One such F-16 equals the costs of 20-40 Harpoons, depending on the version of the F-16 bought. And there are cheaper anti-ship missiles available. The French Exocet of the last two blocks for exmapel cost seven times less than a Harpoon. The latest block of the Exocet has a range of 200 km and thus can cover the strait of taiwan whcih is around 150 km wide.
Keep the F-16s. Give me equivalent financial value in Exocets and Harpoons. That would be HUNDREDS of anti-ship missiles.
