Missile Corvette Planned To Counter Chinese Carrier
April 13 2010
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...
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