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TAIPEI — Taiwan for the first time July 16 tested how a fleet of advanced submarine-hunting aircraft and attack helicopters would be utilized in the event of an attack by rival China, officials and media said.
The weapons were included at the beginning of the five-day "Han Kuang No 28" computer-aided war game — the biggest of the military's series of annual drills.
The Defence ministry confirmed the drill started July 16 but refused to provide further details.
However, Taipei-based Liberty Times said, "The authorities will use the event to evaluate how Taiwan's defense capacities could be boosted after the military obtains the two weapons."
The paper said Taiwan was expecting to receive six Apache AH-64D Longbow helicopters and six P-3C submarine-hunting aircraft from the U.S. next year.
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