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'Cloud Leopard Armoured Vehicle'), officially Taiwan Infantry Fighting Vehicle (TIFV), is an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle currently being produced for the Republic of China Army. It is based on the 6x6 CM-31 designed by Timoney Technology Limited of Ireland and is further developed by the Ordnance Readiness Development Center.
Mortars PP-87: 82 mm mortar 2,880 China: In service. 82 mm mortar deployed by PLAGF firepower companies. Type 67 mortar: 82 mm mortar China: Type 56 mortar 160 mm mortar China: Copy of the M-160 mortar. [37] Recoilless rifles PF-78: 82 mm recoilless rifle 3,966 China: PF-75 105 mm recoilless rifle China: PF-56 75 mm recoilless rifle China
Other names proposed by engineer Chen Chuan-hao for the project included Sky Horse (Pegasus) and Flying Horse. Upon formal approval of the project in October 1980, it became known as Sky Bow. [ 2 ] The development of the Sky Bow 1 (Tien Kung 1) missile system was started in 1981 by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology ...
The CM-21 is a Taiwanese armored vehicle designed and manufactured by the Republic of China Armored Vehicle Development Center, based on the American M113 APC. [1] The first prototype was manufactured in 1979, and the CM-21 officially entered service in 1982 and remains in use today, with over 1,000 units manufactured and a number of different ...
The Republic of China Army (ROCA), also known as the ROC Army or Chinese Army and unofficially as the Taiwanese Army, [2] is the largest branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of the ROC Army is located on Taiwan , while the remainder are stationed on the Penghu , Kinmen , Matsu , Dongsha , and Taiping Islands .
[7] [8] According to the former Republic of China's defense minister, Yen Teh-fa, the People's Republic of China sends about 2,000 bomber patrols per year to the Taiwan Strait separating Taiwan and the Chinese mainland [9] [10] These patrols significantly increased since 2019 and now routinely crosses the median line in Taiwan's air defense ...
The former site of Armaments Bureau until 2014 MPC 120mm Advanced Mobile Mortar System and Semi-automatic Muzzle Loading Mechanism. The Armaments Bureau (Chinese: 國防部軍備局; pinyin: Guófángbù Jūnbèijú) is a affiliated authority of the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China).
Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (Chinese: 清泉崗空軍基地, CCK) is a Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) base located in Taichung, Taiwan. It is the home to the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing, with three squadrons of AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fighter aircraft. It is also used by the army's airborne and special operations command.