Taiwan denies their AIM-120C-5 missiles

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Missile shown by India actually sold by U.S. to Taiwan: Pakistan media


By Matthew Strong,Taiwan News, Staff Writer
2019/03/01 14:32

Pakistani media claim a missile displayed by India was sold to Taiwan by the U.S. (By Associated Press)



UPDATE: Air Force denies missile is owned by Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) - A missile shown in a picture by India as having been fired by Pakistan using its F-16 fighter jets in a surprise attack this week actually belonged to Taiwan, according to Pakistani media reports, but the island nation’s Air Force said the identification numbers did not match.

Pakistan shot down an Indian MiG-21 jet and captured its pilot and India took down a Pakistani military aircraft after India attacked militants in its traditional Muslim-dominated rival.

On Thursday, the Indian military showed a photo of the remains of a United States-made missile which it said could only have been fired from an F-16 fighter jet. The issue is sensitive because the U.S.-delivered jets can reportedly only be used against terrorists, not against other countries.

However, on Thursday, the Pakistani publication The Express Tribune reported the wreckage could have been part of a missile sold by the U.S. to Taiwan. The reporters tracked the identification numbers shown in the picture, AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM, to a U.S. Department of Defense list naming the missile as part of a US$2.38-million arms deal with Taiwan.

“How the wreckage of a missile sold to Taiwan ended up in the hands of an Indian military air vice marshal is something only New Delhi can explain,” The Express Tribune said.

The Air Force in Taipei said Friday afternoon that after checking the information, it had concluded that the identification numbers shown did not match any of its missiles, and were not compatible with any weapons systems in its possession, the Central News Agency reported.

In addition, the kind of weapons such as missiles supplied by the U.S. were for Taiwan’s own use and could not be sold on to other countries, the Air Force said.

Taiwanese media described the allegations Friday as a case of “Taiwan getting hit by a bullet while lying down.”
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3648621

 

[Areesh]

That means of we accept Indian claims then Pakistani aim 120c actually made a hit and shot down an IAF aircraft

Nice

 

[macnurv]

They need to take this up with India, not Pakistan. Indians are the one making the claims, besides that Pakistan does not recognise Taiwan hence no political or military ties.

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Taiwan openly rejecting its own involvement due to Indian pressure.

Not enough that India lies constantly, but making their supporters lie as well.

They don’t have much choice seeing as Pakistan is China’s ally and hence a mutual enemy of both India and Taiwan.

 

[Imran Khan]

Usa know better

 

[Mrc]

U write what ever on a peace of scrap with a stensil and paint... No big deal

 

[Oracle]

What US sold missile to taiwan is doing in hands of India ?
Pakistan dont have relations to taiwan but india recently had defense agreements.

USA will not be happy that Taiwan sold AIM missile to India

 

[BATMAN]

That means of we accept Indian claims then Pakistani aim 120c actually made a hit and shot down an IAF aircraft

Nice

ISPR website suggests one more version, that.... it might be the case of an encounter day before. i.e. 27th Feb. morning, when IAF crossed the border and managed to take off their payload inside Pak territory.
On that encounter PAF may have used F-16 but as expected, US weapons didn't worked against Indians, so on next mission F-16 were abandoned.

P.S.: it's not confirmed by ISPR.

 

[Asimzranger]

Indians ka randi Rona ,making other countries agitated

 

[Areesh]

ISPR website says... it might be the case of an encounter day before. i.e. 27th Feb. morning, when IAF crossed the border and managed to take off their payload inside Pak territory.

Possible

 

[Jf Thunder]

for us, Taiwan does not exist so.........
this argument is invalid

 

[SQ8]

First it was trying to prove that the missile fell off a downed F-16, then that its from a Pakistani F-16 shooting... then they end up with a contract number and so on and so forth.

We shot a missile at an Indian airplane, whatever happens to it scrap afterward is irrelevant .

The only big deal is that every Pakistani F-16 is sitting pretty unscathed and ready for viewing later.
An embarrassment to any Indian fanboy looking to pleasure themselves at some faint idea of a F-16 shot down.

One or Two Mig-21s along with perhaps a third running aircraft are not ok btw

 

[Suriya]

That means of we accept Indian claims then Pakistani aim 120c actually made a hit and shot down an IAF aircraft

Nice

No , u don't .

1 .IAF has made it clear the said Amraam missile missed the target , a Mig 21 .

2. And also it hit the ground with explosion where it created a crater . That means missile was intact before hitting the ground . The bulky debris suggest the same .

read the full report here
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...aam-missile-remnants/articleshow/68225187.cms

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

We don't have any type of relation with taiwan.

 

[JonAsad]

2. And also it hit the ground with explosion where it created a crater . That means missile was intact before hitting the ground . The bulky debris suggest the same .

Do you know AMRAAM will not explode if it hits the ground?