The United States has agreed to sell Taiwan 66 advanced figh

Manager433 SG

The United States has given its nod over the sales of 66 F-16C/D Block 52s for at least 100 billion Taiwan dollars (3.1 billion US).

tankee1981 SG

Now we just have to wait for the expected PRC strong response, won't be very long i supposed.

How are the PRC J-10 and the Su-27 and Su-30 compared to the ROC BLK 52 F-16 C/D? Very Happy

insouciant SG

Surprised they didn't go for the Block 60 instead. Or is their 52s like ours. Laughing

Manager433 SG

Different. Ours a little special.

dragg SG

U.S. really need it.

they are bankrupt already.

insouciant SG

US bankrupt??

crazyazn SG

The US Sells Taiwan the planes and take orders for the ordinance but do not deliver the Missiles e.t.c. . They will do that only if the PRC starts massing forces for a conflict. Really crappy deal. This is why The ROC has developed their own Missiles to work with the F-16s

Singapore gets the best of what the US has to offer, the US does not screw around with Singapore but since The ROC has virtually no place to buy from, the US takes a lot of unnecessary advantages.

beavan SG

i think USA did it because China didn’t want them to sell PRC any stuff.

tankee1981 SG

Originally posted by beavan:
i think USA did it because China didn't want them to sell PRC any stuff.

You are not making any sense. Did you mean this instead? "I think USA did it because PRC didn't want them to sell ROC any stuff" Very Happy

ditzy SG

USA is short of $$$ now. Laughing

insouciant SG

Actually the US wanted to withold the AMRAAMs we bought as well. Their policy of not introducing weopon capabaility to a region. But then Malaysia went ahead and bought the MIG29 with the AMRAAMski thus US had not choice but to deliver the missiles we bought.

Taiwan is slightly different animal with the US still trying not to offend China too much.

Shotgun SG

if i remember correctly, their Mig-29 deals didn come with AMRAAMskis initially. Upon delivery, they had to send it back to be refurbished with new avionics etc + strengthening the wing in order to carry the AMRAAMski.