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AsiaPac · 8 mins ago

US testing Harpoon missiles Taiwan purchased

DEFENSE PROCUREMENT: The Pentagon has told a US congressional hearing that Taiwan has ‘top priority worldwide’ in the delivery of Harpoon missile systems By Lo Tien-pin, Hung Ting-hung and William Hetherington / Staff reporters, with staff writer Add TT as Preferred Source The US Navy and Boeing Co have conducted a series of tests for land-based Harpoon anti-ship missile system being supplied to Taiwan and released footage showing the system striking a target vessel at sea. The weapons system and support equipment tested were reportedly tailored for Taiwan, while the first launch vehicles and other components have already begun arriving in Taiwan, with the full delivery of 100 systems scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028. Pentagon officials have previously told a US congressional h
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