Taiwan Armed forces

Taiwan
Population
23,894,394
Military budget
19.3 billion $
Active personnel
290,000
Nuclear weapons
0 warheads
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Basic informations

Capital: Taipei
Area: 36,193 km2
Population: 23,894,394
Etnic groups: Taiwanese(including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%
Religions: Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%

Military branches

The Republic of China Armed Forces (中華民國國軍) Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Military Police Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Coast Guard Administration

Military service

Males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days.

Military expenditures

Military budget
19.3 billion $
Percent of GDP
2.3

Manpower

Active personnel
290,000
Reserve
2,310,000
Available
5,883,828

Land Forces

Tanks
1,160
AFV
1,714
Artillery
1,944
Self-propelled guns
440
Rocket artillery
126
Armoured fighting vehicles includes infantry fighting vehicles, tank destroyers, armoured personnel carriers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles(MRAP), amphibious and reconnaissance vehicles.
Total artillery includes towed, self-propelled gun(SPG) and rocket artillery.

Tanks

TypeNameNumber
- CM-11 450
- M41D 100

AFVs

TypeNameNumber

Self-propelled artillery

TypeNameNumber
- M110A2 75

Rocket artillery

TypeNameNumber
- Kung Feng VI 72

Air Forces

Total aircraft
814
Fighters
129
Multirole
189
Attack
0
Helicopters
237
UCAV (combat drone)
0
Total aircraft - number of all military aircraft and helicopters in country. Includes training and cargo aircraft. Does not include drones.
Attack includes ground-attack and strategic bomber aircraft.

Fighter aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- Northrop F-5 26

Multirole aircraft

TypeNameNumber

Attack and bomber aircraft

TypeNameNumber
- -

Helicopters

TypeNameNumber
- Bell 206 29
- McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender 7
- AH-1W SuperCobra 62
- Bell OH-58D Kiowa 37
- Eurocopter EC225 3

UCAV (combat drone)

TypeNameNumber
- -

Navy

Total naval
96
Aircraftcarriers
0
Destroyers
4
Frigates
22
Corvettes
1
Submarines
4
Total naval - number of all military ships in country. Includes auxiliaries.
Aircraft carriers includes helicopter carriers. Destroyers includes Battlecruisers and Cruisers.

Aircraftcarriers

TypeNameNumber
- -

Destroyers

TypeNameNumber
- Kee Lung class 4

Frigates

TypeNameNumber
- Chi Yang class 6

Corvettes

TypeNameNumber
- Tuo Chiang-class 1

Submarines

TypeNameNumber
- Hai Shih class 2
- Hai Lung class 2

Nuclear weapons

Does not have nuclear weapons.