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FACTBOX-Details of Taiwan's $18 bln arms budget

TAIPEI, June 17 (Reuters) - A Taiwan parliamentary
delegation leaves for the United States on Thursday to meet
Pentagon officials and discuss a proposed $18 billion arms deal
to counter China's growing military threat.

The following are the proposed items in the package. If the
deal goes through, it would be the biggest U.S. arms sale to
Taiwan in a decade.
ITEM...........................AMOUNT.....BUDGET.......DELIVERY
Diesel-engine submarines.....8........T$412.14 bln...2005-2019
PAC-3 anti-missile*..........6........T$144.92 bln...2005-2012
P-3C Orion aircraft*.........12.......T$53.04 bln....2005-2011
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- TOTAL...............................T$610.1 bln (US$18.2 bln)

NOTE:

* Patriot Advanced Capability-3 anti-missile systems and the
P-3C Orion aircraft are made by Lockheed Martin Corp.
(US$1=T$33.6)