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Taiwan Air Force completes upgrade of 42 F-16A/B fighter jets to F-16Vs
03/17/2021 09:19 PM
An F-16V. CNA file photo
Taipei, March 17 (CNA) Taiwan has completed the upgrade of 42 of its 141 F-16A/Bs fighter jets to F-16Vs, which can detect enemies earlier and have a longer striking range, Air Force Chief of Staff Huang Chih-wei (黃志偉) said Wednesday.
The 42 F-16Vs will be allocated to the Fourth Tactical Fighter Wing, making it the first Air Force unit in the country to have only F-16V aircraft, Huang said during a legislative session, in response to lawmakers questions on the progress of the F-16 upgrade project.
2021/03/17 15:23 (Wikimedia Commons photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taiwan s Air Force has already upgraded 42 F-16 A/B jet fighters to the new F-16V standard, and it aims to complete all 141 planned upgrades by 2023. As part of a NT$110 billion (US$3.8 billion) military modernization project launched in 2016, the Air Force is upgrading all of its F-16 A/Bs to the F-16V variant, which is equipped with more advanced avionics, including the Helmet Mounted Cueing System, APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar, and other electronic warfare systems. The work is being undertaken by U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin and Taiwan s state-run Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation.