The Taiwanese air force is pursuing a number
of upgrade projects as it tries to keep up with Chinese developments.
BY JOSEPH TREVITHICK
DECEMBER 27, 2017
The Taiwanese Air Force is reportedly getting closer to
accepting its first four updated F-16V Viper fighter jets, part of a critical upgrade projectfor the country’s fleet of older
F-16A/B aircraft. That program is just one of a number of modernization efforts
its air arm is pursuing as it struggles to keep pace with China’s People’s
Liberation Army Air Force's developments, which include fifth generation stealth fighters, new missiles, and more.
On Dec. 26, 2017, Taiwanese outlet Up Media reported that the Aerospace Industrial Development
Corporation (AIDC) had finished converting the initial four F-16Vs and that
American test pilots had arrived to test the aircraft. Lockheed Martin, which
developed the upgrade package, has been working together with the Taiwanese state-run
aviation firm on the project. Flight testing is set to begin in 2018 and the
full upgrade program is supposed to wrap up some time between 2022 and 2023……Read
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