DEFENSE/Taiwan will not receive all 66 F-16V jets by end of 2026: Air Force

Taiwan will not receive all 66 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets it purchased from the United States by the end of next year as originally scheduled due to manpower shortages and supply chain disruptions, Air Force Chief of Staff Lee Ching-jan (李慶然) said Thursday at the Legislature.

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