By Sean Lin / Staff reporterThe Legislative Yuan on Tuesday is expected to pass a special bill governing the procurement of 66 F-16Vs from the US. The nation would receive the first batch of F-16Vs in 2023 and all 66 jets before the end of 2026, Yen said. Lawmakers also agreed on draft supplementary resolutions sponsored by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), the New Power Party (NPP) and the People First Party (PFP). The KMT’s motion says that as the National Defense Industry Development Act (國防產業發展條例) was passed in June, the Ministry of National Defense should ask the US to transfer technologies employed in the manufacture of F-16V parts and components. The nation should establish an “F-16V Asian maintenance center” after the jets have been delivered, the motion says.

Source: Taipei Times October 25, 2019 15:56 UTC