Aim is to prevent eavesdropping by China, equipment to be made in Taiwan by NCSIST
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/07/18
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The equipment currently in use is so outmoded it could give China the opportunity to listen into conversations between military units and obtain confidential information, the Liberty Times reported. The Navy announced Thursday (July 17) it was ordering a new system from the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) for NT$4,825,798,000, with the deadline for delivery reportedly set at the end of 2023. [FULL STORY]