Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2017-06-27

The Ministry of Defense is investigating how footage of a failed Air Force missile launch became seen by the public.

During a drill on Thursday last week, an Indigenous Defense Fighter launched a Sky Sword II air-to-air missile. The missile did not fire, however, and dropped into the sea off the southern coast of Pingtung. Footage of the incident was subsequently released by a media outlet.

Defense ministry spokesperson Chen Chung-chi said the military is looking into how the footage was made public.    [FULL  STORY]