00:00Don't come to the car, let's go to the car.
00:05sounds signaling F-16 pilots to scramble their jets. This drill
00:10test the Air Force's ability to act fast.
00:15It's part of the three days of spring exercises ahead of the Lunar New Year and showcases
00:20what F-16 fighters can do after one crash of the East Coast earlier this month.
00:25We are at F-16 F-16. We are going to do all kinds of manual training.
00:30When you encounter this situation, you can use the card card.
00:35and we will be able to conduct the SOP
00:40and also using our備員's equipment to fly to the F-16.
00:45training also involves practicing loading weapons onto the jets.
00:49This drill included...
00:50...two types of air-to-air missiles, one that locks onto heat from an aircraft.
00:55And another that tracks targets using radar.
00:58Before each flight, crews...
01:00...would load these missiles, attach the fuel tanks, and take care of everything needed to make the aircraft...
01:05...combat ready.
01:10Here, the Air Force is testing 35mm air defense guns.
01:15They intercept attacking aircraft and cruise missiles, and defend Taiwan's airspace at...
01:20...low and medium altitudes.
01:22They are also equipped with advanced heat efficiency and...
01:25...and destruction ammunition, also known as AHEAD missiles.
01:29We are in the air...
01:30...and rely on a
01:35I think it's a very important thing to do with a lot of people.
01:40I think it's a very important thing to do.
01:40The military says that even though
01:45These weapons are more than 40 years old
01:47They're inexpensive and can cover a wide area
01:50And despite criticism that their radar systems are outdated
01:54The Army ain't
01:55To use the drills to show they can still
01:57Defend against large scale drone attacks
02:00Hua Hong and Alan Lu in Jiayi for Taiwan Plus
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