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The Republic of China Navy ( ROCN; historically as the Chinese Navy or ROC Navy, colloquially the Taiwanese Navy) is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF). [ 5][ 6] The service was formerly commonly just called the Chinese Navy during World War II and prior to the ROC's retreat from the mainland. [ 7]
The Republic of China Marine Corps (ROCMC; historically as the Chinese Marine Corps, colloquially the Taiwanese Marine Corps) is the amphibious arm of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) responsible for amphibious warfare, counter-landing and reinforcement of the areas under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (ROC), including the island of Taiwan, Kinmen, and the Matsu Islands, and ...
Tuo Chiang. -class corvette. The Tuo Chiang-class corvette ( Chinese: 沱江; lit. 'Tuo River') is a Taiwanese -designed class of fast (up to 45 knots, 83 km/h, 52 mph) and stealthy multi-mission corvettes built for the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy. It is designed to counter the numerous and increasingly sophisticated People's Liberation ...
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's navy chief, Tang Hua, will visit the United States from next week to attend a military ceremony and discuss how to boost bilateral naval cooperation as China ...
The U.S. 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after U.S. and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since November 2022 in an effort to ...
Hsiung Feng III. The Hsiung Feng III ( HF-3; Chinese: 雄風三型; pinyin: Xióngfēng sān xíng, "Brave Wind III") is a medium range supersonic missile with capabilities to destroy both land based targets and naval targets developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taiwan. [6] [7] [8]
March 27, 2024 at 5:46 AM. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air ...
The Hai Kun-class submarine ( Chinese: 海鯤級潛艦, translation "Narwhal" [5] ), alternatively known as the Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) program, is a class of attack submarines built by CSBC Corporation, Taiwan for the Republic of China Navy. [6] While the Hai Kun class is thought to be based on the Dutch Zwaardvis class, which is ...