Lockheed says it is working to accelerate delayed F-16 deliveries for Taiwan

Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday it was working to accelerate delayed deliveries to Taiwan of new F-16Vs, after the island's ...

Former US fighter pilot warns America's airpower edge is slipping as China builds a bigger, more capable, and readier force

US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.

Trump: China’s Xi says no action on Taiwan while he’s in office

President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action ...

China Reacts to Rival’s F-16 Delays

Taiwan ordered a total of 66 F‑16Vs (Block 70), an improved version of the Lockheed Martin fighter, in 2019 for about $8 ...

Taiwan says US working overtime to deliver delayed F-16V fighter jets and weapons

To speed up production, contractors are working two shifts lasting 20 hours a day, the ministry said, adding Taiwan would monitor progress to ensure contractual obligations are met ...

Taiwan worries about US support wavering ahead of Trump’s meeting with Xi

Days before President Donald Trump departed for Asia where he will sit down with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on ...

Has Trump dumped Taiwan for peace with Xi? Says it ‘never came up in talks’ in Busan

Following his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump said that the Taiwan issue “never ...

How China and Taiwan are Preparing for War

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.
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Build, Baby, Build: The U.S. Air Force Needs 1,558 Fighter Jets

An unclassified, 10-year plan obtained by Breaking Defense says the Air Force needs 1,558 combat-coded fighters by 2035—about ...