Taiwan's first two F-16V fighter jets take off from Hawaii and are expected to arrive in Taiwan on the 2nd

Taiwan has purchased 66 F-16V (blk70) fighter jets from the US military. The first two have taken off from Hawaii, USA, and are expected to arrive at Taitung Air Force Zhihang Base on the 2nd, Taipei time. The U.S. State Department stated that Washington continues to stand with friends and allies in the Indo-Pacific region to advance shared prosperity, security, and values, including Taiwan.

The Taiwan Air Force purchased 66 F-16V (blk70) fighter jets from the U.S. military under the code name "Project Fengxiang." The first batch of two F-16Vs (numbers 6727 and 6728) landed in Hawaii after taking off from Texas, USA, on August 17, Eastern Time. After nearly one and a half months of inspection, news spread that they would soon arrive in Taiwan.

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It is confirmed that two F-16V (blk70) fighter jets have taken off from Hawaii. If everything goes well, they are expected to land at Zhihang Base on the morning of the 2nd, Taipei time.

When asked by a reporter from Central News Agency about the arrival of two F-16Vs in Taiwan, a State Department spokesperson responded by saying in background, "Our policy toward Taiwan has not changed." The United States adheres to the "One China Policy" based on the Taiwan Relations Act, the Three U.S.-China Communiqués, and the Six Assurances toward Taiwan.

The spokesman added: "We continue to stand with our friends and allies in the Indo-Pacific region to advance shared prosperity, security and values, including Taiwan."

The Taiwan Relations Act stipulates that the United States is obliged to provide defensive weapons to Taiwan. The United States has always been Taiwan's main source of foreign weapons purchases.