>>>ANSA/Taiwan shows its arsenal, missile made by US company emerges

(by correspondent Antonio Fatiguso) Taiwan has presented the prototype of a cruise missile developed with the American partner Anduril Industries, as part of efforts to strengthen the its own war industry and to deter any threats China's military. The surprise emerged at the Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition, the most important biennial event in Taipei in the sector, just on the day when the Minister of Beijing's defense, Dong Jun, reiterated that "the return of "Taiwan" to the People's Republic "is an integral part of the order post-war", with "the historical and legal reality that Taiwan belongs to China" deemed "indisputable". The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (Ncsist), government-controlled and the main producer of island's weapons, unveiled the 'low-range' cruise missile cost adapted from Anduril's Barracuda-500, launch system aircraft being tested by the US military. The mobile carrier can hit targets at sea or on land: Its characteristics are not known, but the operation wants lay the foundation for the local production line in a year and half, limiting the cost per missile to approximately 210 thousand dollars. "The entire supply chain will be in Taiwan. This is the direction of all future cooperation," he clarified. President of the NCSIST, Li Shih-chiang. A prototype underwater drone and an autonomous mobile mine underwater to be developed and produced with Anduril. At the three-day fair, two contracts and four Memorandum of Understanding with six U.S. and Canadian companies. The strategy follows the plans of Taiwan President William Lai, according to which the island will increase defense spending to 5% of its GDP by 2030. Defence Minister Wellington Koo, visiting the proudly praised "the dedication of the military" and urged "continued efforts to develop local defense capacity, to pursue innovation and strengthen resilience." There are over 400 companies from 14 countries at the event, which is the largest participation recorded so far, according to the Ministry of Defense. Strong US involvement: above all, the Himars missile standard, supplied to the armed forces Taiwanese. Taking advantage of the war in Ukraine, in the In the unmanned systems section there are 19 systems, including the Mighty Hornet attack drones, an autonomous tactical vehicle electric and an unmanned surface one. A scenario not comparable to Beijing's showdown of the parade military of September 3, but sufficient to create a serious response in case of Dragon aggression. Meanwhile, opening the proceedings of the Xiangshan Forum, the Beijing's main security event, the Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun criticized the "external military interference" on Taiwan and condemned "the Cold War mentality, hegemonism and protectionism." The People's Liberation Army "has always been a force invincible in safeguarding national reunification. Not we will never allow any separatist plot to Taiwan's independence is a success and we are ready to to counter any external military interference in any way moment,” he assured. The Taiwan dossier will be the hottest topic of the call expected Friday between the American and Chinese presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.