September 22, 201114 yr CV32: And, as expected, Beijing is less than happy ... From Flight Global [excerpt] DATE: 22/09/11SOURCE: Flight International USA approves $5.3bn upgrade for Taiwan's F-16s By Greg Waldron The Obama administration has approved a $5.3 billion upgrade of Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters, including active electronically scanned array radars, new weapons and a range of sensor upgrades.
September 23, 201114 yr CV32: And, as expected, Beijing is less than happy ... From Flight Global [excerpt] DATE: 22/09/11SOURCE: Flight International USA approves $5.3bn upgrade for Taiwan's F-16s By Greg Waldron The Obama administration has approved a $5.3 billion upgrade of Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters, including active electronically scanned array radars, new weapons and a range of sensor upgrades. Bet China wouldn't be passing out party hats if Taiwan parked an air wing or two of F35's in the driveway either. Guess they should be more grateful to the US and a little less of a threat to the region.
September 23, 201114 yr Author Bet China wouldn't be passing out party hats if Taiwan parked an air wing or two of F35's in the driveway either. Guess they should be more grateful to the US and a little less of a threat to the region. That would be unlikely, at least in the short term, given that the USA is apparently turning down Taiwan's request to acquire new build F-16s, let alone the F-35 (even if they were technically available). China is going to be PO'ed in any event, but most of it (we hope) is political bluster.
September 23, 201114 yr Author Some discussion of the subject matter here: A VSTOL Fighter for Taiwan? (Defense Industry Daily)
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