00:00Taiwan is doing all it can to speed up deliveries of U.S. arms.
00:04That's according to Defense Minister Wellington Kou,
00:07who says the U.S. side has also set up a special office for certain weapons orders.
00:30Kou is speaking to the legislature about delayed deliveries of F-16V fighter jets, glide bombs and torpedoes.
00:40The jets alone cost more than $8 billion and were originally scheduled for delivery by the end of next year.
00:47The ministry says the manufacturer is currently running the assembly line 20 hours a day to overcome delays.
00:52Kou also gave updates on another delayed project, Taiwan's domestically-made submarine the Haikun,
00:58saying the Defense Ministry will fine the shipbuilder for failing to meet deadlines.
01:19The Haikun was originally meant to be delivered in November, but it's only finished part of its testing.
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