AIR FORCE BASE RENEWS COMBAT MANEUVERING SYSTEM
Jul 24, 2002 17:19 UTC+0800
Taitung, Taiwan, July 24 (CNA) The air force's Chihhang base in
the eastern Taiwan county of Taitung has completed a replacement of
its air combat maneuvering instrumentation (ACMI) system to
facilitate manpower training, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
The ACMI is the most powerful state-of-the-art training aid for
combat crews, the spokesman said, adding that the newly installed
ACMI is equipped with a satellite global positioning system that
enables pilots to share intelligence and combat information with
their U.S. counterparts.
The ACMI is a computerized three-dimensional tracking and
recording system that provides enhanced safety for air crews training
in aerial combat, air-to-ground weapon delivery, surface-to-air
defenses and electronic warfare.
With U.S. assistance, the Chihhang air base installed its first
ACMI system in July 1988. However, the equipment has since become
obsolete as mainland China has acquired more advanced warplanes,
including Russian-made Su-27 and Su-30 jet fighters, while Taiwan has
also commissioned a new generation of warplanes into service.
The Chihhang air base decided to renew its ACMI to meet the new
requirements in crew training and monitoring of the Taiwan Strait
security situation, the spokesman said.
While the old system could only monitor air space off the coast
of Taitung, the spokesman went on, the new equipment can cover all
the air space surrounding Taiwan.
If a conflict erupts in the Taiwan Strait, the spokesman
continued, the military's ground control and command center will be
able to guide its air crews into combat against enemy planes and to
share combat information with U.S. military authorities.
(By Sofia Wu)
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