Armaments Bureau

The Armaments Bureau (Chinese: 國防部軍備局; pinyin: Guófángbù Jūnbèijú) is the affiliated authority of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China.[1]

Armaments Bureau, MND
國防部軍備局
Guófángbù Jūnbèijú
Agency overview
Formed1 March 2002
JurisdictionRepublic of China
HeadquartersZhongshan District, Taipei
Parent agencyMinistry of National Defense
WebsiteArmaments Bureau
The former site of Armaments Bureau until 2014
MPC 120mm Advanced Mobile Mortar System and Semi-automatic Muzzle Loading Mechanism

History

With the National Defense Law and revised Organization Law of the Ministry of National Defense went into effect on 1 March 2002, the Armaments Bureau was formulated according to the two laws.[2] In 2015 Lieutenant General Ho An-ch replaced the retiring Lieutenant General Chin Shou-feng as director of the Armaments Bureau.[3]

In 2020 the Armaments Bureau, along with a number of public and private partners, began developing a powered exoskeleton for military and disaster relief tasks.[4] The program was started because foreign military exoskeleton programs had not yet reached the export stage and as such Taiwan’s requests to procure military exoskeletons had been rebuffed. The program was allocated NT$250 million (US$8.3 million) for the 2020 fiscal year with serial production scheduled to begin in 2023.[5]

Organizational structure
  • Program Evaluation Division
  • Technology and Industry Division
  • Acquisition Management Division
  • Procurement Management Division
  • Construction and Real Estate Division
  • Management Information Office
  • General Administration Office
  • Comptroller Office

Arsenals

Headquarters

The bureau headquarters is accessible within walking distance South West from Dazhi Station of the Taipei Metro.

209th Arsenal

Responsible for development of CM-32 Armoured Vehicle.[6] Located in the Nantou County town of Jiji.[7]

205th Arsenal

Developers and producers of the T75 pistol, T93 sniper rifle, T91 assault rifle and XT-97 Assault Rifle.[8] Also involved in quadcopter development and production. Based in Kaohsiung.[9]

203rd Arsenal

Has developed advanced camouflage materials for special forces use.[10]

202nd Arsenal

The 202nd Arsenal both designs and produces large[11] and small artillery.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Armaments Bureau-Wellcome to the Armaments Bureau, M.N.D.-Ministry of National Defense,R.O.C". Mnd.gov.tw. 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. "中華民國國防部-全球資訊網-首頁".
  3. "New head of MND Armaments Bureau appointed". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Sharwood, Simon. "Taiwan to develop military exoskeleton because it's not like these things are open-sourced or one-size-fits-all". www.theregister.co.uk. The Register. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  5. Yu, Matt; Yeh, Joseph. "Taiwan developing military-use powered suit for production in 2023". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. Pan, Jason (12 June 2015). "About 60 detained in military probe". www.taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. Strong, Matthew. "Corruption suspected in Clouded Leopard deal". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. Matt Schrader, Ned Collins-Chase, David An. "Taiwan's Indigenous Defense Industry: Centralized Control of Abundant Suppliers" (PDF). globaltaiwan.org. Global Taiwan Institute. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. Wong, Kelvin. "Taiwan MND pursues multirotor UAV developments". www.janes.com. Janes. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  10. "Taiwan testing local-made military camouflage". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  11. "Taiwan's military-industrial complex dominates at arms show". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  12. Hou, Elaine. "Military reveals new locally developed mobile mortar system". Focus Taiwan. focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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