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Taiwan live-fire drill

MAGONG, Taiwan - The Thunderbolt2000, a locally manufactured "artillery multiple-launch rocket system" designed to counter an enemy amphibious assault landing, is used during Taiwan's first live-fire drill since 2008 on the outlying Penghu Islands in the Taiwan Strait on April 17, 2013. The exercise is aimed at testing Taiwan's ability to fend off an attack from China, simulating attacks by sea, air and land.

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Taiwan live-fire drill

MAGONG, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during the island's first live-fire drill since 2008 on the outlying Penghu Islands in the Taiwan Strait on April 17, 2013. The exercise is aimed at testing Taiwan's ability to fend off an attack from China, simulating attacks by sea, air and land.

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Taiwan live-fire drill

MAGONG, Taiwan - The Thunderbolt2000, a locally manufactured "artillery multiple-launch rocket system" designed to counter an enemy amphibious assault landing, is used during Taiwan's first live-fire drill since 2008 on the outlying Penghu Islands in the Taiwan Strait on April 17, 2013. The exercise is aimed at testing Taiwan's ability to fend off an attack from China, simulating attacks by sea, air and land.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Taiwanese tanks

Taiwanese battle tanks move forward in a live-fire maneuver March 18 at a base in Hukou, a town some 50 kilometers southwest of Taipei. Foreign journalists were permitted for the first time inside the grounds to watch the drill.