Taiwan's New Jet Trainers Past Tests With Flying Colors

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By Patrick Chen/William Yen

Taiwan's new indigenous trainer jets, known as the Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) or Yung Yin (Brave Eagle), completed their internal test flights and are set to enter the operational test phase. The aircraft, manufactured by Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, are a significant milestone in the country's aerospace industry as it attempts to become more self-reliant on its own military industries.