Taiwan News

The Ministry of National Defense recently revealed details of four planned missile bases to bolster Taiwan’s coastal defense.

The four bases are under construction in Pingtung, Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Taitung, Liberty Times reported. The Pingtung and Kaohsiung bases cost a total of NT$1.86 billion (US$57.46 million), while the ones in Tainan and Taitung cost NT$1.61 billion and NT$1.57 billion, respectively. The Kaohsiung base will be the first to be completed in late 2025 or early 2026 and house land-based Harpoon missiles.

The ministry purchased 100 coastal-based Harpoon missile systems and 400 land-based Harpoon Block II missiles and other related equipment in 2020, totaling US$2.37 billion. They will all be delivered by 2026 and fully integrated into the military by 2030, the MND said. 

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