Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has announced the delivery of three additional F-16V Block 70 fighter jets…
With this latest delivery, Taiwan has increased the number of aircraft in its inventory to five under the 66-aircraft procurement programme.
The F-16V Block 70 is a multirole fighter aircraft equipped with the AN/APG-83 AESA radar, advanced avionics and electronic warfare capabilities.
Powered by a General Electric F110-GE-129 turbofan engine, the aircraft can reach a maximum speed of over Mach 2 and offers a structural service life of 12,000 flight hours.
The F-16V Block 70 can carry AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, as well as precision-guided munitions and anti-ship missiles such as the AGM-84 Harpoon. The aircraft is capable of performing a wide range of missions, including air defence, interception and precision strike operations…