# Taiwan receives first two F-16V Block 70 jets as Lai calls delivery key air-defense advance

https://mins.news/en/video/84437

- VOA Chinese, 2026-10-03 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUQLAtSl9Pg

> Taiwan received its first two F-16V Block 70 fighter jets, numbered 6727 and 6728, at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung on October 2 after ordering 66 aircraft in 2019. President Lai Ching-te called the delivery important progress in strengthening Taiwan’s air-defense capabilities and its resolve to defend itself and secure peace through strength.

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