Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) A small batch of upgraded Hsiung Feng-2E surface-to-surface cruise missiles, which Taiwan hopes will give it a stronger deterrent against China's military threat, has been delivered for use by an active Air Force unit, a military source said Monday.
2021/01/07 12:45 Hsiung Feng IIE missile. (NCSIST photo) Hsiung Feng IIE missile. (NCSIST photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The state-owned National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) successfully test-fired a missile with the highest trajectory altitude of infinity on Thursday (Jan. 7), the first such military drill in Taiwan in 2021. At 9:02 a.m. Thursday morning, the Jioupeng Military Base (九鵬基地) in Pingtung County carried out a live-fire test of what appeared to be a Hsiung Feng IIE (雄風二E, Brave Wind IIE) surface-to-surface missile. Despite adverse weather conditions, the missile was successfully launched at a 45-degree angle. The NCSIST declined to offer details, saying the information is sensitive. However, it thanked the public for its continued support for the military, reported UDN.
2020/12/23 14:03 A Sky Bow III missile live-fire test (Ministry of National Defense photo) A Sky Bow III missile live-fire test (Ministry of National Defense photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A Chinese warship sailed close to Taitung County’s Orchid Island, in an area where Taiwan is planning to test-fire a new missile, reports said Wednesday (Dec. 23). The Fisheries Agency issued warnings to fishing vessels to stay away from an area east and southeast of Taiwan on Dec. 24, 25, 28, and 29 between 7:40 and 8:45 p.m. due to missile tests, CNA reported. On Tuesday (Dec. 22) evening, a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship sailed 38 nautical miles south of Orchid Island in the direction of the Bashi Channel separating Taiwan from the Philippines.
2020/12/21 19:16 Kestrel rocket hitting tank. (NCSIST photo) Kestrel rocket hitting tank. (NCSIST photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) In response to a video released by China s state-run media showing People s Liberation Army (PLA) tanks successfully defeating Taiwanese forces in a mock urban battle, a retired general says that such a tactic would court death at the hands of Taiwan s anti-tank rockets. On Dec. 13, China s state-run mouthpiece CCTV posted a video showing a recent exercise in which PLA Type 96A main battle tanks and Type 04 infantry fighting vehicles crushed a smaller defending force in a simulated urban environment, indicating that this would be the next swift phase of victory after successfully landing on Taiwan s shores. In the war games, a unit with red markers entered the faux fray with 230 troops and 30 tanks, representing the PLA, against a defending force in blue consisting of 70 men and six tanks, symboli
2020/12/20 18:29 (National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology photo) (National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan must ensure its own national security even if the U.S. continues to sell it armaments, according to the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), a government-funded think tank based in Taipei. INDSR researcher Lin Cheng-rung (林政榮) noted in a report the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Dec. 8 the U.S. would sell Taiwan a Field Information Communications System. It is the sixth arms sale to Taiwan of Donald Trump s administration’s this year and the 11th of his presidency.