Taiwan to Buy 60 F-16 Fighters

Posted on: May. 17th, 2006 || Source: taipeitimes.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

The Ministry of National Defense yesterday confirmed that the air force is mulling the purchase of 60 US-made F-16 fighter jets to upgrade its aging air force fleet.

"The ministry has been in touch with the US on procuring F-16C/D fighters, but the purchase has not been decided," spokesman Rear Admiral Wu Chi-fang told the Taipei Times yesterday.

However, an air force official said on condition of anonymity that the air force has decided to buy F-16C/D fighters, and the US has basically agreed to the sale.

The US-based Defense News weekly yesterday quoted a US defense source as saying that the purchase of the advanced model F-16C/D Block 52 fighter jets would be discussed during talks between the two countries in Washington during May 25-29.

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