Posted on 10/06/2010 10:30:21 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Taiwan is allocating money for possible U.S. help to ugrade its fleet of F-16 fighter jets, a military spokesman said Wednesday, two days after a senior Taiwanese official warned that China's threat against the island is growing.
Any American decision to improve Taiwan's defensive capabilities would almost certainly anger China, which considers the island part of its territory and opposes U.S. arms sales as interference in its domestic affairs.
The comments from air force spokesman Pan Kung-hsiao came amid Taiwanese media reports that the Obama administration has agreed to upgrade the island's fleet of American-made 146 F-16A/Bs, which it received more than a decade ago.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Pan said that while no notification had yet been given to Taiwan's military, it would ask the legislature to provide funding for the upgrade in 2012.
However, he said that acquisition of an entirely new version of the F-16, the more advanced C/Ds, remains the military's top priority because that aircraft suits Taiwan's defense needs better than the A/Bs.
"Our primary interest remains the procurement of F-16 C/Ds rather than the upgrade of F-16 A/Bs," Pan said.
At a Taiwan-U.S. defense industry conference in Maryland on Monday, Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Yang said China is continuing to deploy more and more sophisticated weapons against the island, despite rapidly improving commercial ties between the sides.
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They have good stuff. How well are they trained?
I assume not financed by debt owned by The People’s Republic. Imagine that.
They are trained by the finest.
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They have good stuff, and they are very well trained. Problem would be numbers ...they do not have enough.
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