No final decision on 2 more US-made Perry-class frigates

The Ministry of National Defense (MND) yesterday said it has not yet made a decision on whether to buy all four Perry-class frigates the U.S. has offered to Taiwan, pending a review on the nation's defensive needs.

During a Legislative interpellation session, Defense Minister Yen Ming (嚴明) said the ministry has already been in talks with its U.S. counterparts in preparation for receiving the two of the four frigates that are still in active service with the U.S.

The ministry will be sending a group of military personnel to the U.S. soon to check the other two ships, one already decommissioned, another soon to be decommissioned.

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