{"id":745665,"date":"2022-01-12T04:10:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/12\/another-taiwanese-fighter-jet-crashes-into-sea-after-leaving-for-training-mission\/"},"modified":"2022-01-12T04:10:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:10:52","slug":"another-taiwanese-fighter-jet-crashes-into-sea-after-leaving-for-training-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/12\/another-taiwanese-fighter-jet-crashes-into-sea-after-leaving-for-training-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Taiwanese fighter jet crashes into sea after leaving for training mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jan. 11 (UPI) —<\/span> After multiple crashes over the past year, Taiwan’s military said on Tuesday that it’s suspending combat training for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets after another plane crashed into the sea.<\/p>\n

Officials said an F-16V, the latest and most technologically advanced fighter in Taiwan’s fleet, dropped off radar screens about 30 minutes after departing Chiayi air base in the southern part of the island.\n<\/p>\n

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Authorities said the plane, which carried one pilot, was participating in a training mission when it disappeared. Crews have yet to find any trace of the jet.<\/p>\n

Officials said the crashed plane was upgraded recently with new weapons and electronics by manufacturer Lockheed Martin. It was one of two dozen commissioned by Taiwan’s air force.<\/p>\n

Taipei’s military will now inspect its remaining F-16s, officials said. A cause of the crash Tuesday wasn’t immediately clear.<\/p>\n

China, which claims Taiwan as a territory, has sent warplanes near Taiwanese airspace in recent months.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s crash is the latest accident for Taiwan’s air forces. Last year, another F-16 went down after leaving Hualien air base and two F-5E fighters crashed into the sea after they collided in mid-air.\n<\/p>\n

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