With 200+ F-16 Vipers, Taiwan ‘Muscling Up’ Its Air Force But Is Woefully Short
img source: gettyimage At the time, the Taiwanese Air Force announced that Taipei carried
img source: gettyimage The Air Force personnel reportedly outfitted an F-16V fighter with a US-made anti-ship missile
img source: gettyimage as part of a “combat readiness” exercise
img source: gettyimage The island state awaits the US delivery of about 66 F-16V fighter jets
img source: gettyimage However, it is also concurrently facing a personnel shortage
img source: gettyimage The report states that the Taiwanese military has struggled for years
img source: gettyimage American-made F-16s almost daily to intercept Chinese fighter jets
img source: gettyimage Taiwan is upgrading 141 F-16A/B jets into F-16Vs
img source: gettyimage This will make it the largest F-16 fleet in the Asia Pacific region
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