SECURITY SHIELD: The team comprises of 26 helicopters and will be trained to master aviation and maintenance skills to bolster the army’s combat capabilities, the army said
Taipei Times
Date: Dec 12, 2017
By: Staff writer, with CNA
The army yesterday officially commissioned its UH-60M Black Hawk combat team after
UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters purchased from the US for the army are lined up at the official commissioning ceremony held at the 602nd Air Cavalry Brigade in Taoyuan yesterday. Photo: CNA, courtesy of the Military News Agency
verifying the fleet’s initial combat capability.
The team from the 602nd Air Cavalry Brigade under the Aviation and Special Forces Command has 26 Black Hawk utility helicopters that the army bought from the US.
The helicopters are known for their adaptability to different combat environments and are capable of conducting airstrikes, carrying out logistics and rescue missions, and conducting airborne command operations, the army said in a statement.
The team will be trained to master aviation and maintenance skills to bolster the army’s combat capabilities, and it forms a powerful security shield in the Taiwan Strait, the army said. [FULL STORY]
