A recent visit of a delegation led by Vice Minister of Defense Hsu Szu-chien to the Lockheed Martin F-16 manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina, provided insight into the progress of F-16 Block 70 production for Taiwan.

Following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, in February 2022, a number of countries in Eastern Europe have moved quickly in order to bolster their armed forces. However, some deals have been delayed.