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Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by RedScorpion(f): 1:20pm On May 05, 2022 |
Taiwan signaled Thursday that it had abandoned a plan to buy advanced new anti-submarine warfare helicopters from the United States, saying they were too expensive. Taiwan had earlier said it was planning to buy 12 MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters, made by Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N unit Sikorsky, but Taiwanese media reported that the United States had rejected the sale as not being in line with the island’s needs. Asked in parliament about recent changes to Taiwan’s purchases of new U.S. weapons, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng mentioned the helicopter case first. “The price is too high, beyond the scope of our country’s ability,” he said. Two other arms purchases have also been delayed — M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer artillery systems, and mobile Stinger anti-aircraft missiles. The Raytheon Technologies’ RTX.N Stingers are in hot demand in Ukraine, where they have been used against Russian aircraft, but U.S. supplies have shrunk and producing more of the anti-aircraft weapons faces significant hurdles. Chiu said they had already signed the contract for the Stingers and paid for them, and they would press the United States to deliver them. “We don’t view arms sales as a trifling matter, and we have back-up plans,” he added, without elaborating. Taiwan says the United States has offered it alternatives to the M109A6, including truck-based rocket launchers made by Lockheed Martin called the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. Chiu said they were still considering their options on that. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, is undertaking a military modernization program to improve its capabilities to fend off a Chinese attack, including with precision weapons like missiles. President Tsai Ing-wen has championed the concept of “asymmetric warfare,” which involves developing high-tech, highly mobile weapons that are hard to destroy and can deliver precision attacks. U.S. officials have been pushing Taiwan to modernize its military so it can become a “porcupine,” hard for China to attack. China has been ramping up its own military modernization and pressure against Taiwan as it seeks to force the democratically governed island to accept Beijing’s rule. https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-says-it-can-t-afford-new-us-anti-submarine-helicopters-/6557916.html#:~:text=Taiwan%20signaled%20Thursday%20that%20it,by%20Lockheed%20Martin%20Corp%20LMT. Read Also : Sweden Receives U.S. Security Assurances If It Hands In NATO Application https://www.nairaland.com/7110971/sweden-receives-u.s-security-assurances Joe Biden Says US Is Helping To Make The War A ‘strategic Failure’ For Russia https://www.nairaland.com/7109325/joe-biden-says-us-helping 1 Like
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Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by DannyFX2638: 1:23pm On May 05, 2022 |
Don't worry . The USA will give you for free just to destroy China . They are warmongers 3 Likes |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by josh123(m): 3:53pm On May 05, 2022 |
Every war that has been fought, that has not been fought and every ongoing war u must see the US hand inside. For most reasons, they are always the csuse. Mystery babylon, your end shall be disastrous 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by seunny4lif(m): 4:58pm On May 05, 2022 |
josh123:USA have been involved in 220 wars out of over 250 wars around the world since over 100 years. 1 Like 2 Shares |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by Kingsnairaland(m): 8:51pm On May 05, 2022 |
seunny4lif: USA needs to be taught a lesson. 3 Likes |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by fydence: 9:32pm On May 05, 2022 |
Chai... I pity Taiwan oOoOO. China own bad pass Russia 2 Likes |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by sapientia(m): 9:34pm On May 05, 2022 |
Kingsnairaland: Go and teach them the lesson 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by firstone(m): 10:32pm On May 05, 2022 |
josh123: Mumu 2 Likes |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by firstone(m): 10:44pm On May 05, 2022 |
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Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by josh123(m): 2:42am On May 06, 2022 |
firstone:Idiot!! You are one of those pro USA fools. When their time comes, you will die along with them. 2 Likes |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by Funflipper: 5:13am On May 06, 2022 |
josh123: You lie. 1 Like |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by BeardGangJnr1(m): 5:14am On May 06, 2022 |
Taiwan should knw that Russia no bad or brutal reach chinkos Oh.... plus the hate chinkos have for America no b here....let Taiwan no go do anyhow cus America and the west will abandon her just like what we see in Ukraine 1 Like |
Re: Taiwan Says It Can’t Afford New US Anti-submarine Helicopters by VictorUSA(m): 6:08am On May 06, 2022 |
The U.S MH-60R's functions include anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, electromagnetic warfare, search and rescue and more others.The U.S has approved $950m sale of the same weapons to spain.MH-60R is a very powerful weapons, if Taiwanees can purchase that weapon China will not dare their (Taiwan)'s border. 1 Like |
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