Missile corvettes to join live-fire drills‘DEFENSE BOOST’: Five new stealth corvettes, advanced combat systems and a missile factory are among the military’s upgrades to the nation’s wartime readinessStaff Writer, with CNAThe Coast Guard Administration’s (CGA) Anping-class missile corvettes are to join the navy and air force’s live-fire drills for the first time later this year to bolster combat readiness, the Ministry of National Defense said on Wednesday. CGA vessels are to be mainly responsible for patrols in major harbors, sending wounded personnel to hospitals and transporting supplies, the report said. The administration serves homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions in wartime. The navy last year took delivery of the first upgraded ship of the class, the Ta Chiang, which is equipped with a Sea Sword II air defense missile system developed by the institute. The Ta Chiang and the remaining five vessels being constructed by Lung Teh comprise the first installment of 11 Tuo Chiang-class corvettes ordered by the navy.

Source: Taipei Times April 22, 2022 06:08 UTC