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Chiashan Air Force Base (Chinese:佳山基地) is a military airport operated by theRepublic of China Air Force inHualien County,Taiwan. It is known for its extensiveunderground hangars.Hualien Airport operates within a 28-acre civilian section of the base. It is one of the most important defense installations on Taiwan as it houses the military's most survivable aerial counter-attack forces.[1]
In 2018 the Air Force issued a solicitation for an automatedCIWS system to add an additional layer of protection toChihhang Air Base and Chiashan Air Force Base.[2]
Construction of the main underground section of the base spanned from 1985 to 1993 and cost more than 27 billion NTD to build. Theunderground hangars can accommodate approximately 200 fighters.[3] The underground complex has ten blast doors which exit to multiple runways. It also has its own hospital as well as multiple underground gas stations.[4]
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