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has a higher level of automation
thanks to advanced avionics.
An option to purchase 17
additional EC225s to replace the
S-70C-1/A fleet has not been taken
up, probably due to budgetary
restrictions. Instead, the Taiwanese
Ministry of National Defense
decided to allocate 15 UH-60M
Black Hawks to the ROCAF from
a total of 60 UH-60Ms on order.
These 60 helicopters are part of
an arms package signed with the
United States in 2010 to replace
the Republic of China Army
(ROCA) UH-1H fleet. Priority was
given to supplying the ROCAF
with new UH-60Ms because
the S-70C-1/As are rapidly
approaching their maximum
airframe hours, and it’s become
harder to obtain certain spares
through commercial channels.PART TWO
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Above: F-5E serial 5272 on approach to Zhihang last year. The jet, which carries the code ‘80874’ on the tail, serves
with the resident 7th TFW. The badge on the tail is that of the Tactical Training and Development Center. Marco Muntz
Below: C-130H serial 1302 visits Pingtung North from its Pingtung South home base. Arrival of the Hercules facilitated
the retirement of the ROCAF’s last C-119 Flying Boxcars. Wiebe Karsten40-45 Taiwan AFM Oct2018.indd 41 9/10/2018 9:33:40 AM