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American Company KRATOS to provide Chaparral air defense missile components to Taiwan 11701172.

| 2017
Defence & Security News - Taiwan
 
American Company KRATOS to provide Chaparral air defense missile components to Taiwan.
In December 2016, the American-based Company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a $23 million dollar contract to sell Chaparral class air defense missiles to Taiwan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the work will be done in Huntsville, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2019.
     
In December 2016, the American-based Company Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded a $23 million dollar contract to sell Chaparral class air defense missiles to Taiwan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the work will be done in Huntsville, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2019 Chaparral vehicle of Taiwanese army ( Wikimedia source 4 may 2013)
     
The contract is officially for 450 thermal batteries, 466 rocket motors, 150 safety and arming devices, and 248 warheads.

The MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral is an American-made self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. It entered service with the US Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998 Taiwan bought the MIM-72 missiles from United States in the 1980s.

Taiwan operates the Chaparral air defense system, and is the only customer for the Sea Chaparral. A July 15, 1983, letter of offer to the Coordinating Council for North American Affairs, covered the sale of 384 MIM-72F Improved Chaparral missiles and 24 launchers with vehicles, 120 MIM-72F Improved Sea Chaparral missiles, and 18 MIM-72F Improved Chaparral missiles for a lot acceptance.

Produced by Lockheed Martin Corporation. The Chaparral was produced by Loral Corporation (formerly Ford Aerospace & Communications Corp), Loral Aeronutronics; Newport Beach, California (CA), USA, prior to its purchase by Lockheed Martin Corporation. The base vehicle is supplied by FMC Corporation, Ordnance Division, San Jose, CA. Final assembly of the MIM-72 missiles takes place at the US Army Red River Arsenal, Texarkana, Arkansas, USA.

A standard configuration Chaparral fire unit consists of two main elements, a tracked carrier and the M54 missile launch station with four surface-to-air missiles ready to fire. The carrier designated the M730 and based on the M548 tracked cargo carrier, uses components of the M113A1 armoured personnel carrier.
 

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