Taiwan's first locally built stealth missile corvette was put to work Thursday for the first time during a drill in waters off the southwestern coast of the country.
The exercise involved over 10 vessels, including guided missile destroyers, frigates and the Tuo Jiang–a 500-ton corvette that boasts high mobility, strong combat capabilities and the ability to avoid radar detection.
The simulation began with two enemy vessels venturing into waters off southwestern Taiwan, which prompted the Taiwan Navy to send a fleet, led by its Kidd-class destroyers, after them.
The Tuo Jiang joined the exercise after eight missile boats launched an "attack" on the destroyers.
It was the first time that the corvette was put into action since it was delivered to the Navy in late December last year. The locally built vessel has a maximum speed of 38 knots, but reached 40 knots during the drill.
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