First Batch of M1A2 Abrams Tanks Arriving in Kaohsiung: Report

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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.

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