The Armaments Bureau () is the affiliated authority of the

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of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

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. In 2015 Lieutenant General Ho An-ch replaced the retiring Lieutenant General Chin Shou-feng as director of the Armaments Bureau. In 2020 the Armaments Bureau, along with a number of public and private partners, began developing a

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for military and disaster relief tasks. 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.

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

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209th Arsenal

Responsible for development of

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. Located in the Nantou County town of Jiji.

205th Arsenal

Developers and producers of the

T75 pistol The T75 pistol (Chinese: T75手槍) is produced by the 205th Arsenal, Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) in Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). The T75 is based on the Italian-made Beretta M92. The T75 is in service wit ...

T93 sniper rifle The T93 (Type 93) Sniper Rifle () is a 7.62×51mm bolt-action rifle designed and manufactured in Taiwan. History It was first shown to the public during the 2007 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition. The primary organization resp ...

T91 assault rifle The T91 () is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, assault rifle produced by the 205th Armory of National Defense in Republic of China (aka Taiwan). It is based on the proven T86 assault rifle, incorporating features from the M16 and AR-18 with more ...

and XT-97 Assault Rifle. Also involved in

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development and production. Based in

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. The 205th Arsenal sells firearms components and ammunition on the American commercial market.

203rd Arsenal

Has developed advanced camouflage materials for special forces use.

202nd Arsenal

The 202nd Arsenal both designs and produces large and small artillery. They also manufacture munitions for artillery systems.

References

{{Military of the Republic of China 2002 establishments in Taiwan Military installations established in 2002 Military installations of the Republic of China