General Tang states that since 1991, the PRC has purchased a large number of SU-27 fighters and AA-10 medium-range air-to-air missiles. At present, the ROC Air Force's F-16 fighters are equipped with the AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, which cannot ensure air superiority for the ROC in the face of the AA-10. Therefore, at present, the ROC needs advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles which are superior to the AA-10.
唐飛表示，中共自一九九一年以來已購進為數不少的蘇愷二十七型戰機與 AA-10 中距離空對空飛彈，但目前我空軍 F-16 戰機所佩掛與 AA-10 對等的 AIM-7 麻雀飛彈，已無法為我軍保持空中優勢，所以目前國軍需要優於 AA-10 的中程空對空飛彈。