Completing the delivery of all 66 F-16V fighter jets ordered from the United States by the end of next year will be “challenging”, Taiwan’s defence minister has conceded, with the island yet to receive any of the aircraft. The admission from Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung highlights growing concerns in Taiwan over delays to one of its most important arms deals with Washington – a programme regarded as essential to bolstering air power as Beijing steps up military pressure on the…
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