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January 1, 2001
   
Taiwan recently sent a number of pilots to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona to test-fire air-to-air missiles, including AIM-120 AMRAAM, Sky Sword II, and AIM-7M Sparrow. Taiwan's stockpile of AMRAAMs remains in storage on Guam until China receives comparable Russian missiles.--Stephen V Cole