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To: servantboy777
They have a total of 26 "fighter" jets 12 F-16s and 14 F-5s.

That fleet will last nanoseconds in all out combat. Wow!

45 posted on 08/06/2022 8:37:53 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: pfflier; servantboy777
They have a total of 26 "fighter" jets 12 F-16s and 14 F-5s.

I don't know where you got your information, but according to F-16.net:

"The Republic of China Air Force operates a total of 150 F-16A/B block 20 aircraft, which are essentially identical to MLU aircraft. Taiwan is planning to acquire 66 F-16C/D block 70 aircraft in the near future, mainly to counter the perceived threat from mainland China."

The F-16V is a program to upgrade the F-16A/B block 20 aircraft to F-16C/D block 70 avionics.

Taiwan Has Declared Its Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Fully Operational

According to the article above:

"Originally, the ROCAF expected to receive 144 F-16Vs, which are conversions of its existing F-16A/B jets, but this number has since been reduced to 141 through attrition in its existing Viper fleet...

...Work to retrofit the whole fleet is due for completion by the end of 2023."

IMHO, this upgrade is a significant boost in Taiwan's defense capability. My only question is how many "Harpoons" and "Aim-120s" will be sold to Taiwan?

47 posted on 08/07/2022 6:40:52 AM PDT by FtrPilot
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