Lockheed Martin will support Taiwan in indigenous development of aerospace and military grade titanium castings
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/07/05
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – U.S. aerospace and defense company, Lockheed Martin said they
Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missiles. (U.S. Marine Corps)
will support Taiwan’s indigenous development of titanium casting for defense purposes in a statement on July 3.
The technology transfer will allow Taiwan to independently produce aerospace and defense grade titanium castings.
The titanium casting project is part of an industrial cooperation program which is linked to Taiwan receiving Lockheed Martin Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air missiles.
In specific terms, the program will develop Taiwan’s titanium casting proficiency in the areas of “radiographic and penetrate inspection, hot isostatic pressure processing, pyrometry control, weld inspection methods, and certification to aerospace standards” according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs’ Industrial Development Bureau.
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