Taiwan defense ministry reiterates desire to acquire new subs
Taiwan's military on Wednesday defended a submarine prop displayed at a ship commissioning ceremony a day earlier by reiterating the military's strong desire to acquire new submarines to strengthen the country's anti-submarine capabilities.
If the country cannot acquire new submarines, it will undermine the country's defense capabilities, deputy defense minister Liu Chen-wu told the media before attending a hearing of the legislature's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.
He was responding to questions about criticism of a "paper submarine" that was on a board placed in the harbor in the navy's Zuoying base in Kaohsiung during the ceremony to commission two home-grown military vessels.
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European firms interested in Taiwan's submarine program: official
Several European companies have expressed interest in working with Taiwanese shipbuilders on Taiwan's submarine program, a senior military officer said Wednesday.
So far, more than 20 companies from Europe are interested in collaborating with their Taiwanese counterparts on an indigenous submarine program, said the vice chief of general staff Admiral Pu Tze-chun during a hearing of the legislature's Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.
Some companies in the United States have also expressed interest in the program, he told lawmakers in response to questions on the issue.
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