Vice Minister of National Defense Bai Honghui said that the integration function is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of weapons, which is very important. All countries in the world give priority to the integration function, "our country is no exception."

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[Reporter Chen Yufu/Taipei Report] The media revealed that the fire control systems of the Army's newly purchased M142 Hippocampus Multiple Launch Rocket System (HIMARS) and the Navy's newly purchased RGM-84L-U shore-mounted Harpoon missile cannot be compared with existing weapons. The command and control of the three armed forces provides the integration of the "Xun'an System" for battlefield management, and the national army has to spend money on the integration.

Vice Minister of National Defense Bai Honghui said in an interview in the Legislative Yuan today that the priority is the integration function. Please rest assured that we will never give up the integration function!

The United States has sold 29 sets of "Long-Range Precision Fire Strike System" and M142 "Hippocampus" multiple launch rocket system to Taiwan. The total price of the first batch of 11 sets is more than 10 billion 15.77 million yuan. It is expected to arrive in Taiwan in 2024.

The 100 sets of shore-mounted Harpoon missiles RGM-84L-U purchased from the United States have a budget of 86.6 billion yuan and are expected to be delivered to Taiwan in 2028.

However, it was reported that the national army spent tens of billions of dollars to buy "Hippocampus" rockets and other anti-communist weapons, but they could not be integrated with the guidance system.

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In this regard, Bai Honghui pointed out that the national army has never stopped integrating systems such as Dacheng, Xun'an, and Huanwang in the past. As for the purchase of any new weapons, the priority consideration is the integration function. Please rest assured that this has never been Not giving up integration capabilities.

Bai Honghui mentioned that the integration function is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of weapons, which is very important. Countries all over the world give priority to the integration function, "our country is no exception."