The nation’s foremost military aviation units, consisting of fighter jets as well as attack helicopters and aerial reconnaissance aircraft, are to be on display at an upcoming military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, which is to take place at the army’s main parade ground in northern Taiwan.
Ministry of National Defense (MND) officials yesterday said the event is part of this summer’s Han Kuang military exercises and will showcase many advanced weapons platforms, including advanced aircraft, tanks, armored vehicles, guided missiles and the latest in domestically produced drones.
“The military parade will feature next-generation weapons technology, along with demonstrations of combat skills by armed forces units. It will rouse patriotism and support for the troops among citizens, helping to forge unity in defense of our nation,” said Major General Chung Shu-ming (鍾樹明) of the Office of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff for Operations and Planning.
The event, scheduled to take place on July 4 at the army’s main base in the hills of Hsinchu County’s Hukou Township (湖口), is to open with ceremonial honor guards, bolstered by performances by the armed forces’ marching bands and drum corps.
“We will put the spotlight on the nation’s acquisition in recent years of the most advanced aircraft. These include US-made AH-64E Apache and AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters, as well as UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. P-3C Orion anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft and E-2K Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft are also to participate in the performance,” Chung said.
He said that locally developed CM-32 Clouded Leopard armored fighting vehicles, Hsiung Feng III “Brave Wind” surface-to-surface supersonic antiship missiles, F-CK-1 Ching-kuo air superiority fights jets and an unmanned aerial vehicle are also to be on display, as well as US-made MIM-104F Patriot PAC-3 surface-to-air missiles and F-16 Fighting Falcons.
A replica of a Flying Tigers P-30 fighter aircraft and a host of World War II-vintage military weapons and uniforms will also be on display to pay tribute to the spirit of cooperation between Allied forces during the war.
The event will not be open to the general public, due to capacity limitations on the ground, ministry spokesperson Major General David Lo (羅紹和) said, but government officials, families of military members and selected high-school students are to be invited.
“We will also invite all our allies’ ambassadors and the principal diplomatic officials of foreign representative offices in Taiwan to attend the military parade,” Lo said.
He added that the ministry has contacted US veterans who served in the Flying Tigers in World War II and their families to invite them to visit in July, and, with the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has arranged for the granddaughter of the famed squadron’s commanding officer, lieutenant general Claire Lee Chennault, to attend the event.
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