DEFENSE:The 285 sets, which are to be installed on Clouded Leopard vehicles, offer greater precision and durability, the defense ministry said

Taipei Times
Date:  Sep 30, 2017
By: Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

Taiwan has signed a deal with US company Orbital ATK for the purchase of 285 sets of Mk44 30mm chain guns, which are to be installed on domestically manufactured Clouded Leopard armored vehicles, Ministry of National Defense officials said yesterday.

Shipments of the Mk44 chain guns, which cost NT$3.4 billion (US$112 million), will begin arriving soon, the ministry said.

The Mk44 chain gun’s design decreases vibration and it has lower recoil, greater precision and higher durability, the ministry said.

The Mk44 is capable of shooting on the move and is outfitted with charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras, it added.    [FULL  STORY]