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Update date: January 10, 2025 14:36 IST
Taipei (Taiwan), January 10 (ANI): Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) announces that one of three new arms procurement contracts signed with the US in 2024 will be delivered by the end of 2025. did. The Times reported.
The three contracts are for Norway’s Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS), L-band electronic array radar, and non-L-band electronic array radar, the Taipei Times reported, citing the Ministry of Defense.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense noted that NASAMS and the new radar system will strengthen Taiwan’s air defense capabilities, given the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) frequent military activities in the Taiwan Strait.
NASAMS is being used effectively in Ukraine, providing automatic detection capabilities, distributed firepower capabilities, and support command and control components, and two new radar systems are expected to improve detection rates and be resistant to jamming and interference. the ministry said.
NASAMS will integrate the MPQ-64 “Sentinel”, multiple types of short- and medium-range air defense missiles, and the Link 16 military tactical data link, allowing defense against aircraft within a range of 40-50 kilometers.
According to the Ministry of Defense, NASAMS will be deployed in the Taipei metropolitan area, with one base located in Taipei’s Songshan district and the other in New Taipei City’s Tamsui district, as both bases are important for protecting the capital. . The electronic array system is expected to be widespread throughout the country.
The Taipei Times pointed out that the US government announced on October 26 last year that it would notify the US Congress of the agreement, which totals $1.988 billion. This marks the 17th arms sale to Taiwan under outgoing US President Joe Biden. The contract with NASAMS is valued at NT$10.31 billion (US$312.7 million), with an implementation date of December 27, 2017, and a term that runs until February 25, 2034. The cost of the L-band electronic array radar will be in New Taiwan dollars. It is priced at $6.42 billion and will run until 2030, while the non-L model costs $7.61 billion and expires at the same time. (Ani)
