Taipei, June 26 (CNA) Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Monday that the development of the domestically produced Clouded Leopard armored vehicle is on schedule following reports the project was set to be shelved.
Taipei, Dec. 5 (CNA) Taiwan's military will start installing locally-produced 105-mm assault guns onto its eight-wheeled Clouded Leopard armored vehicles next month, a military source told CNA Sunday.
The military plans to start installing locally produced 105mm assault guns on its eight-wheeled Clouded Leopard armored vehicles next month, a military source said yesterday.
After they are installed, the military would from March begin testing the guns’ capabilities, they said.
The domestically made gun barrel has 60 percent less recoil than the imported barrels used previously, the source said, adding that its ammunition would also have better penetration.
Before a new weapon can enter mass production, it must pass through the military’s five-step development process.
The March tests would be the third step in the process.
After the assault guns have entered mass
Taipei, Oct. 20 (CNA) Taiwan Taichung District Court sentenced the chairman, president, vice president and other officials from Chung-Hsin Electric and Machinery Manufacturing Corp. (CHEM), a contractor for the domestically produced CM-32 "Clouded Leopard" armored vehicle project, to jail terms ranging from six months to six and a half years Wednesday.