Jonathan Chin

1 week ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin

2025/06/20 03:00LONG FLIGHT: The jets would be flown by US pilots, with Taiwanese copilots in the two-seat F-16D variant to help familiarize them with the aircraft, the source saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The US is expected to fly 10 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 70/72 jets to Taiwan over the coming months to fulfill a long-awaited order of 66 aircraft, a defense official said yesterday.

2 weeks ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin

2025/06/15 03:00DEFENSE:The US would assist Taiwan in developing a new command and control system, and it would be based on the US-made Link-22, a senior official saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The Ministry of National Defense is to propose a special budget to replace the military’s currently fielded command and control system, bolster defensive resilience and acquire more attack drones, a senior defense official said yesterday.

1 month ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin

2025/05/18 03:00BUDGET HIKE: The armed forces are planning an unprecedented move to increase defense spending to 3 percent of GDP to meet targets set by the US, a source saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The military’s new Tien Kung IV （Sky Bow IV） missiles have completed initial operational evaluation and limited field testing, with mass production expected to start next year, a defense official said yesterday.

1 month ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin

2025/05/04 03:00ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budgetBy Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.

1 month ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin

ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budget By Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.