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Taiwan is drilling to keep interceptor fighters flying through attacks on its runways just 90 miles from China
A Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off from Hsinchu Air Base during Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises.
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Taiwan's air force practiced runway repairs and emergency takeoffs at Hsinchu Air Base on Friday.
It's home to the island's Mirage 2000-5s, its primary interceptor fighter jets.
The drills were part of its annual Han Kuang exercise, its simulation of a Chinese invasion.
HSINCHU, TAIWAN — Taiwan showcased rapid runway repair drills on Friday at its closest airbase to…
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