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Taiwan Receives Its First Two F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets From the US, Years Behind Schedule
Two new F-16V Block 70 fighters landed at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung on October 2, the first of 66 jets Taiwan ordered from the United States in 2019. More are due before the end of the year.