Taiwan’s upgraded F-16s finally regain LOROP-EO pod capability

When the Republic of China Air Force’s (ROCAF’s) fleet of F-16A/B Block 20s were upgraded to the F-16V, the latest and most advanced configuration of the Fighting Falcon to date, it was discovered that the AN/VDS-5 long range oblique photography electro-optical (LOROP-EO) reconnaissance pod was not compatible with the newly modified aircraft. A ROCAF-operated F-16V Fighting Falcon (serial 6709) gets airborne from Hualien Air Base, Taiwan, to carry out an airborne reconnaissance sortie using the recently integrated AN/VDS-5 LOROP-EO pod,