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Taiwan to Deploy 3 More PAC-3 Antimissile Batteries
Three U.S.-made Patriot antimissile air defense batteries will be deployed in southern Taiwan, in addition to the one already in northern Taiwan, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said Thursday. Responding to lawmakers’ questions in the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign and National Defense Committee, Yang said the three Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile batteries will be used [...]
Japanese PM warns China against landings
Japan would respond with force if China attempts to land on the disputed Senkaku Islands, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in Parliament. Abe was responding to a question about what he was prepared to do if Chinese ships sailing close to the islands — called the Diaoyu Islands by the Chinese — tried to land, [...]
Taiwan adds new ships to patrol disputed islands
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday unveiled two new ships that will join the patrol in waters off disputed islands in the East China Sea at the centre of a regional territorial row. “We will gradually build up our capabilities in the sea to enforce the law, to conduct rescue missions and protect fishermen,” Ma [...]
Taiwan Confirms Plan to Study Submarine Feasibility
The Ministry of National Defense has launched efforts to study the feasibility of building indigenous submarines, according to a statement released yesterday. The ministry “is accurately reviewing the relevant plans and budgets” for a four-year project it brought to the National Defense Industrial Development Foundation late last year, based on a resolution by the Legislative [...]
Taiwan develops medium-range missile: report
Taiwan has developed its first medium-range guided missile that could be used against former rival China, according to a former defence minister in a new book cited by a media report Saturday. Michael Tsai, a politician turned defence minister in the former government of the China-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), revealed in his book due [...]
Taiwan deploys advanced early warning radar
Taiwan has put into service a US-made billion-dollar early warning radar system capable of giving more than six minutes’ warning of a Chinese missile attack, a senior officer said Sunday. The radar, on top of a mountain in the northern county of Hsinchu, started providing surveillance information after a ceremony presided over by the chief [...]
Taiwan expecting US-made Apaches: report
The first of a fleet of Apache helicopters ordered by Taiwan from the United States are due to be delivered in October as the island modernises its military despite warming ties with China, local media reported Sunday. The $6.5 billion arms deal, including a fleet of 30 Apache Longbow helicopters, was announced in 2008, drawing [...]
Taiwan upgrades dozens of fighter jets
Taiwan plans to complete the first stage of an ambitious plan to upgrade its fighter jet force by the end of 2013, in an effort to maintain a credible deterrent against China into the 2030s. Some 60 of Taiwan’s Indigenous Defence Fighters (IDFs) will be upgraded and ready for deployment within 12 months, according to [...]
Taiwan Tests New Anti-Ship Missile: Report
Taiwan tested its longest range ship-to-ship missile within a month of China putting its first aircraft carrier into service, a report said today. Dubbed an “aircraft carrier killer”, the missile has a range of 400 kilometres (250 miles) and is capable of achieving Mach 3.0, or triple the speed of sound, the Taipei-based United Daily [...]
