[Taiwan originally wanted to get 11 multi-guided M142 HIMARS rocket launchers along with support and ammunition vehicles, for which he received approval in 2020 under the abroad Military Sales (FMS) program. ](https://defence24.pl/power-arms/us-ready-sell-himars-taiwan) The executive agreement for their acquisition was [concluded a year later](https://defence24.pl/power-arms/taiwan-and-closer-himars-ow) and it amounted to about $436.1 million. [In 2023, Taiwan's Ministry of Defence announced the acquisition of 18 additional launchers](https://defence24.pl/power-armoured/taiwan-purchases-additional-sets-himars-za-haubice-paladin) due to the resignation of buying 40 self-propelled Haubic M109A6 Paladin, whose deliveries could not be made on time. Therefore, the value of all HIMARS purchases by Taiwan along with support packages was over US$1 billion.
