US EditionTaiwan Inspects F-16 Jets as Search Continues for Pilot
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Training Flights Halted After Fighter Jet Incident Triggers Fleet-Wide Checks
Taiwan’s air force has grounded its entire fleet of F-16 fighter jets after one aircraft and its pilot disappeared during a nighttime training mission, raising fresh questions about aircraft systems and operational strain on the island’s defenses. The incident occurred late Tuesday when an F-16 assigned to Taiwan’s Fifth Tactical Air Wing departed Hualien Air […] The post Training Flights Halted After Fighter Jet Incident Triggers Fleet-Wide Che…
An Air Force F-16V fighter jet crashed into the sea off Hualien on the evening of the 6th, and Captain Hsin Po-yi, the pilot, is missing and being searched for. On the 8th, opposition legislators questioned the Ministry of National Defense's 2025 budget for cold-weather flight suits, stating that although the budget had been approved, the suits had not yet been fully distributed, indicating poor implementation. The Air Force explained that the c…
Taiwan inspects F-16 jets as search continues for pilot
Taipei (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 Taiwan has temporarily grounded its fleet of F-16 fighter jets for inspection, the defence minister said Thursday, as the search continued for a pilot whose aircraft apparently crashed into the sea. The pilot is believed to have ejected from his single-seat F-16V off Taiwan's east coast on Tuesday around 70 minutes after taking off for a routine training mission, according to the Air Force.
Taipei, 8 Jan 2026 (AFP) – Taiwan temporarily shut down its F-16 combat aircraft fleet for "inspection", announced defence minister Wellington Ko on Thursday, after the disappearance of a pilot whose aircraft seems to have crashed at sea. According to the Taiwan Air Force, a pilot ejected from his F-16 one-seater offshore [...]
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