Taiwan’s Deputy Legislative Speaker Tseng Yung-chuan said he does not expect the Obama administration to clear the sale of new F-16s to the island.
Month: September 2011
New Raytheon datalink will allow ships with SMART-L/APAR to fire SM-3
A dual-band datalink develop by Raytheon will allow ships with the SMART-L/APAR radar system to employ the full range of Standard Missiles.
RoCAF RF-5E, F-5F crashed
A RoCAF RF-5E and F-5F have crashed shortly after take-off from Hualien air base on Wednesday night. Rescue workers have found the wreckage this morning.
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Turkish IFF no longer reports Israeli fighters as friendly
Turkey has been reported to modify the IFF systems on its F-16s that will allow them to attack Israeli warplanes.
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Two U.S. Senators introduced bill to sell F-16s to Taiwan
U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Robert Menendez introduced a bill on Monday to require the Obama administration to sell 66 F-16C/Ds to Taiwan.
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