AIDC to upgrade 4 F-16s to V model next year

Taiwan will begin the conversion of four F-16s to the V model from Jan. 16 next year, Air Force Command Chief of Staff Fan Ta-wei disclosed during a meeting of the Foreign and National Defense Committee.

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The project, dubbed Phoenix Rising, will be carried out by Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC).

The aim is to upgrade between 25 and 28 F-16s every year. A total of 144 F-16s are to be upgraded.