Taiwan locates black box for crashed F-16 jet

Taiwan has located the black box of a F-16 fighter jet that apparently crashed into the sea last week, the Air Force said Thursday.The single-seat F-16V disappeared off Taiwan’s east coast on January 6, around 70 minutes after taking off for a routine night training mission.The pilot, who remains missing, is believed to have ejected before the aircraft went down.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Air Force said signals from the jet’s flight data recorder, commonly known as the black box, had been “detected and accurately located.”“As for the search and rescue of personnel, despite continuous day and night searches by aircraft, ships, and coastal patrol personnel, no results have been found,” it said in a statement.The Air Force said it would commission a professional team to start salvaging the aircraft as soon as possible while efforts to find the pilot would continue.Taiwan is upgrading its defence capabilities as China maintains