The Taiwanese Army has unveiled the indigenously built multifunction 97 Nuclear-Bio-Chemical Detecting vehicle at a military drill in Taichung, China.
The NT$40m ($1.38m) vehicle has been developed by the Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, a research arm of the Ministry of National Defense.
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Ten vehicles with advanced equipment for detecting radioactivity and biochemical toxins have been deployed in five regions of Taiwan.
The vehicle is equipped with a server through which an operator with a hand-held PDA transmits images and other data within 5km of the vehicle to disaster-relief headquarters.
The vehicle is also capable of detecting the chemical composition of spilled material from a long distance and suggests remedial actions to control the situation.
The army has also demonstrated other command-and-control vehicles as well as disaster prevention and relief equipment.
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