The package includes Block III Apache Longbow attack helicopters, Harpoon missiles, Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles, Javelin missiles, upgrades for Taiwan's E-2T aircraft and spare parts for Taiwan's air force.

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"There would be no way to launch and ramp in any way other than open and viral, " Negroponte says in an e-mail exchange from Taiwan, where he is dealing with manufacturing.

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The deal also gives Taiwan upgrades for Taiwan's E-2T aircraft and spare parts for its air force.

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