[Global Times Special Correspondent in Taipei Yu Wei] From 5 am to 8 am on the 24th, the Taiwan "Ministry of National Defense" launched a "joint air defense training" commonly known as "Lianxiang Exercise", adopting a "real soldiers not live ammunition" model. Simulate important positions of the "enemy" attack stand. Taiwan media analysis believes that this move is obviously aimed at the PLA military planes detouring to Taiwan a few days ago.
Taiwan military media "Junwenshe" said on the 24th that eight F-16 fighters of the Taiwan Air Force base in Hualien were lifted off in turn at 5.30 in the morning. The sound of the engine broke through the quiet early morning in the east. The tail flame is particularly bright in the dark, conveying the firm determination of the Republic of China Air Force athletes to defend airspace and ensure national sovereignty. " China Times said that in order to realistically simulate the engagement of the Air Force, all Air Force fighters across the country rushed into the air at dawn, and people who did not know might have thought that an abnormal situation had occurred. This "Lianxiang maneuver" was mainly played by Hualien and Chiayi base F-16 fighters as simulated enemies, simulating the flight of the PLA during possible air strikes against Taiwan during the war. The Hualien base simulated the main runway damage, and the base immediately opened the combat-ready runway to provide fighter aircraft. Emergency takeoff and landing; then transfer to Yilan Suao, Keelung Harbor and Taipei Basin to conduct air defense tests on various missile positions; then transfer to Hsinchu Air Force Base test base for air defense to check the response time of the Mirage fighter jet during emergency takeoff and engagement.
DPP "legislator" Wang Dingyu broke the news that the latest F-16V from the Taiwan Army also joined the exercise. The Free Electronics News stated on the 24th that the Taiwan Navy also deployed various warships to deploy in various sea areas, including the "Kid" class, "Success" class and "Kangding" class to conduct comprehensive air defense exercises; each combat area of the Army cooperated with the periphery of air bases To assist in base air defense combat exercises. Taiwan's "Minister of Defense", Yan Defa, went to the "Joint Operations Command Center" early in the morning on the 24th to guide. He said that in the face of the current "enemy threat" and the regional situation, the joint training training of the Taiwan Army should flexibly hone and verify its combat readiness in light of actual conditions.
The China Times Electronic News reported on the 24th that PLA military planes had been flying around Taiwan for four consecutive training flights in a month, during which time they had crossed the "Strait Midline", and the Taiwan Air Force was extremely sensitive at this time. According to the Free Electronics News, in response to the PLA ’s multiple detours, the Taiwan ’s “Ministry of Defense” implemented a “combat readiness drill” called “Little Han Guang” in March. Simulation of actual combat, quite realistic. According to the letter media, after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the military operations of the South China Sea and the Taiwan Straits have recently been frequent. In addition to the increased frequency of PLA military planes around the country, the H-6 and J-11 fighters were deployed in conjunction with the Air Police-500 night flight. The latest stealth fighter F-35 was brought to the Southern Navy exercise, and the electronic search aircraft was dispatched three times near Hong Kong. At this time, the military exercise of the Taiwan military meant to cooperate with the United States. Some Taiwan media noticed that in the "Lianxiang Exercise" on the 24th, all types of air defense missiles such as the Patriot 3 and Tiangong 3 of the Taiwan Army participated, but the Taiwan "Ministry of Defense" only selected short-range air defense in Hualien Armed combat readiness screens are disclosed to reduce sensitivity.