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Jun- 2019 -6 JuneAsia Pacific
Taiwan confirms request to purchase US Abrams tanks, Javelin and TOW missiles
Taiwan confirmed it is hoping to buy Abrams tanks and Javelin and TOW missiles from the US in a proposed deal that drew a rebuke from China
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Nov- 2018 -8 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taiwan inaugurates 2 Perry-class guided missile frigates bought from US
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed that the island would not "concede one step" in defending itself as she inaugurated two frigates, the Ming Chuan and Feng Chia
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Aug- 2018 -6 AugustAsia Pacific
Taiwan allocates 21% of 2019 defense budget to indigenous weapons
Taiwan will set aside more than 21% of its defense budget next year for the development of indigenous weapons, President Tsai Ing-wen said
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Jul- 2018 -17 JulyAsia Pacific
Taiwan puts second Apache helicopter squadron into service
Taiwan puts its second squadron of US-made AH-64 Apache helicopters into service at a base in the northwestern city of Taoyuan.
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Jun- 2018 -23 JuneBusiness
BAE to produce 36 Assault Amphibious Vehicles for Taiwan
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $84 million contract to produce 36 Assault Amphibious Vehicles for Taiwan, a U.S. Department of Defense release said
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4 JuneAsia Pacific
Taiwan air force F-16 crashes during training exercises
An F-16 belonging to the Taiwan Air Force is believed to have crashed into a mountain during military drills in northern Taiwan
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May- 2018 -24 MayAsia Pacific
Taiwan to upgrade pair of 30-year old submarines
Taiwan has received permission from a Dutch ship-building firm on May 23 to upgrade and modernize two of its aging submarines, the Ministry of National Defense said.
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Apr- 2018 -24 AprilAsia Pacific
Taiwan to stage live-fire exercise simulating Chinese invasion
Taiwan will practice thwarting a Chinese "invasion" in annual live fire drills in June, simulating surprise coastal assaults to reflect increased military threats from Beijing, officials said
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19 AprilAsia Pacific
Chinese combat helicopters hold live-fire drills off southeast coast
Chinese combat helicopters conducted live-fire drills with missiles off the country's southeast coast, state media said, without confirming whether the exercises took place in the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
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Nov- 2017 -7 NovemberAir
Taiwan fighter jet goes missing during drill
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that a Mirage-2000 fighter jet lost contact during a drill off the island’s northeast coast, with a search underway for the missing pilot.
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