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Development cycle continues for Taiwan's 'Reaper'

14th August 2014 - 08:01 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) is in the process of evaluating a secretive, long range UAV copied from the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, Shephard has learnt.

It is understood that the state-owned Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) commenced the so-called ‘Long March’ project five years ago.

The major difference with the MQ-9 is the control system, with CSIST opting for a microwave link rather than the Reaper’s satellite relay. Shephard believes the stealthy Long March aircraft will be armed with missiles such as the AGM-114 Hellfire.

However, the MND told Legislative Yuan lawmakers it will not use

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Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated …

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