Search expands for missing pilot of crashed F-16V jetStaff writer, with CNAThe military has expanded the scope of its search-and-rescue operation for the missing pilot of an F-16V jet, deploying sea, air and ground forces around the clock, but had made no further progress as of noon yesterday. The F-16V piloted by Hsin went missing off the coast of Hualien County during a nighttime training mission on Tuesday evening. Waves bound against a Coast Guard Administration vessle searching for missing air force Captain Hsin Po-yi off the coast of Hualien County yesterday. As of 9am yesterday, four vessels and 16 boat sorties had been dispatched, along with 132 vehicles and 296 personnel for shore operations, the coast guard said. The army’s Taitung Area Command said that about 40 personnel are deployed daily for coastal search operations.

Source: Taipei Times January 09, 2026 17:45 UTC