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| A US Navy P-3 Orion (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons) |
A P-3C anti-submarine aircraft that the United States delivered to Taiwan's Air Force last year was used in a Han Kuang drill Wednesday for the first time, in waters off eastern Taiwan, the military said
The P-3C, along with a naval S-70C anti-submarine helicopter, was deployed to locate an enemy submarine and force it to the surface off the country's east coast.
It was the first time the P-3C was used in the annual Han Kuang series of military exercises, said Major General Luo Shou-he, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense, during the drill.
Taiwan purchased 12 P-3Cs from the US and began taking delivery of the aircraft last year. The final batch is scheduled to be delivered by the end of next year, according to the Air Force.
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