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Taiwan aims to raise pilot retirement age to 58 as new F-16V jets arrive

12 Oct 2026, 10:23 UTC · 1 source
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🚨 TAIWAN TO LET MILITARY PILOTS SERVE UNTIL 58 Taiwan’s defence ministry plans to allow military pilots to serve until the age of 58. The air force is preparing to form operational squadrons around 66 new F-16V Block 70 fighters ordered from the United States. Source: South China Morning Post #Taiwan #F16V #pilotretirementage

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