Defense News
By: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
TAIPEI – Taiwan plans to buy U.S.-made torpedoes and heavy tanks to boost its defense capabilities despite the thaw in ties between the island and mainland China, it was reported July 19.
President Ma Ying-jeou has ordered the defense ministry to draft a shopping list which includes MK-54 torpedoes, dozens of M1A2 tanks and amphibious landing vehicles, the Liberty Times said.
If acquired, the MK-54s will be used to replace the navy’s ageing MK-46s, it said.
The ministry said the procurement list had not yet been finalized. more …
