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F-16V Block 70 fighter jet landing at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung

Koo says more F-16Vs due this year, denies EW ballast-weight claim

At the Legislative Yuan, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said more than two Block 70 jets will arrive in 2026 and that electronic-warfare suites are in active software-hardware integration, not replaced by ballast.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 2 min read

A Royal Bahraini Air Force F-16 Block 70 landing at Edwards Air Force Base during testing in March 2023.

First F-16V Block 70 jets ferry toward Taiwan after Hawaii stop

Taiwan's Air Force confirmed the first two new F-16V Block 70 fighters are due at Chihhang Air Base on 2 October after leaving Hawaii on a delayed Pacific ferry.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read