The Weekly Debrief: Will Taiwan Build An Indigenous Advanced Fighter?

Taiwanese f-16
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As Taiwan waits for Lockheed Martin to deliver the first of 66 newly built F-16V fighters next year, the government in Taipei already faces a tough decision over whether to build a mostly indigenous, next-generation fighter. The first phase of a broad, decade-long research and development period for...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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