Taiwan's final F-16A Block 20 begins Viper conversion

The Republic of China Air Force’s (ROCAF’s) last Lockheed Martin F-16A Block 20 Fighting Falcon recently arrived at the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation’s (AIDC’s) Shalu facility at Taichung International Airport in central Taiwan for its mid-life upgrade and conversion to the latest, most advanced variant of the Fighting Falcon family: the F-16V. The aircraft (serial 6621) was transferred from Hualien Air Base to AIDC’s Shalu facility by a ROCAF-operated Lockheed C-130H Hercules (serial 1318) on December 15, 2022, for its