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Taiwan Needs the F-35 Stealth Fighter

Taiwan is surrounded by U.S. F-35 operators—from Japan and South Korea to Australia—and now even Saudi Arabia is joining the ...
Taiwan’s air force is doubling down on the upgraded F-16V “Viper,” with 144 fighters either modernized or on the way.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has promised to speed up construction of the T-Dome to create "a safety net" for Taiwan and ...
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te outlined his administration’s proposal for a $40 billion defense supplemental this week that ...
China's military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the "separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces," and offered no date for when they may conclude, ...
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te thanked fighter pilots who had scrambled against China last week during its war games around the island. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own ...
President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms ...
HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — After decades in service, Taiwan’s Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jets are being retired as part of the island democracy’s transition to more advanced hardware. To keep pace with ...
WASHINGTON--The U.S. approved the sale to Taiwan of fighter jet parts for $330 million, the Pentagon said late on Thursday, ...
Taiwan has sent fighters out four times in a little over a week to respond to air defense identification zone penetration by Chinese military aircraft, Reuters reported Wednesday. Taiwan has scrambled ...
What You Need to Know: The article advocates for the United States to sell F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighters to Taiwan to modernize its air force and bolster its defense against ...