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1 month ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jake Chung
2025/05/24 03:00DEFENSE BOOST:The eight planned indigenous subs, plus two existing ones, would be able to carry 224 missiles and torpedoes, the defense ministry saidBy Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀...
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1 month ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
2025/05/11 03:00DEFENSE RESILIENCE: NT$150 billion would also be set aside to build ships for the coast guard to bolster its capabilities in countering China’s ‘gray zone’ tacticsBy Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The government is planning a special budget, estimated at up to NT$500 billion （US$16.5 billion）, for military purchases from the US, a high-level government official said yesterday on condition of anonymity.
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1 month ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
DEFENSE RESILIENCE: NT$150 billion would also be set aside to build ships for the coast guard to bolster its capabilities in countering China’s ‘gray zone’ tactics By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The government is planning a special budget, estimated at up to NT$500 billion (US$16.5 billion), for military purchases from the US, a high-level government official said yesterday on condition of anonymity.
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1 month ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Ministry of National Defense has officially removed terms “to pay homage” and “mausoleum” in references to the final resting places of former presidents Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) as part of transitional justice efforts.
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2 months ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
2025/04/25 03:00By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe US is considering providing the navy with Jump 20 uncrewed aerial vehicles to strengthen its mid to long-range reconnaissance capabilities and support its development of a new-generation reconnaissance drone, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday. 請繼續往下閱讀...
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2 months ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The US is considering providing the navy with Jump 20 uncrewed aerial vehicles to strengthen its mid to long-range reconnaissance capabilities and support its development of a new-generation reconnaissance drone, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday.
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2 months ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
2025/04/18 03:00By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe army is seeking to purchase an additional 30 Sikorsky UH-60 Armed Black Hawk helicopters, as well as looking into upgrading its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawks with Hellfire missiles, rockets and autocannons, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday on condition of anonymity. 請繼續往下閱讀...
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2 months ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The army is seeking to purchase an additional 30 Sikorsky UH-60 Armed Black Hawk helicopters, as well as looking into upgrading its fleet of UH-60M Black Hawks with Hellfire missiles, rockets and autocannons, a source with knowledge of the matter said yesterday on condition of anonymity.
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2 months ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung
By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer China is under immense pressure due to a slowing economy, government corruption and public discontent, which, combined with a high unemployment rate, have given rise to increasing pessimism of young people, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said in a report yesterday.
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Fang Wei-li |Lery Hiciano |Jake Chung
2025/03/19 03:00STRATEGIZING:The quadrennial report includes a chapter on forming a regional link to bolster collective deterrence, such as through deeper military exchanges with the USBy Fang Wei-li, Lery Hiciano and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writers and CNA請繼續往下閱讀... The Ministry of National Defense yesterday delivered its Quadrennial Defense Review （QDR） to lawmakers, highlighting the nation’s defense strategy and elaborating on the role of US military cooperation.
