Taiwan Suspends F-16 Training Missions After Jet Crashes

Taiwan Suspends F-16 Training Missions After Jet Crashes
12 F-16V fighter jets perform an elephant walk during an annual New Year's drill in Chiayi, Taiwan, on Jan. 5, 2022. Ann Wang/Reuters
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TAIPEI—Taiwan’s air force on Tuesday suspended combat training for its F-16 fleet after a recently upgraded model of the fighter jet crashed into the sea in the latest of a series of accidents.

The defense ministry said the F-16V, the most advanced type in Taiwan’s fleet, went missing from radar screens after taking off from the Chiayi air base in southern Taiwan for a training mission over a coastal firing range.