July 2006 - Taiwan Special Weapons News |
- MND DECLINES TO COMMENT ON REPORT ON F-16 FIGHTER DEAL CNA 28 Jul 2006 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) declined to comment Friday on a report that Taiwan is seeking to buy 66 F-16C/D fighter aircraft from the United States.
- Republic of China's Test Firings of Patriot Air and Missile Defense System a Success Raytheon 26 Jul 2006 -- The Republic of China (ROC) successfully destroyed two surrogate ballistic missiles with the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System during the Han Kuang military exercises conducted near Ilan in the northeast region of Taiwan. The successful firings, using Patriot Guidance Enhancement Missiles (GEM), reinforced the ROC air force's ability to conduct a live fire exercise in a tactical environment against a realistic threat.
- MND HAS NO COMMENT ON BLACK HAWK CHOPPER PURCHASE PLANS REPORT CNA 24 Jul 2006 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) had no comment Monday on reports that the Army will make the purchase of MH-60M Black Hawks a priority in its helicopter procurement plans.
- FORMER PRESIDENT WILLING TO TESTIFY IN 'LAFAYETTE SCANDAL' PROBE CNA 24 Jul 2006 -- Former President Lee Teng-hui is willing to testify as a witness in the investigation of a kickback and murder scandal involving Taiwan's 1991 procurement of Lafayette-class frigates from France, Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) Chairman Su Chin-chiang said Monday.
- KMT HEAD OUTLINES CONDITIONS FOR ARMS PACKAGE BILL'S PASSAGE CNA 11 Jul 2006 -- Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou said in Tokyo Tuesday that his party would support a major arms procurement package if four conditions are met.
- TAIWAN-U.S. MILITARY TALKS EFFECTIVE: TAIWAN OFFICIAL CNA 07 Jul 2006 -- Taiwan's representative to the United States on Thursday denied a report suggesting that Taiwan-U.S. military relations have been cooling.
- MND DEBUNKS 'LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEVELOPMENT' REPORT CNA 07 Jul 2006 -- The Ministry of National Defense (MND) denied a media report Friday that the military is secretly carrying out a Hsiungfeng III long-range tactical missile development plan, saying the report was misleading and unfactual.
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