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The AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo is also known as the Indigenous Defense Fighter. Taiwan initiated the IDF program when the United States refused to sell them F-20 Tigershark and F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters following diplomatic pressure from China.

The F-CK-1 is produced by The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AICD).

SOURCES:
Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened.
Wikipedia, sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-Kuo, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened.

MEDIA:
Images in the Public Domain.
"IDF-Wan Chien.jpg" by O8447, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IDF-Wan_Chien.jpg, License: CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en)
"ROCAF F-104G 4393 Right View in Hsinchu AFB 20120602.jpg" by 玄史生, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROCAF_F-104G_4393_Right_View_in_Hsinchu_AFB_20120602.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"F-CK-1A Model Display at ROCAF Recurit Booth 20140607" by 玄史生,commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-CK-1A_Model_Display_at_ROCAF_Recurit_Booth_20140607.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"IDF Pre-production.jpg" by 王常松 Chang-Song Wang, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IDF_Pre-production.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 2.5 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en)
"Aircraft over Tainan 2" by J. Patrick Fischer, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aircraft_over_Tainan_2.JPG, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"IDF F-CK-1A 1462 Outlet Nozzles and Underloaded Weapon 20120811" by 玄史生, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IDF_F-CK-1A_1462_Outlet_Nozzles_and_Underloaded_Weapon_20120811.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"IDF F-CK-1 Rolling over Hsinchu AFB Runway 20120602" by 玄史生,commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IDF_F-CK-1_Rolling_over_Hsinchu_AFB_Runway_20120602.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)

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