Citat:In 2001, the Bush administration promised Taiwan eight diesel electric submarines, but the deal has been held up by a combination of political and manufacturing hurdles. Taiwan's request for 66 F-16C/D Block 50/52 fighters for $5.5 billion and a $4.5 billion upgrade package for 146 F-16A/B Block 20 fighters has been on hold since 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Citat:A notice issued by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency on 12 May notified Congress of a possible $62 million sale, but made no mention as to when Pakistan made the request.
Citat:ISLAMABAD: One of Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) oldest squadrons, previously equipped with Mirage aircraft, has been re-equipped with newly inducted F-16 C/D Block 52+ aircraft.