Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Air force denies report US insisted upon weapons use

P-3C OrionThe Air Force Command Headquarters yesterday denied a media report about a weaponry deliverance issue.

The Chinese-language China Times yesterday cited a recent report by the Control Yuan’s National Audit Office as saying that procurements by the Ministry of National Defense of 12 P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft from the US cost US$1.96 billion and are under the operational command of the Air Force 439 Composite Wing unit.

The report said the US disagreed with a plan to have the aircraft carry ordinances, such as mines and depth charges, made by Taiwanese manufacturers.

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