US has ‘high’ urgency in speeding up weapons deliveries: KooBy Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEIThe US has "quite a high" sense of urgency in helping Taiwan strengthen its military capabilities and is working to help ​speed up delayed weapons deliveries, Minister of National Defense Wellington ‌Koo (顧立雄) said today. Taiwan has complained of repeated delays to weapons ordered from the US. Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo, center, answers questions from lawmakers at the legislature in Taipei today. Photo: Lo Pei-de, Taipei TimesDeliveries of many of the weapons systems ordered have already begun or arrived, Koo told reporters at the legislature. Deliveries of ​F-16V jets for ​Taiwan are to ⁠begin this year with production at "full capacity," the Ministry of National Defense said over the weekend.

Source: Taipei Times March 25, 2026 08:30 UTC