Taiwan seeks to procure M1A2X main battle tank from US
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The island nation of Taiwan has requested a possible sale of more than 100 main battle tank designated as M1A2X. U.S. military sales to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, is an irritant in the relations between the world’s two largest economies. According to media reports in recent weeks, Taiwan ramped up its […]
Taiwan to buy more F-16V fighter aircraft from the United States
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According to Taiwan’s media reports, the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) submitted a request to buy 66 F-16V jets from the United States for a total price of US$13 billion. F-16V, Lockheed Martin’s most advanced F-16 version, will feature a new active electronically scanned array radar, a modular mission computer, electronic warfare suite, automated […]
China deployed four H-6 strategic bombers 280 miles from Taiwan coasts
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China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) recently sent to the isolated Air Base, near the small village of Xingning four Xian Aircraft Corporation (XAC) H-6K strategic bombers to conduct combat exercises. Images from civilian satellite company ImageSat International show four Xian H-6 Chinese strategic bombers in Xingning Airbase, for the first time in few […]
Satellite 3D maps reveal classified Patriot missile bases in Taiwan
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New service by Google Maps, higher-quality 3-D maps, accidentally revealed classified Patriot missile bases in Taiwan. Google’s new higher-quality 3-D maps revealed classified Taiwan’s Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) base in Xindian district, in the southern part of New Taipei City. The South China Morning Post has reported that Google’s new 3-D maps feature three-dimensional terrain for four […]
Taiwan conducts flight demonstration of new Albatross unmanned aircraft
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According to the Central News Agency (CNA), Taiwan’s Navy conducted a successful first-ever fly-over demonstration using the locally developed Albatross tactical unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Pingtung. The drone, developed by National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), gave its first public takeoff, landing and fly-over demonstration at a military base in Pingtung on […]
Taiwan to launch series production of new Cloud Leopard variant
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The Central News Agency (CNA) has reported that a new variant of the indigenously developed Cloud Leopard (Yunpao) 8×8 armoured vehicle will soon enter series production for the Republic of China Army (RoCA). According to CNA media report, Taiwan will begin mass production of its indigenous CM-34 Yunpao eight-wheeled armored vehicles next year and is […]
First upgraded F-16 jet arrives at air base in central Taiwan
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The first upgraded F-16 fighter jet, known as F-16V Viper, arrived in Chiayi Air Base Friday in central Taiwan after undergoing extensive aerial tests in the U.S. and Taiwan, according to Liberty Time report. According to the news report, the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF, Taiwan Air Force) on 19 October received its first upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper, […]
Taiwan’s updated F-16V Viper fighter jet begins flight test program
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The first updated F-16V F-16V Viper (onboard number “6626”) fighter jet made its first flight and inaugurating an intensive flight trials campaign. According to the Hccapa.com, in Taichung was started series flight tests of the first Lockheed Martin F-16A fighter jet of the Republic of China, which was modernized by the Taiwanese state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development […]
Taiwan’s Army formally takes new AH-64E Apache attack helicopters into service
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Taiwan’s Army has formally inducted into service the AH-64E Apache attack helicopters during a ceremony attended by President Tsai Ing-Wen in Taoyuan City, on 17 July. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND), on 17 July Taiwan’s Army was officially commissioned all of its Apache attack helicopters purchased from the United States, having completed the […]
Taiwan is looking to acquire M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has decided to acquire a new fleet of 108 US-made M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to replace some M60A3 Patton and CM-11 Brave Tiger tanks in service, according to a news report published on the Taipei Times website on 10 July. The potential deal, said the newspaper, is valued […]