Navy accelerates production of “carrier killer” corvettes in response to communist military threats

ROC Navy Tuo Chiang class stealth missile corvette

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments ROC Navy, Tuo Chiang

Taiwan’s ROC Navy is ramping up production of Tuo-chiang class corvettes, and the missiles to arm them, in response to “the communist military threat to Taiwan,” Liberty Times reported today, December 25. The navy originally planned to take delivery of three of the ships by 2025, but now wants six of the “carrier killers” delivered by 2023. Alongside the accelerated production of the ships, the military is coordinating with the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to also ramp

Military Affairs

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment ministry of defense, ROC Navy, Tuo Chiang

[Cover picture: Ministry of National Defense.] The Ministry of National Defense announced today that it will speed up production of the domestically designed and produced Tuo Chiang class stealth missile corvettes. Defense Minister Yen De-fa (嚴德發) told the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee that the MND will not wait until the first batch of three ships are completed before starting work on the second batch of eight. Construction of both orders will proceed concurrently beginning around 2