DEFENSE / First of second batch of indigenous stealth missile corvettes launched: Source
07/03/2025 05:40 PM
The first of the remaining five Tuo Chiang-class stealth missile corvettes being domestically built for the Navy was officially launched in a ceremony presided over by Navy Commander Admiral Tang Hua (唐華) on Wednesday, according to an anonymous military source.
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