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Request Made For Advanced U.S. Battle Tanks

March 20 2019

Taiwan

The Taiwanese government is seeking to purchase the latest variant of the Abrams main battle tank from the United States, reports the Taiwan News.

The Ministry of National Defense submitted an application for more than 100 M1A2X tanks to replace its aging fleet of M60A3 Patton and CM-11 Brave Tiger tanks, according to local media cited by Defence Blog.

Training and a five-year supply of spare parts were included in the application, said unnamed sources cited by the Taipei Times.

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