TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — One of Taiwan’s top arms manufacturers will deliver more than 1,000 missiles to the country’s military next year, reports said Saturday (Sept. 16).
For two years in a row, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) has presented an operating budget higher than NT$110 billion (US$3.44 billion), the Liberty Times reported. The figure in the newly published budget for 2024 stood at NT$110.85 billion, slightly lower than the NT$120.88 billion listed for 2023.
Amid rising tension between Taiwan and China, the delivery of missiles is supposed to reach a peak during 2024. NCSIST is expected to hand over more than 1,000 missiles to Taiwan’s armed forces during the year.
The list includes:
- 70 supersonic anti-ship Hsiung Feng III missiles
- 131 Hsiung Feng II anti-ship and Hsiung Sheng cruise missiles
- 96 Sky Bow III anti-air missiles
NCSIST is also likely to deliver 50 Wan Chien air-to-ground cruise missiles, 150 Sky Sword II missiles which could be fired from land or from sea, and 48 Chien Hsiang attack drones.