Taiwan air force shows off its sub hunting, early warning prowess


Members of the Taiwan Air Force attach an AGM-65 Maverick missile to a P-3C Orion aircraft during a demonstration for the media at the Pingtung air base in Pingtung, Taiwan Tuesday, January 30, 2024. - Reuters

PINGTUNG, Taiwan (Reuters): Taiwan's air force showed off its armed-to-the-teeth submarine hunters and early warning and control aircraft on Tuesday, demonstrating how it keeps watch on the skies and waters around the Chinese-claimed island.

China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past four years regularly sent warplanes and warships into the skies and waters around the island as it seeks to assert sovereignty claims that the government in Taipei rejects.

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