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Taiwan will push for F-35Bs and KC-135
It is official, no matter how illogical the procurement in the face of a massive military threat, Taiwan will request at least three squadrons of F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing (STOVL) fighters and four ageing KC-135 aerial refuelling tankers now being retired by the US Air Force.
Many within the ...
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