There are already 140 upgraded F-16A/B Fighting Falcon fighters on the island, and after replacing the fire control radar and computer, the F-16A/B has been "transformed" into the F-16V Brock 20 batch fighters. At a time when Taiwan's GDP accounted for 40% of the mainland, Taiwan was quite arrogant, buying a lot of Western weapons in the 90s of the last century, in addition to 150 F-16A/B fighters, there were also fighter jets and missile frigates from France, and conventionally powered submarines from the Netherlands. Now the F-16V fighter is the main force of Taiwan's air power, for which is also promoting improvement projects, according to US media reports, from the Pentagon announced on April 24, the United States once again approved arms sales to Taiwan, this time to improve the performance of F-16V fighters.
The U.S. military giant Raytheon has obtained arms sales to Taiwan, judging from the news disclosed by foreign media, it is an upgrade service for the F-16V F100-PW series engine, so as to improve the overall performance. Taiwan has already budgeted for the improvement of the F-16V fighter, and now it has begun to be officially implemented, in fact, judging from Taiwan's actions, it is trying to maintain the continuous development of the aviation industry, and the F-16 fighter has been upgraded again. The US Pentagon did not publish more specific information, only the overall amount and the content of the project. The American company Lockheed Martin built the F-16 family of fighters, and also used the equipment and systems of other arms dealers, for which there was a situation in which Raytheon provided services.
The F-16 is a single-engine light fighter finalized in the 70s of the last century, and it is a platform that is exported in large quantities by the United States, and Lockheed Martin is building F-16V Brock 70/72 batch fighters, and Taiwan has also purchased 66 new new F-16V fighters. Judging from the fact that the United States has once again sold arms to Taiwan, it is betting on the rhythm that China will tolerate, because the American Raytheon Company, as a service contractor, has been sanctioned by China, and now it is once again "committing crimes against the wind", highlighting the tough stance of the United States.
Although the Biden administration has reiterated that the United States has not changed its "one-China policy," it still insists on arming Taiwan, and judging from the approval of arms sales to Taiwan, the so-called "one-China policy" of the United States has not changed, but it is actually a rhetoric used to deceive China, and the United States insists on the so-called "maintenance of the status quo" In addition to providing hardware improvements, the United States will also upgrade the system for Taiwan's important equipment, including improving the performance of the Pave Claw long-range early warning radar. After the large-scale arms sales provided by the United States, there are many smaller projects that will allow it to continue to reap benefits from the island.
China will not sit idly by and watch the perverse actions of the United States, and China already has corresponding laws, so it can counter American arms dealers through legal means. It can also be seen from the fact that the United States continues to arm Taiwan and that behind the arrogance of the Taiwan authorities is the support of the United States, which dares to launch provocations against the mainland in many fields. Recently, the United States held a joint military exercise in the Philippines, during which it was a military exercise that approached the island, but in fact it was sending a message to the island, so that the DPP authorities would feel like they had eaten a "reassuring pill." We must be vigilant against this.