European and Israeli firms offer to sell EW pod to Taiwan

Taiwan’s bid to upgrade the electronic warfare (EW) pod for its upgraded F-16V fleet has attracted the interest of European and Israeli companies.

F-CK-1A 1427 Flight Demonstration in Ching Chuang Kang AFB 20140719e
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According to the report from Up Media, those defense firms had approached Taiwan to sell their own products as Taipei is still waiting for a solution from United States to equip its F-16V with a EW pod that will not interfere with the APG-83 radar.

But the Taiwanese air force turn down the offers as installing those non-U.S. equipment will require the approval of the United States.

It did offer to work with them for a new requirement to equip the indigenous F-CK-1 fighter with an external jamming pod.

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