![]() Right now it’s a no-go for commercial shipping.” Right now it’s a bit of a stalemate between the Ukrainians wanting to make sure there isn’t an amphibious landing around Odessa. As for what we’re doing about it, right now we don’t have any naval assets on the Black Sea, we don’t intend to. Mark Milley, “I think it’s quite important to the economy of Ukraine, and many countries in the world depend on Ukrainian grain. Ukraine’s acquisition of the Harpoon missiles couldn’t have come at a better time, as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, has dragged on for over 90 days, which is threatening the global food supply. Austin “I’m especially grateful to Denmark, which announced today that it will provide a Harpoon launcher and missiles to help Ukraine defend its coast.” The group includes more than 40 ministers and chiefs of defense including Austin and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov. The Danish government made this pledge during a virtual meeting of the so-called Ukraine Defense Contact Group. SECDEF Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that NATO ally Denmark pledged a quad truck-mounted launcher for Harpoon missiles as a donation to Ukraine. The time-honored Harpoon missile is back in the news - and much to Putin’s chagrin. After all, (1) it is indeed generally painted in a white color scheme, and (2) it’s been around the block a bit, having been introduced in 1975 (which, coincidentally, was also my birth year), and (3) one should definitely not equate the Harpoon’s age with lack of deadliness. The MND has contingency plans in place for any Chinese invasion scenario, he said.Meet the Harpoon Missile: Merriam-Webster provides two definitions for the word hoary : (1) “gray or white with or as if with age ” and (2) “extremely old: ANCIENT.” So then, for the sake of alliteration, the Harpoon anti-ship missile could certainly be dubbed “The Harmful Hoary Harpoon,” in honor of another famous Triple H, that being WWE superstar Hunter Hearst Helmsley. ![]() Military readiness levels remain normal and adjustments would depend on developments in Hong Kong, which the military is closely monitoring, he said. Some reports mistakenly reported Wu as saying that China’s next step would be to take Taiwan by force, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said yesterday.Ĭhang Che-ping told the committee that the military had contingency plans in place and was closely monitoring the Taiwan Strait, but it would not “make a blind move” based on a single comment. “That’s what I said all along: When the Chinese government is facing crisis domestically, the best way for it is to find a scapegoat outside, and Taiwan can be a very easy scapegoat for China.” There is “also concern that China might take some military action against Taiwan,” he said. In a video interview with Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum on Tuesday, Wu said that Taiwan and the global community are watching Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong closely.Īsked if it were possible that China might deploy its military against Taiwan or in Hong Kong, Wu said that the Chinese government is trying to fully take over the administration in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Chang Che-ping said that the ministry was not aware of Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu’s (吳釗燮) comments about potential Chinese People’s Liberation Army actions against Taiwan. ![]() Harpoon missiles are similar to the Taiwanese weapons, although the Hsiung Feng II has greater range and a faster cruising speed, CSIST president Art Chang (張忠誠) said, adding that the truck-borne Harpoons allow for comparatively greater mobility than the Hsiung Feng II, which needs to be towed. After Tsai asked about annual production of the locally made missile systems, Chang said that he would have to verify the numbers.
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