Hsinchu, Aug. 7 (CNA) Hsinchu Air Force Base on Friday carried out comprehensive drills involving Mirage 2000 fighter jets, simulating the sequence from an enemy airstrike to a counteroffensive. Air Force personnel carry an R.550 Magic air-to-air missile at Hsinchu Air Force Base on Friday during Taiwan's Han Kuang 42 military exercises. Squadron leader Lin Chih-hsuan (林至軒) of the 2nd Tactical Fighter Wing said the entire process, from crater mapping to damage assessment and repair, had to be completed within four hours under Air Force requirements. Air Force personnel use heavy machinery to position fiberglass expeditionary runway matting over a repaired mock missile crater at Hsinchu Air Force Base on Friday during Taiwan's Han Kuang 42 military exercises. CNA photo Aug. 7, 2026A pilot sits in the cockpit of a Mirage 2000 fighter jet at Hsinchu Air Force Base on Friday during Taiwan's Han Kuang 42 military exercises.