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| Taiwan Fields Naval Stealth Technology Breakthrough |
| 2011-07-04 |
| Taiwan has developed a radar-absorbent material in a breakthrough in the island's development of stealth technology, local media reported on Monday. Tests showed that a navy 50-tonne Seagull-class missile boat painted with the material was not spotted on a radar screen until it could be seen with the naked eye, the United Daily News said. It is the first time Taiwan has developed such material. The navy declined to comment on the report. It was not immediately clear if the material would be used in the navy's fleet of 10 locally manufactured 171-tonne missile boats, whose design is already intended to reduce radar detection. The ships, which are armed with four Taiwan-made Hsiungfeng II (Brave Wind) ship-to-ship missiles, are intended to replace the aging Seagull-class missile boats, the navy said. Tensions between Taiwan and its former rival China have reduced markedly since Ma Ying-jeou of the China-friendly Kuomintang party came to power in 2008 on promises of beefing up trade links and allowing in more Chinese tourists. But Beijing still considers the island part of its territory awaiting reunification, by force if necessary even though Taiwan has governed itself since China's civil war ended in 1949, prompting Taiwan to continue modernising its armed forces. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #3 FREEREPUBLIC > [StrategyCenter.net]PLA + US ARMS RACING IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC. Gaaawd, its a long one. ARTIC = Besides other, indics that US intentions to appease + deter China from resorting to use of Nuke Weapons in times of serious crisis is NOT WORKING WHERE TAIWAN IS CONCERNED. IIUC, given Taiwan's unique importance to Rising China's strategic ambitions + interests as per WESTPAC = PACOAS power projection, CHINA IS WILLING TO USE LR NUCWEAPS AT ANY STAGE OF A SINO-US CONFRONTATION = WAR OER TAIWAN. and * WAFF > {WaPo] GLOBAL RACE TO MATCH US DRONE CAPABILITIES, e.g. competition from China. Lest we fergit, CHINA'S MILPOL HISTORY = Any TECHNOLOGICAL DEFICIENCIES/BACKWARDNESS will NOT deter China from waging major war agz anyone. * SAME > WIKILEAKS: OKINAWA IS PRO-CHINA |OKINAWA'S PRO-CHINA, ANTI-US BENT. Okinaws locals claim that the US = US Milbases is much more a problem for them than China ever was. * IIRC PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUMS > JAPAN'S WILD IMAGINATION: CHINESE TOURISTS INVADE OKINAWA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-07-04 21:44 |
| #2 Piff. Asylum seeker boats developed this technology in Australia a long time ago. Our $1.8bn waste: 200 boats sneak in under hi-tech radar |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-07-04 19:05 |
| #1 Wonder if it was really 'developed' in Taiwan, or just a public announcement to cover technology transfer/theft. Lacking any details, it sounds at first read like the 'Iron Ball' paint we developed many years ago for certain aircraft applications (not the F-117, B-2, or A-12).... |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2011-07-04 11:56 |