Taiwan is searching for a missing F-16 fighter jet and pilot after an incident earlier this week.

TAIPEI: Taiwan's Air Force said on Tuesday (Jan 6) it has launched a search for a pilot believed to have ejected from a F-16 fighter jet over the sea during a routine training mission.The single-seat ...

Single-seat F-16 lost radar contact at 1129GMT on Tuesday and pilot remains missing with no trace yet - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The island's ageing fleet faces a near-daily need to scramble aircraft to intercept or monitor Chinese military planes. Read ...

Rescuers intensify search for Taiwanese airforce pilot who reportedly parachuted from F-16V during flight training exercise.

A ROCAF F-16V crashed off Hualien during a night training flight. The pilot remains missing as SAR crews search in rough seas and high winds.

Opposition politicians frame incident as readiness problem created by high operational tempo, ageing airframes and slow ...

An F-16 fighter jet of the air force on the island of Taiwan crashed on Tuesday, media on the island reported. Taiwan media UDN reported that the single-seat F-16 fighter jet from the Hualien Air Base ...

The incident comes as Taiwan continues to modernise its air force, with the F-16 forming a key part of its defensive capability ...

Taiwan China A Taiwan's Mirage 2000 fighter jet runs past an airplane fort at an airbase in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying ...

China on Monday launched its largest military exercises ever around Taiwan, surrounding the island with warships, aircraft and live-fire drills as tensions spiked following a record U.S. arms sale to ...

A Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet and its pilot went missing off the island's northeast coast on Tuesday. Taiwan's Air Force has grounded its F-16 fleet and suspended training missions in response. Search ...