AIDC F-CK-1 "Ching-kuo" of the Taiwan Air Force.
The F-CK-1 "Ching-kuo" is a Taiwanese-developed fighter aircraft named after former president Chiang Ching-kuo. The aircraft entered service with the Taiwan Air Force in 1994. Taiwan was forced to develop its own fighter when the United States, under pressure from China, refused to sell the country fighter aircraft. The F-CK-1 is also called "IDF" indigenous defence fighter aircraft in Taiwan.
This picture was taken on 13 December 2018 at Tainan Air Base.
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