Don’t Write Taiwan’s Air Force Off Just Yet
Taiwan needs anti-access strategy, but it also needs an air force to complement it.
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Taiwan’s Defence Policy under Ma Ying-jeou
Since the 1990s each ROC President has played an important role in shaping Taiwan’s defence strategy, a process that reflects differences in their cross-Strait policies, the mind-set of other important […]
Porcupine’s Spines: Taiwan’s Indigenous Missile Program
The fundamentally transformed strategic environment in Asia has forced policy planners in Taipei, and domestic and foreign experts, to explore innovative defense options that reflect the growing asymmetry—both qualitative and […]
Taiwan’s Air Force: Inventory and Procurement Options
According to U.S.-Taiwan Business Council’s report, Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) currently has 145 F-16A/Bs, 57 Mirage 2000D/Es, 126 IDFs, and 60 F-5E/Fs. However, not all the planes are […]
The best defense is a good offense: Taiwan’s counter-strike capability
Taiwan’s military is to a considerable extent of defensive nature. This is driven by the general assumption – reflected in major defense policy documents such as Quadrennial Defense Review and 2011 National […]
Lockheed Martin awarded with Taiwan’s F-16 upgrade contract
According to expectations, Texas-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was awarded contract worth $1.85 billion for significant upgrade of Taiwan’s fleet of 145 F-16A/Bs acquired in early 1990s. Lockheed Martin has been considered front-runner for […]
Prospective PLAAF/PLAN acquisitions and Taiwan’s Air Force struggle
In two recently published pieces, The Diplomat’s author David Axe elaborates on two developments related to People’ s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and People’ s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) […]
Taiwan in Perspective 