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2020-08-16 China-Japan-Koreas

Taiwan finalizes $62 bln purchase of F-16 jets from Lockheed Martin

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Posted by Fred 2020-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Nice. Phuck China

Posted by DarthVader 2020-08-16 00:43|| 2020-08-16 00:43|| Front Page Top

#2 The "self-ruled island." Like that's a bad thing.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-08-16 09:37|| 2020-08-16 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 That is a lot of money for less than 100 aircraft. There must be a bunch of other stuff in this deal, munitions, parts, support equipment, and more.

Posted by rammer 2020-08-16 10:45|| 2020-08-16 10:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Won't matter a bit if China insinuates itself into the government. I notice they didn't get any F-35s.

Posted by gorb 2020-08-16 10:56|| 2020-08-16 10:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps they need to contest any air superiority before invasion rather than assert an air supremacy campaign. As I recall, a communist save once remarked that quantity is its own form of quality.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2020-08-16 11:49|| 2020-08-16 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 The 66 F-16s delivered w/ spares and support (usually 2 years) are $8 billion. The $62 billion is the max possible if all other equipment and support options are exercized. Don't know what else they are buying.

Posted by Ulolump Grumble1426 2020-08-16 12:19|| 2020-08-16 12:19|| Front Page Top

#7 The new contract, which the Pentagon said is for an initial delivery order of 90 jets

The contact seems like it is including purchases by multiple countries.

Posted by Ulolump Grumble1426 2020-08-16 12:25|| 2020-08-16 12:25|| Front Page Top

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