Kao Hua-chu, Taiwan's defense minister, says the country's heavy investment of the country in upgrading its fleet of 145 F-16A/B fighters is squeezing the budget for buying other weapons systems, the national Central News Agency reported on Oct. 24.
Asked by opposition lawmaker Tuan Yi-kang about the possibility of Taiwan procuring American-built M1 Abrams tanks decommissioned after service in Iraq and Afghanistan, Kao said the country's military will buy those tanks when it has the money.
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