Taipei, May 3 (CNA) Taiwan's Armed Forces remain on "normal combat readiness status" despite tensions across the Taiwan Strait and a recent media description of Taiwan as the "most dangerous place on earth," according to a high-ranking defense official.
2021/04/29 20:25 Patriot III missile system (Pixabay photo) Patriot III missile system (Pixabay photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan and the U.S. finally inked a deal to inspect its Patriot III missiles at an undisclosed American military base on Wednesday (April 28), for a total of NT$16.42 billion (US$589.64 million). Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it will inspect its Patriot III missiles after administrative errors were corrected. The Control Yuan pointed out last month the Air Force had failed to comply with project approval procedures for its Patriot III missiles. After it received approval from the MND, it sent a request to a Taiwan military delegation in the U.S. to contact the American government for a missile test agreement. This action violated administrative procedures, and after corrections within the MND were made, the entire plan was halted, CNA reported.
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2021/04/27 19:59 Y-8 RECCE. (MND photo) Y-8 RECCE. (MND photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s military on Monday (April 26) intercepted a Chinese spy plane apparently trying to test the country s radar capabilities by flying at an extremely low altitude of only 30 meters. On Monday, Taiwan s Ministry of National Defense announced that a Y-8 electronic warfare plane (
Y-8 EW) and a Y-8 tactical reconnaissance aircraft (Y-8 RECCE) intruded into Taiwan s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) that morning. According to the MND, it dispatched aircraft, issued radio warnings, and deployed air defense missile systems to monitor the activity. Local military aircraft tracker SouthwestAirspaceofTW tracked the aircraft s flight paths as well as radio broadcasts by the MND. It stated that a Y-8 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) plane was detected that day as well.