When the time comes, the Chinese invasion can be likened to a half apocalypse for the citizens of Taiwan. As to what strategy China will use to carry out an invasion, so far it is still speculation, because Beijing continues to carry out military drills with provocations in the Formosa Strait. One of Taiwan's concerns is the initial attack using the DF (Dongfeng)-17 ballistic missile.
While it is believed China will not deploy a nuclear warhead, the Dongfeng, which travels at hypersonic speeds, will make it difficult for Taiwan's defense systems to intercept the missile. With US help.
Taiwan continues to strengthen its hanud missile system, in addition, the Taiwanese military is also prepared to face the reality if Dongfeng fails to intercept and successfully targets strategic targets. Quoted from focustaiwan.tw (2/11/2022), the Taiwanese military has recently decided to strengthen the hangar capability of fighter aircraft at the air base.
Not just a bunker-style hangar, the hangar at Taichung Air Base is prepared to be able to withstand a series of attacks from Dongfeng ballistic missiles. This was stated by the KSAU of Taiwan, Huang Chihwei.
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) was recently commissioned to re-evaluate the designs of 36 planned hangars at Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taichung.
Experts from NCSIST have confirmed that the hangar design is designed to withstand Dongfeng missile attacks. For this purpose, the budget for the construction of an anti-ballistic missile hangar is planned to be funded from the 2023 fiscal year.
In 2020, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense has proposed plans to build hangars to protect military aircraft and maintain their combat capabilities in the event of an attack from China. The proposed budget was then NT$4.392 billion (US$136.59 million), with projections for project completion by 2026.
Following the completion of the design and risk assessment phases, the construction of the anti-ballistic missile hangar project is planned to be outsourced by the end of this year.
With hypersonic speed, military analysts believe that the Dongfeng missile can penetrate various anti-hanud (air defense) systems owned by the United States and NATO.
In a massive military exercise held by China in response to the visit of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan on August 2, 2022, for the first time the DF-17 was tested by fire by being shown to the general public.
As if to show off its military muscle to the US and its allies, the launch of the DF-17 has made Taiwan's air defense system extra high alert, because the DF-17 launched from Pington (125 km from Taiwan), Fujian Province, is said to have been deliberately launched towards Formosa Island.
From radar images, it is known that this missile successfully flew over mainland Taiwan without being intercepted, and eventually fell into the sea.
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