Taiwan S Air Force Is Flexing Its Muscles In The Face Of Chinese War Games

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting military exercises around the island following a visit earlier this month by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was followed by five US lawmakers on Sunday and Monday. read more Pelosi’s visit angered China, which responded by test-firing ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time and sending warships and fighter jets near Taiwan, although the scale of the activities has now been scaled back significantly. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register On a government-sponsored trip to Hualien Air Base on Taiwan’s mountainous east coast, the first at a military installation since the start of Chinese exercises, reporters watched as ground crew demonstrated how to quickly load weapons onto F-16s, including of Boeing Co (BA .N) Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang told reporters at the base that while they condemned China’s actions, this was a good opportunity for Taiwan’s forces to improve their skills. “We will take this opportunity to test all the training we normally do and through it improve our current methods and increase our effectiveness in combat,” he said. “The forces of the Republic of China are confident, capable and determined to defend the security of the Republic of China,” Sun added, using Taiwan’s official name. While Taiwanese fighters, including Hualien-based F-16s, have repeatedly engaged each other since early this month, the ministry stressed Taiwan’s “calm” response and no clashes. “I won’t say there are many changes, but our frequency of mixing is higher and the intensity is higher,” said F-16 pilot Django Lin. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said they do not seek to provoke or escalate tensions. The Hualien base, which has hangers cut into the side of a mountain, has two pilots on duty at all times who sit in their flight suits and can be in the air within six minutes. The fighters on display were the Lockheed Martin Corp ( LMT.N ) F-16V, Taiwan’s most modern fighter jet. Taiwan has converted 141 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V type and has ordered an additional 66 new F-16Vs, which have new avionics, weapons and radar systems to better counter the Chinese air force, including the J-20 stealth fighters. The F-16Vs can also carry advanced Raytheon Technologies Corp ( RTX.N ) AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Taiwan’s government says that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which can only be decided by the people of Taiwan. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksander Solum and Ann Wang. Ben Blanchard writes. Editor: Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Taiwan S Air Force Is Flexing Its Muscles In The Face Of Chinese War Games Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Neil Burroughs”

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting military exercises around the island following a visit earlier this month by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was followed by five US lawmakers on Sunday and Monday. read more Pelosi’s visit angered China, which responded by test-firing ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time and sending warships and fighter jets near Taiwan, although the scale of the activities has now been scaled back significantly. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register On a government-sponsored trip to Hualien Air Base on Taiwan’s mountainous east coast, the first at a military installation since the start of Chinese exercises, reporters watched as ground crew demonstrated how to quickly load weapons onto F-16s, including of Boeing Co (BA .N) Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang told reporters at the base that while they condemned China’s actions, this was a good opportunity for Taiwan’s forces to improve their skills. “We will take this opportunity to test all the training we normally do and through it improve our current methods and increase our effectiveness in combat,” he said. “The forces of the Republic of China are confident, capable and determined to defend the security of the Republic of China,” Sun added, using Taiwan’s official name. While Taiwanese fighters, including Hualien-based F-16s, have repeatedly engaged each other since early this month, the ministry stressed Taiwan’s “calm” response and no clashes. “I won’t say there are many changes, but our frequency of mixing is higher and the intensity is higher,” said F-16 pilot Django Lin. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said they do not seek to provoke or escalate tensions. The Hualien base, which has hangers cut into the side of a mountain, has two pilots on duty at all times who sit in their flight suits and can be in the air within six minutes. The fighters on display were the Lockheed Martin Corp ( LMT.N ) F-16V, Taiwan’s most modern fighter jet. Taiwan has converted 141 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V type and has ordered an additional 66 new F-16Vs, which have new avionics, weapons and radar systems to better counter the Chinese air force, including the J-20 stealth fighters. The F-16Vs can also carry advanced Raytheon Technologies Corp ( RTX.N ) AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Taiwan’s government says that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which can only be decided by the people of Taiwan. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksander Solum and Ann Wang. Ben Blanchard writes. Editor: Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Taiwan S Air Force Is Flexing Its Muscles In The Face Of Chinese War Games Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Alexander Bica”

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting military exercises around the island following a visit earlier this month by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was followed by five US lawmakers on Sunday and Monday. read more Pelosi’s visit angered China, which responded by test-firing ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time and sending warships and fighter jets near Taiwan, although the scale of the activities has now been scaled back significantly. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register On a government-sponsored trip to Hualien Air Base on Taiwan’s mountainous east coast, the first at a military installation since the start of Chinese exercises, reporters watched as ground crew demonstrated how to quickly load weapons onto F-16s, including of Boeing Co (BA .N) Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang told reporters at the base that while they condemned China’s actions, this was a good opportunity for Taiwan’s forces to improve their skills. “We will take this opportunity to test all the training we normally do and through it improve our current methods and increase our effectiveness in combat,” he said. “The forces of the Republic of China are confident, capable and determined to defend the security of the Republic of China,” Sun added, using Taiwan’s official name. While Taiwanese fighters, including Hualien-based F-16s, have repeatedly engaged each other since early this month, the ministry stressed Taiwan’s “calm” response and no clashes. “I won’t say there are many changes, but our frequency of mixing is higher and the intensity is higher,” said F-16 pilot Django Lin. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said they do not seek to provoke or escalate tensions. The Hualien base, which has hangers cut into the side of a mountain, has two pilots on duty at all times who sit in their flight suits and can be in the air within six minutes. The fighters on display were the Lockheed Martin Corp ( LMT.N ) F-16V, Taiwan’s most modern fighter jet. Taiwan has converted 141 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V type and has ordered an additional 66 new F-16Vs, which have new avionics, weapons and radar systems to better counter the Chinese air force, including the J-20 stealth fighters. The F-16Vs can also carry advanced Raytheon Technologies Corp ( RTX.N ) AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Taiwan’s government says that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which can only be decided by the people of Taiwan. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksander Solum and Ann Wang. Ben Blanchard writes. Editor: Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Taiwan S Air Force Is Flexing Its Muscles In The Face Of Chinese War Games Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-08” author: “Jackie Johnson”

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting military exercises around the island following a visit earlier this month by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was followed by five US lawmakers on Sunday and Monday. read more Pelosi’s visit angered China, which responded by test-firing ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time and sending warships and fighter jets near Taiwan, although the scale of the activities has now been scaled back significantly. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register On a government-sponsored trip to Hualien Air Base on Taiwan’s mountainous east coast, the first at a military installation since the start of Chinese exercises, reporters watched as ground crew demonstrated how to quickly load weapons onto F-16s, including of Boeing Co (BA .N) Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang told reporters at the base that while they condemned China’s actions, this was a good opportunity for Taiwan’s forces to improve their skills. “We will take this opportunity to test all the training we normally do and through it improve our current methods and increase our effectiveness in combat,” he said. “The forces of the Republic of China are confident, capable and determined to defend the security of the Republic of China,” Sun added, using Taiwan’s official name. While Taiwanese fighters, including Hualien-based F-16s, have repeatedly engaged each other since early this month, the ministry stressed Taiwan’s “calm” response and no clashes. “I won’t say there are many changes, but our frequency of mixing is higher and the intensity is higher,” said F-16 pilot Django Lin. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said they do not seek to provoke or escalate tensions. The Hualien base, which has hangers cut into the side of a mountain, has two pilots on duty at all times who sit in their flight suits and can be in the air within six minutes. The fighters on display were the Lockheed Martin Corp ( LMT.N ) F-16V, Taiwan’s most modern fighter jet. Taiwan has converted 141 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V type and has ordered an additional 66 new F-16Vs, which have new avionics, weapons and radar systems to better counter the Chinese air force, including the J-20 stealth fighters. The F-16Vs can also carry advanced Raytheon Technologies Corp ( RTX.N ) AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Taiwan’s government says that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which can only be decided by the people of Taiwan. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksander Solum and Ann Wang. Ben Blanchard writes. Editor: Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

title: “Taiwan S Air Force Is Flexing Its Muscles In The Face Of Chinese War Games Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Scott Gordon”

China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been conducting military exercises around the island following a visit earlier this month by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was followed by five US lawmakers on Sunday and Monday. read more Pelosi’s visit angered China, which responded by test-firing ballistic missiles over Taipei for the first time and sending warships and fighter jets near Taiwan, although the scale of the activities has now been scaled back significantly. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register On a government-sponsored trip to Hualien Air Base on Taiwan’s mountainous east coast, the first at a military installation since the start of Chinese exercises, reporters watched as ground crew demonstrated how to quickly load weapons onto F-16s, including of Boeing Co (BA .N) Harpoon anti-ship missiles. Defense Ministry spokesman Sun Li-fang told reporters at the base that while they condemned China’s actions, this was a good opportunity for Taiwan’s forces to improve their skills. “We will take this opportunity to test all the training we normally do and through it improve our current methods and increase our effectiveness in combat,” he said. “The forces of the Republic of China are confident, capable and determined to defend the security of the Republic of China,” Sun added, using Taiwan’s official name. While Taiwanese fighters, including Hualien-based F-16s, have repeatedly engaged each other since early this month, the ministry stressed Taiwan’s “calm” response and no clashes. “I won’t say there are many changes, but our frequency of mixing is higher and the intensity is higher,” said F-16 pilot Django Lin. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said they do not seek to provoke or escalate tensions. The Hualien base, which has hangers cut into the side of a mountain, has two pilots on duty at all times who sit in their flight suits and can be in the air within six minutes. The fighters on display were the Lockheed Martin Corp ( LMT.N ) F-16V, Taiwan’s most modern fighter jet. Taiwan has converted 141 F-16A/B aircraft to the F-16V type and has ordered an additional 66 new F-16Vs, which have new avionics, weapons and radar systems to better counter the Chinese air force, including the J-20 stealth fighters. The F-16Vs can also carry advanced Raytheon Technologies Corp ( RTX.N ) AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Taiwan’s government says that since the People’s Republic of China has never ruled the island, it has no right to claim it or decide its future, which can only be decided by the people of Taiwan. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Aleksander Solum and Ann Wang. Ben Blanchard writes. Editor: Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.