Washington nudged Argentina to purchase two dozen F-16 Fighting Falcons from Denmark, rather than acquiring JF-17 fighter jets that Beijing developed with Pakistan. The JF-17 Thunder has been marketed to the developing world as a low-cost combat aircraft.
While China continues to increase the tension in the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan is bolstering its air power with the most advanced version of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet.
Poland announced an increase to defense spending in late 2021, but announced an even greater increase last week following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.