Left to right, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Chan Kai-chen, Chen Cheng-hsiang and Lin Yu-fang, Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Mark Chen and Deputy Minister of National Defense Andrew Yang inspect the navy’s Fleet 131 and watch a demonstration of the Hsiung Feng-3 missile in Keelung yesterday. Photo: Lo Tien-pin, Taipei Times
Taiwan To Build ‘Stealth’ Warship Fleet -- Defense News/AFP
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan is to build 12 new “stealth” warships in reaction to China’s naval build-up, the island’s navy announced May 15.
Navy Capt. Chu Hsu-ming told reporters Lung Teh Shipbuilding Co, a private firm, has been awarded a Tw$890 million ($30.1 million) contract for the construction of the first 500-ton corvette with delivery slated for2014.
The prototype will be the first of 12 such twin-hulled boats, which the designer said are hard to detect on radar.
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My Comment: A 'stealth fleet' is probably a little bit too much for Taiwan .... but it is this development that China is looking at.