Taiwan Says Price Tag for US Anti-Submarine Helicopters Is Too High

Taiwan Says Price Tag for US Anti-Submarine Helicopters Is Too High
A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter chaff flares during a training exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on April 24, 2017. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Reuters
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Taiwan may cancel its plan to acquire anti-submarine warfare helicopters from the United States because the price was “too high,” its defense minister said Thursday.

Defense minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told parliament that the deal to buy 12 MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters is likely to be terminated because the cost was “beyond our capability,” Focus Taiwan reported.
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