MND MUM ON IDF MID-LIFE UPGRADE PROJECT
ROC Central News Agency
2006-10-05 23:56:28
Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense (MND) declined to comment Thursday on a media report that progress has been made on a mid-life upgrade project for the locally developed indigenous defense fighters (IDF).
According to a report carried in the Chinese-language Liberity Times, an upgraded version of the IDF fighters, equipped with fuel tanks for in-flight refueling, has been completed and has undergone test flights.
Commenting on the report, MND spokesman said the IDF mid-life upgrade program, code-named "Project Shiang Sheng" (Soaring Upliftment) is a confidential plan aimed at upgrade the IDF fighter's performance. "The project is still on going and the ministry is not in a position to elaborate on its implementation, Wu said.
(By sofia Wu)
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