US State Dept approves sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan
model F-16s in a military drill in Taiwan in May 2019 (AFP Photo/Sam YEH)/ The US State Department on Tuesday approved the sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan, in a move expected to anger Beijing. Taiwan will get the latest version of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter, the F-16C/D Block 70, in the $8 billion deal, the State Department said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that President Donald Trump had green-lighted the proposed sale after Congress was notified last week. The F-16s "are deeply consistent with the ...
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