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US offers Taiwan huge missile package
US$500 MILLION DEAL: The sale, requested by Taiwan, involves the purchase of
almost 600 sophisticated weapons to arm the military's fleet of F-16 fighter jets
By Charles Snyder STAFF REPORTER IN WASHINGTON Friday, Mar 02, 2007, Page 1
台北時報：アメリカ政府は台湾のＦ１６向けの＄500Ｍにのぼるミサイル商談を提案
アメリカ政府は台湾の保有するＦ１６戦闘機用の、＄500Ｍに登る先端的なミサイルなどの
商談を提案した。これは中国人民開放軍とのＦ１６の戦闘のある場合の、強力な武器になる
ものとされる。アメリカ政府は台湾に対して追加のＦ１６購入よりも、このミサイルなどの
軍備充実が先決としている。提案されているものは：
It would consist of 218 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles
(AMRAAMs), 235 AGM-65G2 Maverick Missiles, test missiles, 48 missile launchers,
training missiles and various support systems and assistance programs.
The sophisticated AIM-120s are a new generation of medium-range air-to-air missile,
that has an all-weather capacity to see over the horizon, which began to be used
early this century.
It can reach speeds of up four times the speed of sound, and has a range of more than
48km, according to US Navy and Raytheon Web sites.
It also has advanced capabilities against low altitude targets of the type that would
likely be used in any Chinese military attack.