Country catalog

Taiwan Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 6 weapon systems built or assembled in Taiwan, including aircraft & uavs, infantry weapons, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

6 weapon systems

6Catalog records

3Equipment categories

4Leading builders shown

2Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs2 Infantry Weapons2 Munitions2

Builder Links

205th Arsenal2 National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology2 Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation1 Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC)1

Conflict Coverage

2015 Various Conflicts2Haitian gang violence1

AIDC AT-3/T-5 Brave Eagle, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs

2015 Various ConflictsAIDC AT-3/T-5 Brave EagleAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft familyBuilt by: Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC)The AIDC AT-3/T-5 family covers Taiwan's indigenous jet trainer line, starting with the AT-3 Tzu Chung, which first flew in 1980 and entered ROCAF service in 1985, and continuing through the XA-3 attack derivative and T-5 Brave Eagle advanced trainer. AIDC, ROCAF, and Janes sources describe the T-5/T-5A as a 66-aircraft replacement program for older AT-3 and F-5 training aircraft, with production aircraft delivered from 2021.

AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, Lightweight supersonic twin-engine multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs

2015 Various ConflictsAIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuoLightweight supersonic twin-engine multirole fighterBuilt by: Aerospace Industrial Development CorporationThe AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, or Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), is Taiwan's lightweight supersonic twin-engine multirole fighter for the Republic of China Air Force. ROCAF material places it in service from 1992 and identifies interception, long-range strike, and close-air-support tasks, while AIDC and defense reporting document the Hsiang Sheng upgrade path that added improved avionics, electronic warfare changes, and Wan Chien standoff-missile carriage.

205th Arsenal T65, 5.56 mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons

Haitian gang violence205th Arsenal T655.56 mm assault rifleBuilt by: 205th ArsenalThe 205th Arsenal T65 is a Taiwanese 5.56 mm assault rifle family that moved Taiwan from M14-pattern service rifles toward an AR-15/M16-style layout using a short-stroke gas-piston action. Its variants led into the T86 and T91 lineage, while direct United Nations reporting documents T65 rifles in gang use during Haiti's 2022 Cite Soleil violence.

T77 submachine gun, 9x19 mm submachine gun, Infantry Weapons

T77 submachine gun9x19 mm submachine gunBuilt by: 205th ArsenalThe T77 is a compact Taiwanese 9x19 mm submachine gun developed by 205th Arsenal for military-police, special-unit, and close-protection use. Open references describe it as a MAC-11 and Cobray M11/9-influenced select-fire weapon with an open-bolt blowback action, folding stock, pistol-grip magazine well, and high cyclic rate; no directly sourced conflict-use row is attached to this record.

Wan Chien air-launched cruise missile, Air-launched subsonic cruise missile, Munitions

Wan Chien air-launched cruise missileAir-launched subsonic cruise missileBuilt by: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and TechnologyWan Chien is a Taiwanese air-launched subsonic cruise missile built for the Republic of China Air Force's F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fleet. Official and specialist sources describe it as an NCSIST-developed standoff weapon for airfield and fixed-target attack, with public reporting since 2018 documenting operational status, live-fire testing, Penghu display, and continuing production rather than combat employment.

Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) anti-ship missile, Subsonic anti-ship cruise missile, Munitions

Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) anti-ship missileSubsonic anti-ship cruise missileBuilt by: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and TechnologyTaiwan's Hsiung Feng II (HF-2) is an NCSIST-developed subsonic anti-ship cruise missile family with ship, fixed-site, mobile-trailer, coastal-defense, and air-launched basing documented in official and specialist sources.