TAIWAN Aero Industry Development Center has halted production of its Indigenous Defence Fighter and recalled the 40 delivered to the air force because of concerns about its fuel system.
Chiang Chung-Ling, Taiwan's defence minister, told the country's parliament that production of the aircraft had been stopped. The halt will last for at least six months.
Several IDFs have been lost, most recently in July. The loss of this aircraft was attributed to "a generator failure".
Chiang says that the Government remains committed to producing 130 IDFs. Originally, 250 aircraft were due to be built, but numbers were cut when Taiwan was able to procure combat aircraft from the USA and France.
Source: Flight International