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| Hsiung Feng III (Wiki Info) |
TAIPEI — Taiwan tested its longest range ship-to-ship missile within a month of China putting its first aircraft carrier into service, a report said Nov. 12.
Dubbed an “aircraft carrier killer,” the missile has a range of 250 miles and is capable of achieving Mach 3.0, or triple the speed of sound, the Taipei-based United Daily News said.
“The Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology finished a series of tests off Taiwan last month,” it said, in reference to Taiwan’s arms development unit.
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