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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.

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile From Wonsan a Day After Kim Yo Jong Rejects Seoul’s Demand for an Apology

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area toward the sea on Saturday morning, South Korea and Japan said. A day earlier Kim Yo Jong rejected Seoul's demand for an apology over a landmine blast in the DMZ.

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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.