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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Taiwan's ministry to mull fitting cruise missiles on planned warships

Hsiung Feng 2E missilesTaiwan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday it will mull the possibility of fitting indigenous cruise missiles on the warships the country plans to build at home, one day after lawmakers passed a proposal asking the ministry to consider such a move.

"The Ministry of National Defense will make related assessments on the issue," ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Luo Shou-he said in response to a question on equipping the planned missile boats with Taiwan-made Hsiung Feng 2E missiles.

The ministry will make decisions based on the evaluations, Luo said at a news conference.

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