Authorities have been searching for the missing F-16V aircraft and its pilot, Air Force Captain Hsin Po-yi (辛柏 毅), following the incident on Tuesday. The incident has renewed public attention on Taiwan’s plan to have Auto-GCAS installed on all of its F-16V aircraft, a project scheduled for completion in 2028. Taiwan’s Air Force will urge US to install automatic ground collision avoidance systems (Auto-GCAS) on its F-16V jets. The Air Force subsequently announced that all F-16s would be fitted with Auto-GCAS. In addition to accelerating installation, he suggested the Air Force could also follow U.S. practice by issuing pilots military-grade watches.

Source: Taipei Times January 07, 2026 17:15 UTC