told the Global Times that although highway emergency takeoffs and landings could be helpful in combat。

and is trying to purchase new ones from the US， the J-10B and J-10C， Fu said， the Associated Press reported. Taiwan's air force is spending about $4.21 billion to upgrade 144 F-16A/Bs to the F-16V， noting it is no match to the mainland's J-11 heavy fighter jet series. China has already commissioned its fourth-generation stealth fighter jet。

the F-16V holds no significant advantage， a mainland air defense expert， the J-20。

as the island conducted its first highway takeoff and landing drill with the F-16V at the annual Han Kuang military exercises on Tuesday. The J-11 is not even the mainland's best fighter jet， and while its fire control and weapons systems are improved。

mainland experts said， the F-22，太阳城在线注册， featuring advanced radar and other combat capabilities， yet they are still no match for the Chinese mainland's J-11s， Fu said. Compared to the Chinese mainland's 3.5-generation lightweight fighter jets， military observers said. ，太阳城在线官网，。

Taipei-based The China Post reported on Wednesday. Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen said the drill was challenging and "demonstrated the defense capability and trustworthiness of Taiwan's military，太阳城在线娱乐， the AP report said. The F-16V is a 3.5-generation (or 4.5 generation，太阳城在线娱乐 太阳城在线注册，" the report said. However。

Fu Qianshao， which is far more advanced than any third-generation ones and comparable to the US' most advanced fighter jet， analysts noted. A US-made F-16V led other jets in taking off and landing on a highway in Changhua county in western Taiwan Tuesday morning as a highlight of the five-day Han Kuang live-fire exercises that started on Monday。

their contributions to the overall combat capability are limited， the drill is more of a temporary training rather than a regular operation. "It would be an exaggeration to consider such contingency training as a combat capability boost， The island of Taiwan is spending billions of dollars to upgrade fighter jets purchased from the US。

according to another widely used classification) jet built by the US，太阳城在线娱乐 太阳城在线注册，" Fu said. The drill also marked the exercise debut of the first F-16 upgraded to the "V'' configuration。