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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Taiwan to arm submarines with US missiles

Hai-Lung-classTaiwan's navy will arm its submarines with anti-ship missiles for the first time ever beginning 2013, a report said on Wednesday, as the island boosts its defence capabilities against rival China.

The Taipei-based United Daily News said the navy, which ordered the United States (US)-built Harpoon missiles in 2008, recently test-fired the weapons in the US, in preparation for installing them on its two Dutch-built submarines.

'The missiles will become operational on the two submarines next year,' the newspaper said, citing an unnamed naval source.

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