Military and Commercial Technology: Air force receives 42 F-16V jets as upgrade plan continues

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Air force receives 42 F-16V jets as upgrade plan continues - News - RTI Radio Taiwan International

17 March, 2021

John Van Trieste

Taiwanese F-16V jets.

Air Force Chief of Staff Huang Chih-wei says that 42 of a planned 141 F-16A/B fighter jets have been upgraded to F-16V jets. Huang was speaking before the Legislature’s defense and foreign affairs committee on Wednesday.

Lockheed Martin and Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation are upgrading the jets at a cost of NT$110 billion (US$3.9 billion). The project is slated for completion in 2023.

Huang said that the upgraded jets will be faster and have a wider range that will cover almost all of Taiwan’s air space.

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