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January 08, 2014

Taiwan gets US submarine-launched missiles: report
Taipei (AFP) Jan 08, 2014
Taiwan has received the first shipment of anti-ship missiles which it ordered from the United States for its submarines, strengthening their attack capability, a senior official was Wednesday quoted as saying. Taiwan ordered the Harpoon missiles in 2008 as part of a $6.5 billion arms purchase which sparked strong protests from Beijing. The island already has Harpoons installed on its frigates and F-16 fighter jets. The first batch of such missiles for the navy's two Dutch-built submarines ha ... read more

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