SHOPPING LIST: A ministry official told a legislative committee yesterday that the military is still evaluating the weapons and the US has not yet agreed to sell them

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 06, 2018
By: Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA

The military is hoping to purchase MQ-8 Fire Scout uncrewed helicopters and MK-62 Quickstrike mines from the US, a senior Ministry of National Defense official said yesterday.

Department of Strategic Planning Director Wu Pao-kun (吳寶琨) said Taiwan is interested in the weapons systems because they fit perfectly into the armed forces ‘plans to enhance asymmetric warfare capabilities and focus on defending against a possible Chinese invasion.

However, the US has not yet agreed to sell the weapons, Wu told lawmakers during a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign and National Defense Committee.

“We are still conducting in-depth evaluations,” Wu said.    [FULL  STORY]