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Southern Min. Hokkien POJ. Tiong-huâ Bîn-kok Khong-kun. The Republic of China Air Force ( ROCAF; known historically as the Chinese Air Force[ 4 ] and colloquially as the Taiwanese Air Force) is the military aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces, based in Taiwan since 1947. The ROCAF was founded in 1920 by the Kuomintang.
The Republic of China Armed Forces[ a] are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC) that once ruled Mainland China and now currently restricted to its territorial jurisdictions of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu Islands. They consist of the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps ), Air Force and Military Police Force.
US Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy in Taoyuan Air Base, Taiwan, inspected the US Air Force's F-104 StarFighter in Taiwan, 12 October 1958 On 10 September 1958, as part of the U.S. response to the 1958 Quemoy Crisis , disassembled F-104A Starfighters of the 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [ 1 ] were airlifted by C-124s to Taoyuan Air Base ...
The Republic of China Air Force Academy ( CAFA; Chinese: 中華民國空軍官校; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Kōngjūn Guānxiào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Khong-kun Koaⁿ-hāu) is the service academy for the air force of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and is located in Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan .
Order Portrait Name Rank In office Notes 1: Shen Gou-zhen: General: 17 February 2002 - 15 July 2007: 2: Peng Sheng-chu: General: 16 July 2007 - 15 July 2009
Chiashan Air Force Base ( Chinese: 佳山基地) is a military airport operated by the Republic of China Air Force in Hualien County, Taiwan. It is known for its extensive underground hangars. Hualien Airport operates within a 28-acre civilian section of the base. It is one of the most important defense installations on Taiwan as it houses the ...
The defense industry of Taiwan is a strategically important sector and a significant employer. They primarily supply weapons and platforms to the Republic of China Armed Forces with few major weapons systems exported abroad. Taiwanese defense industry has produced fighter aircraft, missile systems, surface ships, radars, rocket artillery ...
In addition, the U.S. Air Force deployed F-100D Super Sabres, F-101C Voodoos, F-104A Starfighters, and B-57B Canberras to Taiwan to demonstrate support for Taiwan. The F-104s were disassembled and airlifted to Taiwan in C-124 Globemaster II transport aircraft, marking the first time such a method was used to move fighter aircraft over a long ...