Davide Daverio
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Military aviation freelance photographer and journalist / Instagram: dd_spike
🇹🇼Vice Minister of National Defense Hsu Szu-chien led a delegation to the United States on March 16 (ET), visited the #F16Block70 production line in South Carolina and witnessed the first aircraft completing its #AcceptanceCheckFlight by @LockheedMartin. The delegation also inspected the production status of #Taiwan’s ordered jets. #LockheedMartin stated that hundreds of personnel have been assigned to the program, with no shortages in parts or manpower, and production is currently running at #fullcapacity under a two-shift system. As the F-16 Block 70 is a new configuration tailored for #Taiwan, system integration—including #hardware, #wiring, and #software compatibility—requires continuous #flight testing and #adjustments. These refinements are immediately fed back to the production line to ensure the highest #standards of #quality and flight #safety. After completing assembly and Lockheed Martin’s Acceptance Check Flight, the aircraft will undergo final acceptance testing by the U.S. government. #Deliveries to Taiwan are expected to begin #thisyear. 🇹🇼國防部今日表示，軍政副部長徐斯儉於美東時間3月16日率團，親赴美國南卡羅萊納州 #F16BLK70 戰機生產線，見證由 #洛克希德馬丁 公司 #完成驗收飛行測試（Acceptance Check Flight）之首架機。 徐副部長一行除於完成組裝之戰機前合影，並赴生產線視察我訂購戰機之生產狀況。洛馬公司表示，目前該公司已配置數百員工，相關生產 #無料件或人力窒礙，正以兩班制 #全力產製。由於F-16 BLK70戰機係專 #為臺灣設計 的 #新機型，各種系統、線路、軟體彼此的適應相容，仍需透過不斷 #試飛進行調校，然後立即回饋產線調整。這些程序是為了確保戰機的 #品質 及 #飛行安全，必須仔細進行，不得省略。 於生產線完成組裝及洛馬公司「#驗收飛行測試」的戰機，將由美政府進行最後驗收飛行，今（115）年可 #啟動飛交返國作業。 國防部強調，將持續透過臺美安全合作機制，與美方協同推動相關作業，加速完成戰機飛交返國作業。 📷 國防部提供
Official announcement from #Latvia MoD.... mod.gov.lv/lv/zinas/latvi…
