The MPX involved a series of complex naval manoeuvers, including communication drills, Search & Rescue tactics and Replenishment at Sea serials. Ships from both navies demonstrated high levels of professionalism and interoperability.
Despite the looming threat of Typhoon Kaemi making landfall on Wednesday, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has assured that the armed forces are fully prepared to face the storm while moving ahead with their scheduled annual war games Han Kuang exercises.
The drills, coordinated by the Ministry of National Defence's Joint Operations Command Center, kicked off at 6 am, marking the 40th edition of the event.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said the annual Han Kuang and Wan An exercises, between July 22 and July 26, will focus on "unscripted and real combat drills." Including drills such as shelter-in-place and air defence drill alerts.
Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (MND) tracked 20 Chinese military aircrafts and six naval ships around Taiwan's vicinity from Tuesday 6 am and Wednesday same time, reported Taiwan News.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence announced Thursday that it is closely monitoring large-scale military drills conducted by the People's Liberation Army in the East China Sea, which are scheduled to run until Friday.
Monday's launches came a day after Pyongyang promised "offensive and overwhelming" responses to new military drills staged by the United States, South Korea and Japan.
Former US Defence official Elbridge Colby stressed that an attack by China against Taiwan could happen with little warning as China has given up on "peaceful unification", reported Taiwan News.
The NCC Camp serves as a unique platform for the cadets to engage in a series of training activities including drills, weapon training, map reading, radio telephony etc and also bring to the fore their inert talents in various competitions like debate, painting, volleyball that promote physi
The development comes amid heightened tensions after North's Korea sent trash-filled balloons to the South and resorted to jamming the latter's GPS signals. South Korean military on Tuesday suspended a 2018 inter-Korean military pact
The recent military exercises of China around Taiwan "looked like a rehearsal" for an invasion, said US Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo on Wednesday in an interview given to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo.
In the wake of massive military drills by China in the area surrounding Taiwan, a visiting delegation of US lawmakers has expressed support for Taiwan, reported Focus Taiwan.