Signals detected from missing jet’s black boxStaff writer, with CNAThe military has been detecting intermittent signals from the flight data recorder of an F-16V jet that disappeared last week, but the search teams have not yet pinned down the location of the recorder, also known as the black box, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday. The air force subsequently set up an emergency response center, and launched a search-and-rescue operation, but has not yet been able to find Hsin or the aircraft. The military has detected some intermittent signals believed to be from the jet’s black box, but has not yet pinned down the location, he added. Ground crews were busy inspecting and preparing F-16V jets for their return to flight operations. This was followed by a total of four batches, with 12 F-16V aircraft conducting return-to-flight test missions.

Source: Taipei Times January 12, 2026 17:14 UTC