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2021/05/13 13:57 Archived photo of the Shoushan radar station in Kaohsiung City Archived photo of the Shoushan radar station in Kaohsiung City (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Amid continued forays by Chinese military aircraft and warships into areas close to Taiwan, the Navy has ordered a new mid-to-long-range radar system from the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST, 中科院), reports said Thursday (May 13). The price tag for the first phase of the project is estimated at NT$250 million (US$8.93 million), with its completion likely by the end of the year, the Liberty Times reported. The new system will replace existing aging radar stations positioned on Taiwan’s main island as well as on outlying islands such as Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu. Not only will the new equipment help the Navy to obtain more precise information about the movements of Chinese ships, but it ca
Addressing the PLA’s new tactics
By Lu Li-shih 呂禮詩
During a commissioning ceremony on Friday last week at the Yulin Naval Base in China’s Hainan Province, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy unveiled three new vessels, coinciding with the 72nd anniversary of the navy’s founding.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), who also heads the powerful Chinese Central Military Commission, attended the ceremony, presenting the navy’s ensign and formally naming the ships.
The vessels were a new Type 075 Yushen-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship, a Type 055 Renhai-class guided-missile destroyer and a Type 094 Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/512675.html (Natural News) A defense official from Taiwan confirmed on April 19 that it is looking to acquire long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States. The confirmation comes amid the island’s efforts to bolster its defenses in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing.
Taiwan is already developing its own long-range missiles as it seeks to gain the ability to strike back deep into China in the event of war. That said, it has also looked to the United States to help provide it with more advanced weaponry.
Talking to parliament about which weapons systems Taiwan wants to buy, Lee Shih-chiang, head of Taiwan’s defense ministry’s strategic planning department, named Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) as the missile Taiwan is looking to procure.