No casualties as fighter jet overruns Penghu runway: Air Force
05/05/2021 04:04 PM
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Another fighter jet of the same model is pictured at Magong Airport in Penghu County. CNA photo May 5, 2021
Taipei, May 5 (CNA) An indigenous defense fighter (IDF) jet overran a runway on Wednesday while attempting to land at Magong Airport in outlying Penghu County, but no injuries to the pilot or damage to the aircraft were reported, according to the military.
The incident took place at around 12:38 p.m. as the jet was taxiing on the runway after landing following a routine training mission, the Air Force Command Headquarters said in a press release.
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SEN Track Preview: Group racing at Caulfield
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Saturday racing returns to Caulfield following the Australia Day meeting on Tuesday.
The track played fairly that day but there are a few unknowns today with the rail out 9 metres and a fair bit of rain around Melbourne providing us with a Soft 5.
A little bit more rain is forecast (is there really BOM?) but hopefully it doesn’t wreak too much havoc with the track.
Race 1 - Ive Print Handicap @ 12:55pm
The Maher/Eustace filly
Lariat looks the overs in the opener. Was only fair last start but drops down in class and up to the 1400 suits. Is the outsider in the race but is great value.
Air Force showcases Taiwan-made long-range cruise missile in drill
01/26/2021 06:07 PM
CNA photo Jan. 26, 2021
Tainan, Jan. 26 (CNA) Taiwan s Air Force on Tuesday conducted a rare public drill of loading a type of locally made cruise missiles that reportedly has a range within reach of coastal Chinese provinces to one of its fighters, amid increasing military threats from the other side of the Taiwan Strait.
In the drill held at the southern Tainan air base, flight crew from the First Tactical Fighter Wing deployed the Wan Chien (10 thousand swords) air-to-ground cruise missiles on an Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) jet.
The missile, developed by the military s top research unit, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), is said to be able to hit Chinese airports and military units in coastal Fujian and Guangdong provinces if fired by Taiwanese fighter jets from around the median line of the strait.