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In July 2010, former United States Air Force deputy undersecretary for international affairs, Bruce Lemkin, said that Taiwan's ability to defend its airspace had degraded due to its aging fighters and that the sale of new US fighter aircraft to Taiwan was an urgent priority. [5]
It entered service with Republic of China Air Force (Taiwan) in 1992. [4] All 130 production aircraft were manufactured by 1999. [6] Taiwan initiated the IDF program when the United States refused to sell them F-20 Tigershark and F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters following diplomatic pressure from China. Taiwan therefore decided to develop an ...
The Advanced Jet Trainer Program (AJT) began in the early 2000s as the Republic of China Air Force sought a replacement for its fleet of AIDC AT-3 and Northrop F-5 advanced trainers with 66 newly built aircraft.
The United States is looking for ways to potentially accelerate delivery of Taiwan's next generation of new-build F-16 fighter jets, U.S. officials said, bolstering the Taiwanese air force's ...
A new video shows one of Taiwan's F-16 tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet. The video is from China's massive military exercise around Taiwan on Monday.
A Taiwan air force Mirage fighter jet crashed off the island's northwest coast on Tuesday night and search efforts were ongoing for the pilot, who successfully ejected, the defence ministry and ...
11 – 24 May 1961, the 39th Air Division based at Misawa Air Base, Japan deployed a task force of reconnaissance aircraft to Kung Kuan AB, Taiwan. 1 August – 30 September 1961, F-102 Delta Dagger of 509th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron were deployed from Clark AB to Kung Kuan AB in Operation BIG TRUCK.
Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 aircraft prepare to land at Hsinchu Air Base, Taiwan, on Oct. 14, 2024. ... Warships and fighter jets were taking part in China's latest war games, ...