 | Two Mirage fighters line up for supplies at the Jenteh freeway during a military exercise in southern Taiwan. Taiwan air force jets staged rare landings on closed off freeways as part of a major exercise to demonstrate the island's readiness in the event of an attack by China. click to open  |
 | A Mirage jet fighter takes off from a highway in Taiwan after making a successful test-landing on the emergency wartime runway in Tainan, on July 21, 2004. Two Mirage fighter jets touched down on Wednesday on a usually busy Taiwan highway, the first time in 26 years, as part of war games to test the island's combat readiness against any attack. The drills by Taiwan coincided with drills by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on the island of Dongshan, off China's southeastern coast. click to open  |
 | The Taiwanese air force displays the locally produced Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF) during a media demonstration at Ching Chuan Kang (CCK) airbase in central Taichung County on January 7, 2004. Taiwan holds an annual military demonstration to show off its military power before the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 22 this year. click to open  |
 | Taiwanese air force ground crew carry a Sky Sword missile in front of a locally made Indigenous Defense Fighter(IDF) during a demonstration for the media at Ching Chuan Kang(CCK) airbase in central Taichung County, January 7, 2004. Taiwan regularly holds military demonstrations to show off its military power before the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 22. click to open  |
 | Taiwan marines look out from an anti-aircraft bunker on the outlying Taiwan island of Wuchiu just a few kilometers off China's southeastern coast, Wednesday, May 17, 2000. click to open  |
 | A Taiwan marine looks out from an artillery bunker on the outlying Taiwan island of Wuchiu just a few kilometers off China's southeastern coast, Wednesday, May 17, 2000. click to open  |
 | Two Taiwan patrol boats inspect the coast of the outlying Taiwan island of Wuchiu just a few kilometers off China's southeastern coast, Wednesday, May 17, 2000. click to open  |
 | Taiwan troops carrying out war games. click to open  |
 | The Taiwanese military test fired two U.S.-made surface-to-air Hawk missiles click to open  |