
空軍參謀長李慶然指出幻象戰機維持費高於F-16V,每小時超過百萬元,而F-16V約78萬元。葉耀元教授強調,雖戰機維運成本高,但台灣必須維持硬實力以嚇阻中共軍事行動,並指出解放軍每日騷擾防空識別區與海峽中線是成本主因。
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空軍參謀長李慶然在立法院指出幻象戰機維持費高於F-16V,每小時超過百萬元,而F-16V約78萬元。葉耀元教授認為,儘管戰機維運成本高,但台灣必須維持硬實力以嚇阻中共軍事行動。
幻象戰機以空優掛載轉場至花蓮基地。(資料照)
有媒體報導,空軍參謀長李慶然中將昨(12日)於立法院提到,幻象戰機的維持費較F-16V戰機高,至於幻象戰機是否將逐步退役,則未予以明確時間。對此,美國聖湯瑪斯大學國際研究講座教授葉耀元表示,戰機的運行原本就非常花錢,但台灣必須具備硬實力,才能嚇阻中共對台的軍事行動。
葉耀元今日於臉書粉專「葉教授的國際事務學院」轉發媒體報導,內容提及「空軍參謀長李慶然12日在立法院指出,幻象戰機的維持費確實較F-16V戰機高,F-16V戰機平均每小時維持費約78萬元,幻象戰機則超過百萬元;並透露空軍每年跟法方開2次會,特別注意消失性商源問題。至於幻象戰機是否將逐步退役,李慶然未提出明確時程,僅表示目前已針對幻象雙座機進行性能提升,未來將視機隊運作、維修支援及相關條件持續檢討調整」。
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葉耀元嘆說,「說真的,我不是很知道這則新聞到底想說什麼?是要說F16的作業維持費operational cost比幻象便宜,還是要說『戰機都很燒錢』。」
話鋒一轉,葉耀元強調,「戰機的運行本來就很燒錢,但台灣必須要有這些硬實力來嚇阻中共對台的軍事行動。而且現在花費甚鉅,也是因為解放軍每天都在騷擾我國的防空識別區跟海峽中線。」
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