We actively lobbied to buy fighters like the F-4, F-16 and F-20 to replace the aging F-104s and F-5Es that make up the bulk of our air force, but to no avail.
當時，為了尋求我國空軍主力 F-104 及 F-5E 的代替機種，曾積極向美遊說，希望購買如 F-4、F-16 及 F-20 型戰機，可是皆未如願。