Taiwan's navy 'to push submarine bid'
- Published: 20/02/2012 at 08:32 PM
- Online news: Asia
Taiwan's navy will ask parliament to fund the purchase of up to eight new submarines within the next two months, reviving an acquisition that has been in limbo for over a decade, local media said Monday.
A Taiwanese submarine surfaces during naval drills off Kaohsiung in 2007. Taiwan's navy will ask parliament to fund the purchase of up to eight new submarines within the next two months, reviving an acquisition that has been in limbo for over a decade, local media said Monday.
The navy may not necessarily buy US technology and is looking at three different countries as potential suppliers, the United Daily News reported.
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