Taiwan Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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The closest match would be Jf-17 block II but PLAAF doesn’t operate it. So J-10A is the closest.
The oldest J-11s and J-10s would be equivalents. Anything more is an overmatch. Really though, only the J-16 fleet would be enough for both Taiwanese airforce and air defenses. According to wiki three-thirds of AIM-9s in the Taiwanese arsenal are rear aspect-only missiles.
three-fourths I meant
At least the AIM series can actually fire. A lot of the MICAs are expired.
if that were the case what do Taiwanese mirage carry now? are they compatible with other missiles or are they just waiting for retirement?
They can't fit domestic missiles like the Skybow series on the Mirages since that would require revamping the fire control system but it is not easy and the French definitely won't help them. As a result, when the Taiwanese Mirages fly on intercept missions, they carry more missiles than usual in case that some of the expired missiles are still working.
Mr T
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It used to be the case that there was little interest in this thread unless there was concrete news and even then it was limited.
For some reason in the last 6-12 months there's been an obsession about Taiwan by some people, particularly newer members, so for some reason they feel the need to keep talking about Taiwan, primarily to shit on the ROC military but sometimes to say anything. I remember one guy actually made some suggestions on what he would do to improve the ROC's defence posture, but I think he may have ended up getting banned. (Apologies if I'm confusing him with someone else.)
It's happened on other threads as well, like the UK thread. For some reason people feeling the need to mock other countries or get upset over nothing, rather than just have mature discussions. It's like the forum's been flooded by teenagers.
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Imo it's a bit of both, Taiwan is indefensible to an extent, but the US should still focus on it. I like the current US policy and pushing boundaries because it's clear China is in the less favorable position.