Trump Abandons Taiwan Before China's Invasion? First New F-16s Abort Delivery Flight
The $8 billion program has been slowed by supply-chain disruptions and production changes, and Taiwan’s defense minister said finishing all 66 jets by 2026 would be difficult.
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The first two new F-16s for Taiwan have to reverse shortly after the start. The machines are ready, but there are several hurdles before use.
Trump abandons Taiwan before China's invasion? First new F-16s abort delivery flight
Taiwan’s first two newly built F-16 Block 70 fighters reportedly turned back to Pearl Harbor–Hickam in Hawaii shortly after taking off on September 7 for the next leg of their transit to Guam. The reason has not been publicly confirmed. The aircraft—tail numbers 6727 and 6728—had already spent more than two weeks in Hawaii after arriving from the U.S. mainland in August, further delaying delivery to Taiwan’s Zhihang Air Base in Taitung.
China watches as US struggles to deliver Taiwan’s 66 F-16 fighter jets worth $8 billion as Morocco awaits its own delivery of 25 advanced F-16s by 2027
The US is struggling to complete delivery of Taiwan’s first advanced F-16V fighters under an $8 billion programme, even as Morocco prepares to receive 25 new F-16 Block 72 jets under a separate $4.2 billion deal.
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