Missile Corvette Planned To Counter Chinese Carrier

Taiwan is developing a missile corvette designed to counter the threat of a Chinese aircraft carrier, Agence France-Presse reports.

The 1,000-ton "carrier killer" will cruise at speeds of up to 34 miles per hour and boast radar-evading technologies, said Taiwanese military officials.

A graphic image of the previously secret project was displayed at Taiwan's military museum.

Plans call for the vessel to be armed with the domestic Hsiungfeng III supersonic ship-to-ship...