Military Watch Magazine
Asia-Pacific , Aircraft and Anti-Aircraft
U.S. Delivers New F-16 Fighter Batch to the Republic of China Air Force: Are They Already Obsolete?
The Republic of China Air Force has received a second batch of three F-16C/D Block 70 fighter aircraft purchased from the United States, as deliveries continue under a major program intended to modernise its combat fleet. The aircraft, numbered 6729, 6731 and 6732, arrived at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung County on November 8, landing at approximately 11 a.m. local time, according to the Air Force. The latest delivery brings the total number of aircraft received under the program to five, following the arrival of the first two fighters on October 2. The three aircraft departed from Lockheed Martin’s production facility in South Carolina earlier in November and reached Hawaii on November 4.
