Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain

Washington Poot ^ | 04/03/2022 | Christian Shepherd and Vic Chiang

[BenLurkin]

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has announced a years-long delay for the delivery of U.S. howitzers, citing limited American production capacity, in a blow to the island democracy’s military upgrades.

A second delivery of Stinger antiaircraft missiles may also be affected. Neither delay has been directly connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but American military aid to Kyiv’s forces is reportedly depleting weapons stockpiles and straining production.

Unless an alternative is agreed to, delivery for the first batch has been pushed back from 2023 to 2026 at the earliest, during which Taiwan would remain reliant on decades-old artillery systems.

Recently announced deals for Taiwan to purchase 66 F-16 fighter jets and 108 M1A2T Abrams tanks, with deliveries expected in 2026 and 2027, respectively, are expected to be completed on schedule, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

[BenLurkin]

[NWFree]

Get in line - President Retard already stupidly gave away the kitchen sink 🤪

[Carriage Hill]

All that $850 billion in hardware left in Trashcanistan would sure come in handy, now, for Taiwan.

[Orosius]

The howitzers are probably made in Wuhan.

[ifinnegan]

Yep. Just like Pelosi couldn’t go to Taiwan because she got Covid.

[Moorings]

Shipments to Ukraine seem to be moving along fine.

[hardspunned]

After all the cost overruns, our newest Ford Class Carrier costs $13.5B. Shoot, the big guy pi$$es away a carrier every month on his Ukrainian oligarch cronies. Xi is loving this East European arms race.

[ClearCase_guy]

[AmericaFirst101]

If the world (USA/EU friendly) sends all their arms to help out Ukraine, then guess who won’t have any weapons left to help them?

Taiwan.

Russia and China are working in tandem here. The West better understand what the game is here.

We are headed towards a true new world order now. Not the conspiracy one, but a world that is multipolar rather than unipolar (West dominated).

Ukraine and Taiwan are the next steps (or first steps, maybe) in that unveiling.

[PGR88]

If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.

Milton Friedman.

[Flick Lives]

Neither delay has been directly connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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When WaPo says it’s not connected, it’s connected.

[BobL]

“Howitzer delivery to Taiwan delayed by strained U.S. supply chain”

What’s the problem here. If China takes Taiwan, WHO CARES, as long as we stick it to Putin!!!

[Chode]

what, new-tech? they gonna shoot across the straights???

if they don’t have ALL the defensive tools to do the job by now, where’d all that money go?

[skimbell]

There's a National Guard artillery unit here locally.
I drove by it last weekend and dam near everything is gone. There are a couple of trucks and a few trailers there, but most of the equipment, including the big guns are gone.

[shotgun]

2026? by that time China will have already invaded Taiwan, but Joe will make sure his promise is kept and deliver them anyway

[OKSooner]

Yeah. Why doesn’t Taiwan already have all the stuff they need?

Oh wait. The Taliban has it.

[Krosan]

Good!

Different howitzers though. Paladins and m777-s.

[deweyfrank]

I’m sure Taiwan makes some things that the US is in need of. Maybe they can negotiate a happy ending with this regime’s idiots.

[PIF]

Gone? or on maneuvers?

[rottweiller_inc]

I doubt most will be able to see it a lot of people have their mind is only on war war war and how America is the greatest country in the world and all that other nonsense that’s causing them to fail to see the realities of the situation