Taiwan has swapped its 40-year-old AT-3 training jets for homegrown Brave Eagle trainers, a win for the island's push to build its own weapons.

• The AT-3 flew its last training missions in late July after four decades in service.
• Its replacement, the Brave Eagle, was built domestically by AIDC under Taiwan's own defense program.
• Taiwan's aerobatic display team already switched to the new jets last year.
• Paraguay is reportedly in talks to buy 10 to 15 retired Taiwanese jets, including F-5s and AT-3s, starting in 2027.
• Taiwan's Air Force would not comment on the Paraguay deal, saying only that the two countries stay close.

Outlook: A formal retirement ceremony for the AT-3 is still to come, and the Paraguay sale would deepen one of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic friendships in South America.