Tag: F-16A/B

Taiwan Announces It’s Getting New Block 70 F-16s As U.S. Government Advances Deal

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Taiwan’s Air Force has confirmed it expects to buy more than 60 new Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16C/D Vipers and released an infographic about the fighter jets that says “See you soon!” This comes amid reports that President Donald Trump’s Administration has submitted the proposed deal to Congress for an informal review and approval.

U.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?

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The U.S. government has approved a potential sale of more than $2.2 billion in M1 Abrams tanks, FIM-92 Stinger short-range surface-to-air missiles, and host of associated equipment, ammunition, and services to Taiwan. But there’s still no official word on whether or not the United States will finally allow the Taiwanese to buy more than 60 new Block 70 F-16 Vipers.

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

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It’s no secret that The War Zone is a fan of Eagle Dynamics’ hyper-realistic flight simulator Digital Combat Simulator World, better known as DCS World. So it’s exciting to see the company offer the first glimpse of its upcoming F-16C Block 50 module. But it now comes with an unusual added twist as one of the company’s programmers, Oleg Tishchenko, is now sitting in the Weber County Jail in Utah charged with attempting to smuggle sensitive U.S. military aircraft flight manuals related to the F-16 Viper and the F-22 Raptor back home in violation of the U.S. government’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITARs.