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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Boeing contracted to build missiles for Taiwan

RGM-84 HarpoonThe U.S. Defense Department has contracted Boeing to manufacture 32 Harpoon missile bodies for Taiwan, the department announced Thursday on its website.

The missile bodies are included in a US$65.99 million contract awarded to Boeing for the procurement of not only the missiles, but also Harpoon canisters for Canada and missile spares for the Netherlands, Portugal, Japan, the United Kingdom, Israel, Pakistan, Turkey and Singapore.

Taiwan's purchase, at a cost of US$43.85 million, accounts for 66.4 percent of the entire contract, according to the press release.

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