Taiwan refutes report that it is interested in AV-8Bs

Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense has refuted a report that the island will buy AV-8Bs that are sold as Excess Defense Articles once they are retired from the Marine Corps.

Two U.S. Marine Corps AV-8 Harriers fly in formation after conducting aerial refueling training on Sept 120923-M-RO494-468
By DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Chad Kiehl, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Defense News reported on Jan. 16, quoting anonymous U.S. officials as saying that the Defense Security Cooperation Agency will offer the AV-8Bs to Taiwan.

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