Military procurement classified report non-classified parts released; MND reveals details of 7 categories of commercial and commissioned procurements
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense disclosed unclassified details of a 1.25 trillion NTD special budget for military procurement. The 8-year plan includes massive investments in drones, missiles, and asymmetric warfare capabilities to maintain cross-strait peace.
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Taipei, April 21 (CNA) -- The Legislative Yuan's Foreign and National Defense Committee held a classified meeting yesterday, inviting Defense Minister Wellington Koo to report on the execution plan of the special regulations for military procurement. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) today released the unclassified contents of the classified written report, revealing details of commercial and commissioned procurements funded through the special budget, including Strong Bow missiles, suicide drone boats, mobile barrier equipment, and new expansion of military production capacity.
Defense Minister Koo delivered a classified report to ruling and opposition legislators at the Foreign and National Defense Committee yesterday. After the meeting, he stated in an interview that parts that could be disclosed would be made public. Today, the MND released the written report on the "Execution Plan for the Special Regulations on Procuring Equipment to Strengthen Defense Resilience and Asymmetric Warfare Capabilities," with sensitive contents blacked out.
The MND report indicates that the military procurement special budget will acquire equipment through military sales, commercial purchases, and commissioned production. Planned for an 8-year period with an upper budget limit of NT$1.25 trillion, it will procure 7 major categories of equipment and systems.
The MND stated that the 1st category, precision artillery, amounts to approximately NT$81 billion, including the military purchase of 60 M109A7 self-propelled howitzers. The 2nd category, long-range precision strike missiles, is about NT$160 billion, including 82 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and 420 tactical regional missiles; obsolete artillery will also be phased out.
The 3rd category is unmanned vehicles and their counter-systems, totaling about NT$335 billion. This includes commissioning the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to procure 32 Albatross II drones, commissioning the Armaments Bureau to integrate and procure 1,446 coastal surveillance drones, commercial purchase of 280 VTOL smart drones, commissioning the Armaments Bureau to integrate and procure 208,200 coastal attack drones, and purchasing anti-armor drone missile systems from the US, including 478 ALTIUS-600ISR and 1,554 ALTIUS-700M units.
The report mentions a hard-and-soft kill hybrid drone counter-system, but its procurement method and items are redacted due to secrecy. 635 man-portable drone counter-systems will be commercially purchased, and the Armaments Bureau will be commissioned to integrate and procure 1,320 suicide drone boats.
The 4th category is air defense, anti-ballistic, and anti-armor missiles, amounting to about NT$550 billion. Items 1 and 2 are redacted. Item 3 is the Strong Bow mid-tier anti-tactical ballistic missile system, planning to commission NCSIST to procure 2 systems and 128 missiles, as well as purchasing 70 Javelin anti-armor missile systems (1,050 missiles) and 24 TOW 2B anti-armor missile systems (1,545 missiles) from the US. Item 6 is completely redacted due to secrecy.
The 5th category is AI-assisted and C5ISR systems, amounting to about NT$10 billion. Item 1 is an AI-assisted decision-making system (details redacted). Item 2 includes the Taiwan Tactical Network (TTN) and Tactical Awareness Kit (TAK), planning a commercial purchase of 120,191 units across 10 items, including tablets and smartphones.
The 6th category is equipment for enhancing sustained combat capabilities, totaling about NT$50 billion. Item 1 is the new expansion of military production capacity, commercially establishing production lines for ammunition, military batteries, and armored vehicle assembly. Item 2 is the procurement of general ammunition, commercially acquiring 120mm and 105mm tank rounds, and 30mm cannon rounds from abroad. Item 3 is mobile barrier equipment, planning to commercially purchase 356 sets.
The 7th category covers equipment and systems jointly developed and procured by Taiwan and the US, amounting to about NT$64 billion, with details redacted due to secrecy.
In its conclusion, the MND explained that all procurement items under the special regulations have completed planning regarding supply willingness, export permits, production schedules, and delivery timelines. "Investing in defense is investing in peace." The military must immediately form a special budget to acquire the planned items and perfect its response capabilities to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait.
Defense Minister Koo delivered a classified report to ruling and opposition legislators at the Foreign and National Defense Committee yesterday. After the meeting, he stated in an interview that parts that could be disclosed would be made public. Today, the MND released the written report on the "Execution Plan for the Special Regulations on Procuring Equipment to Strengthen Defense Resilience and Asymmetric Warfare Capabilities," with sensitive contents blacked out.
The MND report indicates that the military procurement special budget will acquire equipment through military sales, commercial purchases, and commissioned production. Planned for an 8-year period with an upper budget limit of NT$1.25 trillion, it will procure 7 major categories of equipment and systems.
The MND stated that the 1st category, precision artillery, amounts to approximately NT$81 billion, including the military purchase of 60 M109A7 self-propelled howitzers. The 2nd category, long-range precision strike missiles, is about NT$160 billion, including 82 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and 420 tactical regional missiles; obsolete artillery will also be phased out.
The 3rd category is unmanned vehicles and their counter-systems, totaling about NT$335 billion. This includes commissioning the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to procure 32 Albatross II drones, commissioning the Armaments Bureau to integrate and procure 1,446 coastal surveillance drones, commercial purchase of 280 VTOL smart drones, commissioning the Armaments Bureau to integrate and procure 208,200 coastal attack drones, and purchasing anti-armor drone missile systems from the US, including 478 ALTIUS-600ISR and 1,554 ALTIUS-700M units.
The report mentions a hard-and-soft kill hybrid drone counter-system, but its procurement method and items are redacted due to secrecy. 635 man-portable drone counter-systems will be commercially purchased, and the Armaments Bureau will be commissioned to integrate and procure 1,320 suicide drone boats.
The 4th category is air defense, anti-ballistic, and anti-armor missiles, amounting to about NT$550 billion. Items 1 and 2 are redacted. Item 3 is the Strong Bow mid-tier anti-tactical ballistic missile system, planning to commission NCSIST to procure 2 systems and 128 missiles, as well as purchasing 70 Javelin anti-armor missile systems (1,050 missiles) and 24 TOW 2B anti-armor missile systems (1,545 missiles) from the US. Item 6 is completely redacted due to secrecy.
The 5th category is AI-assisted and C5ISR systems, amounting to about NT$10 billion. Item 1 is an AI-assisted decision-making system (details redacted). Item 2 includes the Taiwan Tactical Network (TTN) and Tactical Awareness Kit (TAK), planning a commercial purchase of 120,191 units across 10 items, including tablets and smartphones.
The 6th category is equipment for enhancing sustained combat capabilities, totaling about NT$50 billion. Item 1 is the new expansion of military production capacity, commercially establishing production lines for ammunition, military batteries, and armored vehicle assembly. Item 2 is the procurement of general ammunition, commercially acquiring 120mm and 105mm tank rounds, and 30mm cannon rounds from abroad. Item 3 is mobile barrier equipment, planning to commercially purchase 356 sets.
The 7th category covers equipment and systems jointly developed and procured by Taiwan and the US, amounting to about NT$64 billion, with details redacted due to secrecy.
In its conclusion, the MND explained that all procurement items under the special regulations have completed planning regarding supply willingness, export permits, production schedules, and delivery timelines. "Investing in defense is investing in peace." The military must immediately form a special budget to acquire the planned items and perfect its response capabilities to maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait.