Taiwan unveils fighter upgrade and stand off air-launched missile

Wan Chien stand-off air-to-surface missile fitted to an upgraded F-CK-1 Indigenous Defense Fighter (J Michael Cole)

Taiwan's Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) unveiled the first batch of 71 upgraded Ching-kuo Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF/F-CK-1) at Tainan air base in southern Taiwan on 16 January 2014. It also took the opportunity to unveil the Wan Chien (Ten Thousand Swords) stand-off air-to-surface missile fitted to an upgraded F-CK-1 fighter