Taiwan's military forces held a major live-fire missile exercise in the southern county of Pingtung Monday, as part of efforts to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.
During the two-hour drill, members of the Air Force, Army and Navy launched various missiles to test the military's ability to repel opposing Chinese forces.
In the air, F-16 A/B jet fighters, Mirage 2000s, IDFs and AH-1W helicopters deployed, while at sea a Chengkung-class frigate, Kangding-class frigate, a Chingchiang vessel took part in the drill.
The precision weapons used included the Hsiung-Feng II anti-ship missile, Maverick air-to-surface missile, Tien-Chien II air-to-air missile, Hawk surface-to-air missile, MICA air-to-air missile and Sidewinder air-to-air missile.
Most of the participating missiles were fired successfully.
The exercise at the Jioupeng military base in Pingtung was inspected by the defense ministry's Chief of General Staff Admiral Lin Chen-yi.
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