The News Lens
Date: January 17, 2019
By: Phillip Charlier
Live fire military exercises designed to strengthen Taiwan’s anti-landing defense capabilities kicked off the second day of a month-long series of military drills involving the ROC air, navy, and army forces.

The exercise began before dawn on the coast of Taichung with a cardinal II UAV taking off to carry out joint surveillance. IDF fighters and Ching Chiang class (Jin-Jiang) patrol ships fired missiles at “enemy ships” off the west coast.

Thunderbolt 2000 missiles and M110A2 self-propelled howitzers fired from land, while assault helicopters attacked from the air as dawn broke, and M60A3 battle tanks and infantry fire simulated shore landing counter-attack operations.

Mirage fighter jets took off from Hsinchu Air Base in rainy conditions and headed north to defend the nation’s capital, Taipei City.    [FULL  STORY]