China watches as US struggles to deliver Taiwan’s 66 F-16 fighter jets worth $8 billion as Morocco awaits its own delivery of 25 advanced F-16s by 2027

The US is struggling to complete delivery of Taiwan’s first advanced F-16V fighters under an $8 billion programme, even as Morocco prepares to receive 25 new F-16 Block 72 jets under a separate $4.2 billion deal.