02 January 2013

News Story: Taiwan Plans to Upgrade About 60 Fighter Jets in 2013

F-CK-1 Ching-kuo (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons)

TAIPEI — Taiwan plans to complete the first stage of an ambitious plan to upgrade its fighter jet force by the end of 2013, in an effort to maintain a credible deterrent against China into the 2030s.

Some 60 of Taiwan's Indigenous Defence Fighters (IDFs) will be upgraded and ready for deployment within 12 months, according to a report submitted to Parliament by the defense ministry.

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