Mr T
Senior Member
There is a future need, but not an "urgent" need in my view. If the F-16 Block 52+ aircraft are delayed further, Taiwan can always upgrade the IDF fleet instead as a stop-gap measure. That might happen anyway, of course.
Taiwan Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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There is a future need, but not an "urgent" need in my view. If the F-16 Block 52+ aircraft are delayed further, Taiwan can always upgrade the IDF fleet instead as a stop-gap measure. That might happen anyway, of course.
Aero_Wing_32
Junior Member
I agree but this urgent need also comes from the fact that in Taiwan, aicrafts aged faster than in any other place. The tropical conditions there don t help all the fleet, from F-16 to french Mirages. Taiwan recently asked for spareparts due to this particular problem occurring in the island.
Mr T
Senior Member
Taiwan is hardly the harshest climate in the world, even if there are more ideal locations. It sounds like speculation and/or rumour to me. Though if you have a trusted source I would like to read it. I've read a lot of material and at no time has someone commented "Taiwan needs new planes because its old ones are wearing out too fast".
Aero_Wing_32
Junior Member
Trust me! I ve read an article a few months ago, a taiwanese article, in traditional chinese, about mainly M2000 spare parts, not budgeted. Well I will try to find it again, if still available, and will post it here of course.
Mr T
Senior Member
If that's about the lack of availability that's old news. Subsequently Taiwan was able to order the parts it needed and improve the number of Mirages active at any one time.
Also, why does a need for extra spare parts mean that Taiwan needs new planes?
Aero_Wing_32
Junior Member
First of all it s not easy to know the real state of ROCAF fleet. And a few articles won t help.
But do you think that costly, old and uneffective aicrafts+equipements (just in front of long range Su-30 MKK for example...) are sufficient for Taiwan security? A TW legislator even mentioned the necessity to refresh all the MICA missiles recently (just a few are worthy now).
Mr T
Senior Member
Since when was the F-16 Block 20 with AIM-120 C5/7 and Mirage 2000-5EI with MICA old and/or "uneffective"?
Taiwanese legislators say a lot of things. For example, Su Chi used to say that former President Chen was developing the HF-IIE because he wanted to start a war with China before he left office, could declare a state of emergency and then rule as dictator or some such. I rarely believe anything that comes out of their mouths.
Aero_Wing_32
Junior Member
:coffee: Well, It just refers to the recent claims of a TW legislator quoted in a Taiwanese article, lately. All in all nobody can say whether a few or more aircrafts really encountered higher attrition rates or not. Same with the number of these MICA missiles they need to "refresh" and the spare parts they need/order.
But now my question is: Would Taiwan ask for a general update (mainly with a better radar) of the TW french Mirages fleet? For example India is about to do that with its M2000 fleet. Just a question buds...
But now my question is: Would Taiwan ask for a general update (mainly with a better radar) of the TW french Mirages fleet? For example India is about to do that with its M2000 fleet. Just a question buds...