MND unveils plans to make explosives

HOME-MAX CUT OUT: A defense official said that the KMT’s Ma Wen-chun had all but sunk the RDX acquisition, but Ma questioned the procurement process By Chen Yun and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source The Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Tuesday unveiled plans to manufacture RDX explosives domestically after Beijing-directed interference allegedly prevented the compound’s procurement abroad.RDX, or hexogen, is a main ingredient of TNT, Composition B, PBXN-109 and other common explosives used in military ordnance ranging from bombs and shells to hand grenades.The ministry annulled the RDX acquisition contract with Home-Max Furniture Trading Co (福麥國際室內裝修) after the company failed to obtain export permits, Armaments Bureau Director-General Lieutenant Gener