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Tag: Taiwan navy

Posted inTaiwan

Taiwan’s new corvette warships come heavily armed

by Dave Makichuk December 16, 2020December 17, 2020

The Taiwan Navy calls it the “aircraft carrier killer.” Perhaps the term is over-used, but it seems anything that carries missiles these days, is considered a carrier killer. The question of the kill chain — how to find the target, track the target, get close to it, and survive carrier force defenses, is never quite […]

Two Dutch-made submarines surface near southern Taiwan during an exercise in July 29, 2004. Taiwan has been having trouble updating its submarine fleet. Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh
Posted inBeijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Taiwan’s submarine program failing to make any waves

by Emanuele Scimia July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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