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_aUS approves marketing licence in support of Taiwan's submarine programme/ _cJon Grevatt |
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| 520 | _aThe approval enables US industry to transfer submarine-related expertise to Taiwan, which a year ago launched a programme to design and build an indigenous fleet of between six and eight boats. Taiwan was forced to launch its indigenous submarine programme due to a lack of suppliers. European countries, which have the required capabilities, have been unwilling to engage in the programme due to risks of antagonising Beijing, while the United States has not constructed diesel electric submarines for several decades. | ||
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_aNAVY _xTAIWAN |
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| 650 | _aUNITED STATES | ||
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_aIHS Jane's Defence Weekly: _gVol.55 Issue 16, 18 April 2018, p.6 (122) |
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_uhttps://janes.ihs.com/Janes/Display/FG_899108-JDIN _z Click link for online access |
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