Lockheed has rolled out the first F-16 of the Block 70/72 configuration from its Greenville, South Carolina. The plane, one of 16 the company is producing for Bahrain
Taichung, Nov. 1 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) lauded a Taiwan-United States joint venture on Tuesday for operating a F-16 maintenance center in Taichung, which has so far enabled more than 100 spare parts of the U.S.-made fighter jets to be repaired locally since the center began operations two years ago.
QUICK FIX: The Taiwan-US joint venture has shortened the time required to repair vital components and bolstered the air force’s preparedness, the president said/ Staff writer, with CNA, Taichung
Taipei, Sept. 5 (CNA) Taiwan's Air Force said Monday that the upgrade of its F-16 A/Bs fighters will meet the scheduled deadline next year, but they will be fitted with alternative weapons systems, as there had been a delay in the delivery of the system being purchased from the United States.
/ Staff writer, with CNAThe upgrade of the nation’s F-16A/B jets to the F-16V variant would be completed next year as scheduled, but the planes would be fitted with alternative weapons systems, as the delivery of those purchased from the US has been delayed, the air force said yesterday.