Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles used on the Republic of China Air Force’s (RoCAF’s) fleet of F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.

Work will be performed by US military personnel in Chiayi City and Hualien County, where the F-16s are based, and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, according to a notice posted on 12 May on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website.

The RoCAF’s F-16s can currently be armed with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-radiation Missiles (HARM), AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.

Two RoCAF F-16 fighters taking off from Hualien airbase in January 2013. The MND in Taipei signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the AIT for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles deployed with the island’s F-16s. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

The announcement was made on the same day that Taiwanese daily Liberty Times

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles used on the Republic of China Air Force’s (RoCAF’s) fleet of F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.

Work will be performed by US military personnel in Chiayi City and Hualien County, where the F-16s are based, and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, according to a notice posted on 12 May on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website.

The RoCAF’s F-16s can currently be armed with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-radiation Missiles (HARM), AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.

Two RoCAF F-16 fighters taking off from Hualien airbase in January 2013. The MND in Taipei signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the AIT for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles deployed with the island’s F-16s. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

The announcement was made on the same day that Taiwanese daily Liberty Times

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles used on the Republic of China Air Force’s (RoCAF’s) fleet of F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.

Work will be performed by US military personnel in Chiayi City and Hualien County, where the F-16s are based, and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, according to a notice posted on 12 May on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website.

The RoCAF’s F-16s can currently be armed with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-radiation Missiles (HARM), AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.

Two RoCAF F-16 fighters taking off from Hualien airbase in January 2013. The MND in Taipei signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the AIT for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles deployed with the island’s F-16s. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

The announcement was made on the same day that Taiwanese daily Liberty Times

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles used on the Republic of China Air Force’s (RoCAF’s) fleet of F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.

Work will be performed by US military personnel in Chiayi City and Hualien County, where the F-16s are based, and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, according to a notice posted on 12 May on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website.

The RoCAF’s F-16s can currently be armed with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-radiation Missiles (HARM), AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.

Two RoCAF F-16 fighters taking off from Hualien airbase in January 2013. The MND in Taipei signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the AIT for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles deployed with the island’s F-16s. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

The announcement was made on the same day that Taiwanese daily Liberty Times

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles used on the Republic of China Air Force’s (RoCAF’s) fleet of F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.

Work will be performed by US military personnel in Chiayi City and Hualien County, where the F-16s are based, and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, according to a notice posted on 12 May on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website.

The RoCAF’s F-16s can currently be armed with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-radiation Missiles (HARM), AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.

Two RoCAF F-16 fighters taking off from Hualien airbase in January 2013. The MND in Taipei signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the AIT for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles deployed with the island’s F-16s. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

The announcement was made on the same day that Taiwanese daily Liberty Times

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles used on the Republic of China Air Force’s (RoCAF’s) fleet of F-16 multirole fighter aircraft.

Work will be performed by US military personnel in Chiayi City and Hualien County, where the F-16s are based, and is expected to be completed by 31 December 2025, according to a notice posted on 12 May on the Taiwanese government’s procurement website.

The RoCAF’s F-16s can currently be armed with AGM-88 High-speed Anti-radiation Missiles (HARM), AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), and AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles.

Two RoCAF F-16 fighters taking off from Hualien airbase in January 2013. The MND in Taipei signed a TWD291 million (USD10.4 million) contract with the AIT for follow-on support and maintenance of US-made missiles deployed with the island’s F-16s. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

The announcement was made on the same day that Taiwanese daily Liberty Times