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Residents of rural Hsinchu witnessed a rare sight Tuesday as Taiwan’s M1A2T Abrams tanks conducted their first combat readiness drills on civilian roads. The American-made tanks trained alongside other military vehicles to protect critical infrastructure.

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00:00Night Owls in rural Xinjoo were treated to a spectacle Tuesday as Taiwan's newest tanks
00:06set out on their first ever combat readiness drills.
00:10This is the first time Taiwan's growing fleet of M1A Brahms used civilian roads on a mission.
00:17The American-made tanks practiced protecting critical infrastructure along with other military
00:22vehicles.
00:23Taiwan budgeted US$13 billion to procure 108 M1A2T tanks from the US.
00:31Of those, 80 have already arrived in Taiwan, with the final batch expected early next year.
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