Staff writer, with CNAThe annual Han Kuang military exercise is scheduled to begin in the nation’s northern, central and southern regions today, with a focus on joint anti-airborne operations at Taichung’s Ching Chuan Kang (清泉崗) Air Base. The drills would focus on joint air-sea combat operations, anti-landing operations in the north and south, and joint anti-airborne combat operations in the central regions, the ministry said. The troops would later head to the army’s Northern United Examination Center in Hsinchu County’s Hukou Township (湖口) and Joint Operations Training Base in Pingtung’s Hengchun Township (恆春) for live-fire training, it said. The joint anti-airborne operations in central Taiwan would be a key part of the eight-day Han Kuang military exercise, the ministry said, adding that reporters would be invited to observe the exercise in Taichung. Drones operated by civilian companies would also conduct joint surveillance missions during the anti-airborne exercise, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times June 03, 2018 15:56 UTC