(Bloomberg, Washington) a group of US Republican members warned that Taiwan's F-16 fighter projects purchased from the United States face further delayed "high risk".They urged the US Department of Defense to "concentrate" and fulfill their commitments to Taiwan's military aid.
According to Bloomberg, more than 20 Republican Republican members sent a letter last Friday (November 17) to send a letter to the US Air Force Minister Frank Kendall to appreciate the Bayeon government in the letter and try to accelerate the speed of delivery of Taiwan military aircraft projects., But worry that the difficulty of production and transfer may continue in the past.
The letter led by the Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives Rob Wittman, vice chairman of the US House of Representatives, stated that with the expansion of security issues in various regions of the world, "we urge you to focus on the promise of fulfilling Taiwan's commitment to TaiwanFor military assistance. We can't promise too much to the closest friends and get too little. "
Due to the lack of key parts, the Taiwan F-16 fighter renovation plan has been postponed for nearly three years.The letter said that because the complexity of software development exceeded the expectations of the original equipment manufacturer, the delivery of new fighters has been delayed for more than 15 months.
The letter said that these two F-16 plans accounted for US $ 12.7 billion in the purchase of US $ 14.3 billion (S $ 19 billion) from the United States since 2019. Other weapons include Patriot and Spaying needle prevention system, andFish fork anti -ship missiles, heavy torpedoes, and the "Hamas" high -mobility multi -tube rocket system (HIMARS) provided by the United States to Ukraine.
Letter also shows that Taiwan has agreed to use a software method called "spiral development" to shorten the delay brought by the "correct priority of Taiwan fighter" because of the production line of Lockeshid Martin.
Members ask KFC to submit a report by December 18 to explain in detail the converting plan of 141 F-16 fighters in Taiwan, and 66 new F-16 aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin.Delivery plan.
台湾向美国采购的66架F-16战机，原计划将于今年交付首批两架，但台湾官员5月表示，新战机的首次交付已从今年10月延后至明年7月至Between September.The military sales case was originally scheduled to be completed from 2025 to 2026, but the delivery time is expected to be postponed until 2026 to 2027.
