US Delivers First Two F-16V Block 70 Jets to Taiwan
The first two of 65-66 F-16V Block 70 jets ordered under an ~$8 billion deal landed at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung after years of delay. Defense Minister Wellington Koo said more than these two would be delivered by year-end. The US has declined to supply F-22 or F-35 aircraft.
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- T1 Al Jazeera Official middle_eastern
- T2 US News & World Report Major western
- T2 The Straits Times Major international