‘SIMULATED ATTACKS’: Ten warships each from China and Taiwan were maneuvering at close quarters in the Taiwan Strait, with some Chinese vessels crossing the median line/ Agencies
Taipei, April 1 (CNA) Taiwan's Mirage 2000 fighter jets returned to the sky Friday, following the completion of a comprehensive inspection and additional training for pilots in the wake of a March 14 crash.
Taiwan’s Mirage 2000 fighter jets returned to the sky yesterday, following the completion of a comprehensive inspection and additional training for pilots in the wake of a March 14 crash.
While the armed forces had picked up signals from the “black box” flight recorder of the jet that crashed off the coast of Taitung County, weather and sea conditions prevented the search team from salvaging the fighter, the military said on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the remaining 54 Mirage 2000 jets have been allowed back into service after the inspection and additional training for pilots were completed, the air force said.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文)
France has offered Taiwan military equipment maintenance services, but it cannot reveal details, French Senator Alain Richard said in Taipei yesterday.
A delegation led by the senior senator, who is also a former defense minister, arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday and is scheduled to leave tomorrow night. Other delegation members include French senators Max Brisson, Else Joseph and Olivier Cadic.
The delegation on Wednesday visited the Hsinchu Air Base to see French-made Mirage 2000 jets stationed there, before meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter told the Taipei Times.
Richard and other delegation members did not