Taiwan's representative to the US Alexander Yui speaks during the launch ceremony of the first of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighter aircraft on order by Taiwan, at Greenville, South ...

(MENAFN- Asia Times) Taiwan's acquisition of upgraded F-16V fighters marks a significant step forward, but does little to close the yawning gap with China's rapidly modernizing air force.

One of Taiwan's deputy defence ministers will visit the United States for a ceremony this week marking the completion of a new F-16 fighter jet for the island, the first acknowledged such trip since U ...

Taiwan's deputy defense minister attended a ceremony in the United States unveiling the first F-16V fighter jet built for the island, Taipei said Saturday.

The F-16V achieved the Final Operational Capability ... Yesterday, they held a delivery ceremony for the F-16 viper fighter jet to Taiwan. F-16s are the fighter jet platform flown by our awesome ...

The Taiwanese air force is operating a fleet of the upgraded F-16A/B fighter jets, which has been actively defending the country's airspace by intercepting Chinese combat jets that approach the island ...

The United States in 2019 approved an $8 billion sale of Lockheed Martin F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan, a deal that would take the island's F-16 fleet to more than 200 jets, the largest in Asia ...

At a time of global uncertainty and growing Chinese assertiveness, closer relations are a critical pillar of regional security.