The US is purchasing decommissioned Phase III MIM-23 Hawk missile systems from Taiwan to transfer them to Ukraine as part of a military aid package.

The US is buying decommissioned MIM-23 Hawk missile systems from Taiwan to provide them to Ukraine as part of a military aid package

The Phase III MIM-23 Hawk missiles were decommissioned in June 2023

The purchase was preceded by consultations between the US and Taiwanese governments

The SAMs will be transferred to the Ukrainian army to combat Russian drones and low-altitude aircraft

Taiwan will replace the decommissioned weapons with the Sky Bow III (TK-3) system

The US will repurchase decommissioned Hawk missiles from Taiwan and deliver them to Ukraine.

The missiles are of the new model Phase III MIM-23 withdrawn from service in June.

The transfer is carried out under the $2.1 billion defense aid package announced by the US on June 9.

The US will purchase decommissioned MIM-23 Hawk anti-aircraft systems with missiles from Taiwan, convert them and send them to Ukraine.