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If any war were to break out between the US and China, one trigger might be the increasingly frequent fighter jet encounters near Taiwan. Almost every day, Taiwanese fighter pilots hop in their US-made F-16s to intercept Chinese warplanes screaming past their territory. The encounters probe the nation’s defenses and force the pilots on both sides to avoid mistakes that could lead to a crisis that spins out of control. “I didn’t know whether they would fire at me,” said retired colonel Mountain Wang, recounting a tense five-minute confrontation he had with Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) jets more than a decade ....
By Fabian Hamacher / Reuters, TaitungThe air force yesterday showed off its new locally designed and made jet trainer, touting the more advanced, combat-capable abilities of the aircraft that is to replace aging and accident-prone existing equipment. ....
The air force yesterday showed off its new locally designed and made jet trainer, touting the more advanced, combat-capable abilities of the aircraft that is to replace aging and accident-prone existing equipment. The armed forces are mostly equipped by the US, but President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has made development of an advanced home-grown defense industry a priority, especially as China steps up military modernization efforts and drills near the nation. The new AT-5 Yung Ying (勇鷹, “Brave Eagle”), made by state-owned Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (ADIC) with a budget of NT$68.6 billion (US$2.3 billion), had its first test flight in 2020. It is ....
The F-16V block 20 jet that went missing during a bombing exercise off the coast of Chiayi County on Tuesday last week was a tragedy for the family of the pilot and the nation mourns their loss. As training new pilots is a lengthy and arduous process, and given that Taiwan’s low birthrate problem is unlikely to be solved any time soon, the issue of how to ensure that Taiwan’s brave aviators defending the nation’s skies are not stretched to breaking point has become a question of paramount concern. Fortunately, there is a plan that the Ministry of National Defense ....
A combat drone developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is undergoing initial flight tests before it enters combat testing in June, a military source said on Thursday. Tests of the second-generation Teng Yun (騰雲), or “Cloud Rider,” prototype are being conducted after a previous version crashed in eastern Taiwan in February, delaying the drone’s development, the source said on condition of anonymity. The second-generation prototype being tested has been upgraded from the first-generation drone, the source said, without elaborating. Developed by the institute, the first drone was scheduled to undergo combat testing in June this year. The institute has attributed ....