Taiwan's military conducts drill to counter simulated air attack
ROC Central News Agency
04/12/2022 01:23 PM
Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan held an air defense drill early Tuesday morning to test the readiness of its military against a simulated aerial attack, according to the Ministry of National Defense (MND).
The exercise, which ran from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., was conducted primarily to test the defensive capabilities and combat readiness of operational ground troops, the MND said, without further elaboration.
According to a military official who asked not to be named, the aircraft used in the simulated air attack included F-16 and domestically built IDF fighter jets and the Army's AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
The aircraft flew sorties over areas around Taipei without prior warning to verify the responsiveness of the country's air defense forces, the official said, and the drill was held early in the morning to avoid interfering with civilian aircraft.
It was an important test of the readiness of the military in the event of an aerial attack from China, the official said.
(By Matt Yu and Ko Lin)
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