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[global network reported by trainee reporter meng yuan] according to taiwan media "central news agency" and "ettoday news cloud" on september 12, a mirage fighter jet of the taiwan air force crashed into the sea during night flight training on the 10th. the pilot xie peixun ejected and parachuted before the fighter plane crashed and survived. kuomintang legislator li yanxiu said today (12th) that the accident highlighted the serious shortcomings of the dpp authorities in rescue, maintenance and procurement of new equipment for the taiwan military.

according to "ettoday news cloud", regarding the mirage fighter jet crash into the sea, li yanxiu said that when carrying out the rescue mission, the s70c-6 rescue helicopter found the pilot xie peixun to be rescued, but the onboard hoisting cable malfunctioned. the rescuers and the pilot were "stuck in mid-air", and finally the two jumped into the sea, swam to the patrol boat by themselves, and then saved themselves with a lifebuoy. li yanxiu said that the taiwan air force currently has only 6 helicopters, s70c-6 and ec255, that can perform nighttime and all-weather search and rescue. the s70c-6 has been in service for more than 25 years, and the ec255 material supply is worrying. she said that emergency rescue missions are time-sensitive, and xie peixun was still in good mental and physical condition when he was found, and he was able to jump into the sea and swim by himself. the sea water temperature is not low in summer, "will i be so lucky next time?"

according to the central news agency, li yanxiu said that the cause of the suspected loss of power of the mirage fighter jet needs to be further studied, but since the delivery of the mirage fighter jet in 1997, a total of 9 major accidents have occurred, resulting in the death of 5 pilots. today, the mirage fighter jet has been in service for 27 years and is the only model among the second-generation fighter jets such as the f-16 and the "kingdom" (idf) that has not been upgraded.

li yanxiu said that the mirage fighter jet that crashed this time only completed its weekly inspection at the end of april this year. taiwan's "defense department" plans to allocate nt$20 billion (about rmb 4.43 billion) to extend the life of the mirage fighter jet for four years, which is expected to end in 2028. the engine part accounts for more than half of the funds, which shows the seriousness of the problem. she also mentioned that even france is unwilling to upgrade the mirage fighter jet. in fact, in june 2022, the french air force announced that the last mirage fighter squadron was officially retired.

regarding the taiwan military fighter plane crash, some netizens on the island commented: "pilots should refuse to fly this kind of fighter plane!" "spending a lot of money to buy a pile of scrap metal!"