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November 19, 2021

Taiwan President Commissions F-16Vs

Demonstrates Newest Squadron of Fighters at Ceremony

Taiwan's cooperation with Washington grew this week, when President Tsai Ingwen commissioned the first combat wing of F-16V fighters upgraded with American assistance to bolster the island's defenses amid rising tensions over territorial sovereignty. In a ceremony commemorating the addition of another squadron, the country excitedly displayed their new Vipers by demonstrating low formation passes and combat take offs to music before a crowd. Frequent exercises and border testing incidents have raised fears of conflict in the region as mainland China glares over the strait at the autonomous island nation. The Viper model of the long running F-16 Fig

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