Software problems are delaying the delivery to Taiwan of 66 advanced new F-16V fighter jets from the United States but the island still expects the full order to arrive by 2026, Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said
F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, a deal that would take the island's F-16 fleet to more than 200 jets, the largest in Asia, to strengthen its defences in the face of a stepped up threat from China, which claims Taiwan as its own.
"In principle by 2026 the 66 aircraft will all arrive, there is absolutely no problem with this," he told reporters at parliament. Lockheed Martin said in an emailed statement it "is working closely with the U.S. Government to address challenges in support of U.S. security cooperation objectives". It did not elaborate.
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