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On the afternoon on Jan. 11, a newly-upgraded F-16V fighter jet piloted by 27-year-old Captain Chen Yi (陳奕) disappeared from radar screens about 30 minutes after it took off from southwestern Chiayi air base on a routine training mission.
Taiwan becomes the first operator to field operationally the upgraded variant of the “Viper” the F-16V.
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taiwan's first F-16V combat squadron will be officially commissioned in a ceremony at the Air Force's Chiayi Base on Nov. 18, which will be presided over by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), a military source told CNA on Thursday.