🇹🇼🇺🇸⚡️ — Taiwan is set to receive 500 U.S.-made Stinger surface-to-air missiles and 178 launchers by the end of the year, marking the first delivery under a two-stage procurement program totaling 2,621 missiles and 763 launchers, according to Taipei Times.

The army will receive the largest share, with 2,235 missiles and 657 launchers designated for defending Taiwan and its outlying islands.

The navy will receive 295 missiles and 85 launchers for Marine Corps units and surface vessels lacking sufficient air defenses.

Another 91 missiles and 21 launchers will be allocated to military police responsible for defending Taipei and surrounding areas.