Taiwan Receives First Pair Of Long-Delayed F-16 Blk. 70s

Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper
Credit: Taiwan Military News Agency
SINGAPORE—Taiwan has received the first two of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16C Blk. 70 fighters, about three years behind the original delivery schedule. The arrival of the single-seat fighters at Chihhang AB on Oct. 2 marks the delivery of Taiwan’s first newly built frontline fighters since the island...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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