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Defenses to cover 300km by 2025
Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan is expected to extend its defensive perimeter to a range of 300km to 500km by 2025, when its first indigenous submarine and longer-range missiles from the US are set to be in service, a government-funded think tank said.
The assessment was made in a paper published on the Web site of the Institute for National Defense and Security Research on Thursday.
The paper, written by Ou Si-fu (歐錫富), a research fellow at the institute, said the US’ sale of 11 sets of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers to Taiwan in October last year was one of the factors that would allow Taiwan to expand its defensive perimeter.
Taiwan to extend defensive perimeter to 300-500 km by 2025: think tank
01/10/2021 07:29 PM
M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. CNA file photo
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) Taiwan is expected to effectively extend its defensive perimeter to 300-500 kilometers by 2025, when its first indigenous submarine and longer-range missiles from the United States are expected to be in service, according to a government-funded think tank.
The assessment was made in a paper published on the website of the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) on Jan. 7.
The paper, written by INDSR s research fellow Ou Si-fu (歐錫富), said the U.S. sale of 11 sets of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to Taiwan last October was one of the factors that would allow Taiwan to expand its defensive perimeter.