The Air Force Tried to Merge the A-10 Warthog and the F-16 Fighter

Republic of China Air Force Receives First F-16 Block 70 Fighters: Are They Already Obsolete?

The Republic of China (RoC) Air Force based on Taiwan has received its first of 66 F-16 Block 70 fourth generation fighters ordered in 2019, with U.S. Congressman William Timmons having confirmed the delivery on March 28. RoC Vice Defence Minister Po Horng-huei attended an official delivery ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Greenville, South Carolina, which having completed its first F-16s in November 2022 has since continued deliveries …

The Air Force Tried to Merge the A-10 Warthog and the F-16 Fighter

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the Warthog, is renowned for its massive 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon. But for a short time in the twilight of the Cold War, the Air Force wanted to know if it could replace the low-and-slow Warthog by strapping a variant of the same massive gun to the […] The post The Air Force Tried to Merge the A-10 Warthog and the F-16 Fighter appeared first on 19FortyFive.

Taiwan receives its first new-build F-16 Block 70

Lockheed Martin has handed over Taiwan’s first F-16 Block 70 fighter at a ceremony in Greenville, South Carolina.

While there is still no official announcement, Lockheed Martin has recently presented the first of the new 66 F-16 Block 70 fighters from the Taiwan Air Force. The holding of the ceremony, which was attended by Taiwanese Ministry of Defense officials and representatives of the United States Congress, marks the end of major delays in the schedule of deliveries recorded to date, which have been the subject of recent consultations by the Legislativ…

Lockheed Martin officially delivers first F-16 Block 70 to Taiwan in major defence upgrade

Taiwan becomes the fourth recipient of the F-16 Block 70/72 variant, following Bahrain, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. Under a government-to-government agreement signed in 2019, Taiwan ordered 66 new F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft, making it the largest customer of this configuration to date. Lockheed Martin previously completed deliveries to Bahrain, and production is ongoing for orders from Slovakia and Bulgaria. The Taiwanese Air Force currently operates…