Photos Republic of China (Taiwan) Military Forces

[morris]

November 18, 2021, at the Chiayi Air Force Base of the Republic of China (Taiwan), a ceremony was held to enter the Taiwan Air Force of the first squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A / B fighters (16 sides), which were upgraded by the Taiwanese Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) into a variant F-16V.

 

[morris]

On November 18, 2021, an upgraded Yun Feng supersonic cruise missile with a target range of up to 1,500 km was launched in Taiwan. The cruise missile was developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) under strict secrecy.

 

[morris]

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[morris]

November 18, 2021, at the Chiayi Air Force Base of the Republic of China (Taiwan), a ceremony was held to enter the Taiwan Air Force of the first squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A / B fighters (16 sides), which were upgraded by the Taiwanese Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) into a variant F-16V.
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More photos from this event.

 

[Kadir93]

Taiwanese CM-11 Tanks out for a stroll.

 

[Stimpy75]

Wrong thread I think @Stimpy75 , the Snow Le

Whoops, i meant the CM-32 Yunpao 8x8 Cloud Leopard (it was a big cat and nearly as squishi like snow...)

that was the reason i asked

 

[morris]

Jiashan Air Force Base of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force, the second flight prototype of the Teng Yun long-range medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle.
The UAV was developed by the Zhongshan National Institute of Science and Technology (National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, NCSIST).
The length of the vehicle is 8 m, the wingspan is 16 m. According to NCSIST, the flight duration of the UAV is 24 hours, the flight range exceeds 1000 km.

 

[Chazman]

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Three Gorges Dam.

 

[morris]

The lead Taiwanese landing ship "Yushan" (1401) under construction at the Taiwanese shipbuilding corporation CSBC shipyard in Kaohsiung. December 31, 2021.
Yushan's displacement is 10,600 tons, length 153 meters, width 23 meters, draft 6 meters, maximum speed 21.5 knots, cruising range 12,500 nautical miles. The crew is 190 people and 250 marines.
The helicopter hangar can accommodate two S-70C anti-submarine helicopters. There is a deck for receiving one CH-47SD helicopter. The ship will be armed with a 76-mm gun mount, anti-ship missile systems of the Hsiung Feng II and III families and the Mark 15 Phalanx CIWS naval anti-aircraft artillery systems.

 

[morris]

Taiwanese aircraft building corporation Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) modernization of the Lockheed Martin F-16A / B fighters of the Taiwan Air Force to the F-16V version.
With this modernization program for 142 F-16A / B fighters Taiwan became the first customer and recipient of the F-16V modification, advertised by Lockheed Martin as the most advanced version of the F-16 family of fighters and equipped with the new Northrop Grumman AN / APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam airborne radar Radar (SABR) with AFAR.

 

[morris]

Teng Yun (which means "cloud rider" in Chinese) was first developed in 2015 by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), the primary research and development institution of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND). The first version of the UAV was unveiled at TADTE 2015.

The new Teng Yun has an enhanced thrust, greater range, and multiple payloads. It also has an enhanced flight control system and a triple-backup power system.
The UAV is capable of automatic take-off and landing, multi-vehicle control, ground network control and real-time video transmission, allowing it to conduct coastal patrol, environmental research, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks.
Teng Yun possesses an operating range in excess of 1,000 km, flight endurance of 24 hours, and a ceiling of 25,000 ft (7,620 m).

 

[Killhood93]

Taiwan intensifies city war exercise against Chinese occupation.

 

[morris]

Fast mine laying system displayed to the public for the first time during Taiwan's Spring Festival combat readiness training/media day.

 

[morris]

Public demonstration of two newest small missile corvettes of the catamaran type PGG 618 Tuo Chiang and PGG 619 Ta Chiang of the Taiwanese Navy on January 7 in the Keelung region of Taiwan.
In addition to four two-container launchers of anti-ship missiles (two pairs of subsonic Hsiung Feng II and supersonic Hsiung Feng III), each corvette also has two 8-container launchers of Tien Chien 2N anti-aircraft guided missiles with active radar homing heads. Photo (c) Taepodong

 

[Unknowncommando]

National Day Parade Oct. 10, 2021

 

[Unknowncommando]

Special forces soldiers walk during a ceremony in an army airborne special force unit in Tainan, southern Taiwan. 2016

 

[Unknowncommando]

Taiwanese soldiers pause during a Jan. 15 military exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 2020

 

[Unknowncommando]

Taiwanese soldiers during a military exercise in September. 2021

 

[BravoZulu]

Tuo Chiang class corvette Tuo Chiang (PGG-618), January 2022

 

[BravoZulu]

F-16V, 4th Tactical Fighter Wing