Taiwan will receive 66 new American-made F-16 fighter jets in the biggest arms sale to the self-governing island in years. The deal finalised on Friday comes as China has been increasing pressure on the island, which Beijing considers to be an inseparable part of its territory. The announcement was made on the website of United States Defence Department, under the contacts updated section.
Taiwan will receive 66 new American-made F-16 fighter jets in the biggest arms sale to the self-governing island in years. (Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar/USAF) The posting said the US Air Force was awarding a contract to Lockheed Martin, the maker of the F-16, for 90 of the planes as part of US foreign military sales.
No customer for the purchase was named, but a US State Department source confirmed that an order from Taiwan approved by the Trump administration a year ago was part of the deal....MORE
