The U.S. State Department has cleared a $330 million Foreign Military Sales package of non-standard spare parts and support services for the Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF), specifically for its F-16C/D, C-130 and Indigenous Defence Fighter fleets.
The order should help the Air Force with “maintaining the operational readiness of the… fleet of F-16, C-130” and other planes, the U.S. Department of War announced.
The RoCAF has operated F-16A/B fighters since the late 1990s, when an order for 140 of the aircraft was placed alongside a similar number of indigenous F-CK fighters, and 60 French Mirage 2000 fighters.
The service is set to become the largest foreign operator of the F-16, as both Israel and Turkey retire the aircraft, while 66 modernized F-16C/D Block 70 aircraft are brought into service from the late 2020s.
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