00:00The first of the long-awaited F-16 fighter jets Taiwan bought from the U.S. are scheduled to undergo test flights this month.
00:08Washington agreed to sell 66 of the planes to Taipei for $8 billion in 2019, originally all scheduled to arrive here by the end of next year.
00:18Although that deadline is unlikely, military officials say 54 of them are currently in production.
00:24Previously, the manufacturer Lockheed Martin said it was working hard to speed up the delayed deliveries.
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