Taipei Times
Date: Oct 18, 2016
By: Staff writer, with CNA

The Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology yesterday denied reports that said a key technology used in the US-made MIM-104F (PAC-3) Patriot missile system originated in Taiwan.

In its front-page lead story yesterday, the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the Taipei Times’ sister newspaper) cited an unidentified senior military official as saying that a Taiwanese company with the high-speed digital signal processing technology is one of many suppliers for the missile program.

The technology was developed by the institute — which is the primary research and development unit of the Ministry of National Defense — and was transferred to the private company, the report said.

Since acquiring the technology, the company has received orders worth NT$800 million (US$25.18 million) and obtained the certification of US defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Co to become a supplier for the missile program, the report said.     [FULL  STORY]