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1 week ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin
2025/06/20 03:00LONG FLIGHT: The jets would be flown by US pilots, with Taiwanese copilots in the two-seat F-16D variant to help familiarize them with the aircraft, the source saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The US is expected to fly 10 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70/72 jets to Taiwan over the coming months to fulfill a long-awaited order of 66 aircraft, a defense official said yesterday.
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1 week ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Chen Chih-cheng |Lo Tien-pin |Shelley Shan
NATIONAL DEFENSE: The accuracy of HIMARS would be optimized if it is combined with the army’s domestically made Thunderbolt-2000 system, military observers said By Chen Chih-cheng, Lo Tien-pin and Shelley Shan /
Staff reporters The military is next month to officially establish a unit to oversee the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) to enhance its cross-regional mobility and long-range strike capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense said.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin
2025/06/15 03:00DEFENSE:The US would assist Taiwan in developing a new command and control system, and it would be based on the US-made Link-22, a senior official saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The Ministry of National Defense is to propose a special budget to replace the military’s currently fielded command and control system, bolster defensive resilience and acquire more attack drones, a senior defense official said yesterday.
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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 |Jonathan Chin
2025/05/18 03:00BUDGET HIKE: The armed forces are planning an unprecedented move to increase defense spending to 3 percent of GDP to meet targets set by the US, a source saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The military’s new Tien Kung IV （Sky Bow IV） missiles have completed initial operational evaluation and limited field testing, with mass production expected to start next year, a defense official said yesterday.
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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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1 month ago | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin
2025/05/04 03:00ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budgetBy Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.
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1 month ago | 
taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin
ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budget By Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.
