Taiwan on Friday received the first of its 66 long-awaited F-16C/D Block 70 jets from the US during a delivery ceremony held at Lockheed Martin’s factory in the US’s Greenville, South Carolina, with the last expected to be delivered by 2026-end. 

According to Taipei Times, Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of National Defence Po Horng-huei and Representative to the US Alexander Yui attended the event. US Representative William Timmons also expressed pride in supporting Taiwan’s air defence capabilities.