American pilots now in Taiwan to test 4 upgraded F-16Vs; AIM-9X Block II delivery next year

A report by Taiwan’s Storm Media says Aerospace Industrial Development Corp’s (AIDC) has finished the modernization of four Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) F-16s to the V-model and American test pilots have arrived on the island to carry out ground testing.

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Flight testing will commence next year and another article said the AIM-9X Block II dogfight missiles will be delivered in 2018 too.