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The F-16V warplanes are scrambled to respond to regular People’s Liberation Army sorties.

Feng Shih-kuan did not elaborate on his warning when asked if he meant war, saying only ‘I believe we would not be that stupid’.

Taiwanese defence minister says the island will receive free supplies – including missiles and training – in addition to its existing orders.

Over the past three years, China has upped military pressure on the island nation because it regards democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory. It has never abandoned the policy of using force to seize control of the island

Operational test work on the JHMCS will go towards establishing procedures and standards for the wider ROCAF F-16 community.

Anonymous sources later told Reuters they had been the USS Chancellorsville and the USS Antietam, two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers.

Taiwan has found the debris of a missing Air Force F-16V fighter plane that went missing on Tuesday during a routine training mission but did not find any sign of the pilot, reported local media.

Fighters arguably are the least important system for Taiwan's new strategy, although they could play an important role firing anti-ship missiles at Chinese invasion ships.

Speaking to Defence24.pl, President at PZL Mielec, Janusz Zakręcki, emphasized the fact that work is currently in progress to begin manufacturing components for the brand-new F-16s.