Wellington Koo
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Oct 4, 2026
Tiffany MeyerHOST
The program has faced production delays, including software-related issues.
Tiffany MeyerHOST
Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo said more aircraft will arrive this year.
Tiffany MeyerHOST
Taiwan says 63 more F-16V Block 70s remain on the U.S. production line.
Tiffany MeyerHOST
The arrival comes roughly one week after President Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House.
Tiffany MeierHOST
The program has faced production delays, including software-related issues.
Tiffany MeierHOST
Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo said more aircraft will arrive this year.
Tiffany MeierHOST
Taiwan says 63 more F-16V Block 70s remain on the U.S. production line.
Tiffany MeierHOST
The arrival comes roughly one week after President Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House.
Alex TruppHOST
The first two of 66 F-16V, Block 70 fighter jets that Taiwan ordered from the United States flew in from Hawaii and landed at Taitung's Jihang Air Base on Thursday, the first new combat aircraft delivered to the island in 29 years.
Alex TruppHOST
President William Lai hailed the arrival under the Fengshang Project, declaring that investing in defense is investing in peace, while Defense Minister Wellington Koo said more than two jets would arrive by year-end.
Alex TruppHOST
The Block 70s carry advanced radar and electronic warfare systems.
Alex TruppHOST
The new aircraft will bring Taiwan's F-16 fleet to 205 jets.
speaker_0HOST
As for the electronic warfare system, I believe the manufacturer is already conducting some related hardware and software tests, because this new aircraft needs to be integrated with our existing ones.
speaker_1HOST
Defence Minister Wellington Koo said there will be more deliveries this year.
speaker_1HOST
The single-seat F-16V's serial numbers are 6727 and 6728 of the F-16CD Block 70.
speaker_1HOST
They have an extended service life of up to 12,000 flight hours, 50% greater performance than their predecessors.
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the first two F-16C and D-block 70 fighter jets, the vanguard of a 66-aircraft program worth roughly $252 billion new Taiwan dollars, left Lockheed Martin's South Carolina plant in mid-August, but have yet to reach Taiwan after weather and possible mechanical issues delayed their final leg to Taitung's Qihang Air Base.
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Defense Minister Wellington Koo acknowledged this week that the full fleet will not be delivered by the end of this year as originally planned, drawing mockery from U.S. Attorney Ross Feingold, who noted that Koo had repeatedly promised arrivals by the end of September.
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Now the weather.
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The Central Weather Administration says a tropical depression is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Choy Wan within 24 hours and curve north toward Japan, posing no direct threat to Taiwan.
Tiffany MeierHOST
He also said before that it's a good negotiating chip with China.
Tiffany MeierHOST
Here's Taiwan's defense minister at Wellington Koo.
Wellington KooSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
After the meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping, we have received a briefing from the US side that US policy toward Taiwan has not changed.
Wellington KooSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We are continuing to coordinate with the US on related arms sales and so far we have not been notified of any changes to any sales or corporations.
Paz BuenoHOST
The market lost ground on Tuesday as investors reacted to speculation that rising US Treasury yields and international crude oil prices could push America's central bank to hike interest rates as it seeks to battle inflation.
Paz BuenoHOST
Defense Minister Wellington Koo says the United States is showing goodwill over the late delivery of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, and two sides are still in talks over the matter.
Paz BuenoHOST
The statement comes after the first two of the sixty-six F-16Vs Taiwan purchased departed from the US on August 17th, and reportedly remain in Hawaii.
Paz BuenoHOST
According to Koo, the contract for the fighter jets did not include financial penalties for late delivery, meaning Taiwan will not receive financial compensation.
Paz BuenoHOST
The Air Force spent two hundred and forty-seven point two billion NT between 2020 and 2026 to procure sixty-six new F-16V Block 70 jets from the US.
Paz BuenoHOST
The jets were originally scheduled to all be delivered to Taiwan by the end of this year.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
Taiwan says Washington has repeatedly assured it that U.S. policy towards the island remains unchanged following last week's summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
Defense Minister Wellington Koo says talks over U.S. arms sales are continuing, and Taiwan has received no notification of any changes.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has repeatedly called for the sales to stop.
Shilpa ShadesHOST
President Trump previously put a proposed US$14 billion arms package on hold.
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Hassan Ali Kanu reports for Politico.
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U.S. Foreign Affairs Taiwanese Defense Minister Wellington Koo today said Taiwan is in continuous talks with the United States about arms sales and has received assurances that U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed following Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Taiwan already has a backlog of previously ordered weapons that have yet to be delivered.
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Ben Blanchard reports for Reuters.
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US, China and Taiwan.
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Amidst concerns over Chinese leader Xi Jinping's recent request during his state visit to the United States that the US halt arms sales to Taiwan, Taiwanese Defence Minister Wellington Koo said today that existing US arms sales to Taiwan remain unchanged and that talks are ongoing over a proposed new $14 billion arms package to the self-governing island.
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EU Energy Attending a two-day meeting of energy ministers from across the European Union and amidst block-wide energy price surges linked to the Middle East war, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Juergensen suggested today that the EU is looking to accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels and decrease its reliance on energy imports.
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Myanmar.
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