Spotters in Taiwan recently caught a couple of RoCAF F-16s airborne carrying live AIM-120 missiles along with LANTIRN navigation and targeting pod system and ALQ-184 jamming pods. The media had speculated that Taiwan has evolve its air combat tactics to use the LANTIRN pod for targeting Chinese aircraft. However, the story has been refuted by the Ministry of National Defense, the jets were simply airborne for a photo shot for next year’s calendar.
Photo: 藍天白
Besides the AIM-120, the F-16Vs were also carrying the new AIM-9X dogfight missile.
Photo: 藍天白
The country’s other mainstay fighter – Mirage 2000 – probably also participated in the photo shot, as the French fighter was also seen carrying a large load of live MICA and Magic missiles.
Photo: baddog
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