anti-aircraft missile systems and up to 500 missiles from the United States. This was reported on October 6 by the Taipei Times newspaper, citing sources.

Taiwan plans to order four more systems and up to 500 missiles in response to the growing number of missile sites on China's east coast.

It is noted that the cost of the order will be about 1 trillion Taiwan dollars ($32.88 billion).

According to the newspaper, the proposed acquisition will include launchers, missiles, and a lower-level air and missile defense (air defense and missile defense) radar system.

According to the Taipei Times, the first batch of Patriot PAC-3 MSE air defense systems will be delivered by the end of the year.

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