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Missile Defense Radar Fielded in Taiwan
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A Dossier on the Pave Paws Radar Installation
on Leshan, Taiwan 樂山
Missile Defense Radar Fielded in TaiwanFeb. 4, 2013
A $1.4 billion missile defense radar has been activated in Taiwan, Agence France-Presse reported on
Sunday.
"The radar is able to provide us with more than six minutes' warning in preparation for any surprise
attacks," air force Lt. Gen. Wu Wan-chiao said to the news agency.
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and now the P-3C anti-submarine aircraft will arrive in Taiwan.
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2013/09/21 22:37:40
Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) The first of 12 submarine-hunting aircraft purchased from the United States will arrive in Taiwan on Sept. 23 or Sept. 24, the military said Saturday.
The first P-3C is being flown to Taiwan by "personnel from the U.S." for liability reasons, with Taiwanese military personnel along for the flight, the military said.
Taiwan will take over only after the plane lands, it said.
Amid reports that the plane's landing in Pingtung could be delayed by Typhoon Usagi, the military said that the P-3C could divert to Hawaii or Guam to wait out the storm.
However, the flight is expected to go ahead as planned at this point, it said.
The P-3C is the most capable of Lockheed's P-3 aircraft submarine-detecting aircraft.
In 2007, the U.S. government approved the sale of the 12 P-3Cs with T-56 turboprop engines and related equipment and services at an estimated cost of US$1.96 billion.
The last of the P-3Cs is set for delivery by the end of 2015, the military said.
(By Claudia Liu and Lilian Wu)
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首架返台P-3C反潛機中華民國國徽上身
P-3C反潛機軍購案高達台幣530餘億元。P-3C屬長程反潛巡邏機，除對海面上船艦的監控外，也針對海中的潛水艇進行偵測。因此，機上配備精準武器包括空射型魚叉反艦飛彈、紅外線導引的小牛飛彈，使P-3C擁有對海、對地的攻擊能力。
