EXPANSION OF PRODUCTION FACILITY TASHU SOLID PROPELLANT PRODUCTION COMPLEX, TAIWAN

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• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 14, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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EXPANSION OF PRODUCTION FACILITY
TASHU SOLID PROPELLANT PRODUCTION COMPLEX, TAIWAN
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: ANEW PROBABLE PRODUCTION LINE IS IN THE
EARLY STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE EXPLOSIVE
STORAGE AREA.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN
AND CONSISTS OF EXCAVATIONS FOR AT LEAS ;
BUILDINGS AND A LARGE GRADED AREA. THE CONSTRUCTION SITE IS
SERVED BY AN IMPROVED DIRT ROAD. THE COMPLEX HAS BEEN
UNDERGOING MAJOR EXPANSION SINCE 1981, WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGAN
ON A COMPOSITE PROPELLANT LINE. IT IS NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER
THIS NEW PROBABLE PRODUCTION LINE WILL PROBABLY BE USED FOR
INCREASED PRODUCTION OF EXISTING SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS
OR THE DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION OF A NEW ROCKET MOTOR.
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(SWN) TASHU COMPLEX IS BELIEVED TO PRODUCE SOLID PROPELLANT
ROCKET MOTORS FOR THE DRONE B CRUISE MISSILE (A MODIFICATION OF
THE ISRAELI GABRIEL CRUISE MISSILE), THE GREEN B SHORT-RANGE
BALLISTIC MISSILE, AND THE KUNG WU WIRE-GUIDED ANTITANK MISSILE
BASED ON THE SOVIET BAGGER.
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