Taiwan’s F-16 Upgrade Program Slips One Year

Credit: F-16V: Lockheed Martin
BEIJING—Taiwan’s program to upgrade Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to the F-16V standard is running behind schedule, with completion now due in 2023, a year later than previously planned. The first modified aircraft was returned to the air force this month, said the island’s Central News Agency (CNA)...
Bradley Perrett

Bradley Perrett covered China, Japan, South Korea and Australia. He is a Mandarin-speaking Australian.

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