Republic of China Air Force

The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF; Chinese: 中華民國空軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Kōngjūn), known colloquially as the Taiwanese Air Force (Chinese: 臺灣空軍; pinyin: Táiwān Kōngjūn), is the military aviation branch of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Armed Forces.

The history of the ROCAF traces back to 1920, when military aviation was first introduced by the Kuomintang within its National Revolutionary Army as its air force. It later became a fully independent service branch from 17 August 1946 under the name Chinese Air Force.

The ROCAF's primary mission is the defense of the airspace over and around the Taiwan Area under the territorial jurisdiction of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Priorities of the ROCAF include the development of long range reconnaissance and surveillance networks, integrating C4ISTAR systems to increase battle effectiveness, procuring counterstrike weapons, next generation fighters, and hardening airfields and other facilities to survive a surprise attack.