ROCAF F-16V crashes off Hualien; pilot missing as SAR searches amid software-fault safety concerns
A ROCAF F-16V crashed off Hualien on Jan. 6 during a night training sortie after taking off from Hualien Air Base at 18:17. The pilot ejected into the sea and remains missing as SAR teams search in rough seas, amid persistent software faults raising fleet safety and readiness concerns.