Taiwan Army

The Republic of China Army operates under the Army Command Headquarters within the Ministry of National Defense. Primary ground force structure is organized around three main corps commands on the main island of Taiwan: the 6th Army Corps responsible for northern Taiwan, the 10th Army Corps for central Taiwan, and the 8th Army Corps for southern Taiwan, along with the Huadong Defense Command covering eastern Taiwan. Defensive garrisons on offshore islands are organized under the Kinmen, Matsu, and Penghu Defense Commands. Operational units within these commands consist of armored, mechanized infantry, and infantry brigades, alongside specialized artillery, engineer, and signal commands. The Aviation and Special Forces Command manages army air assets and airborne operations, headquartered in Taichung with aviation brigades stationed in northern and southern Taiwan.

Armored formations operate M1A2T Abrams, M60A3 TTS, and CM-11 Brave Tiger main battle tanks. Mechanized and motorized infantry units rely on the 8x8 Clouded Leopard family, including CM-32 and CM-33 armored personnel carriers and CM-34 infantry fighting vehicles armed with 30 mm autocannons, supplemented by tracked M113 and CM-21 armor carriers. Ground artillery units field M109 and M110 self-propelled howitzers, M114 towed howitzers, Thunderbolt-2000 multiple rocket launch systems, and M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems firing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and Army Tactical Missile Systems. Short- and medium-range ground air defense relies on mobile Avenger missile systems, Stinger man-portable air-defense systems, and the land-based Sky Sword II missile system. Anti-tank capabilities incorporate Javelin and TOW-2B guided missiles alongside domestic Kestrel anti-armor rockets. Army aviation operates AH-64E Apache Guardian and AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters, UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters, and CH-47SD Chinook transport helicopters.

The primary operational role of the ground forces is counter-landing defense, counter-airborne assault, protection of critical infrastructure, and urban defense. Auxiliary duties include civil defense and domestic disaster relief. Ground force modernization combines domestic defense development with foreign military acquisitions. Domestic manufacturing programs center on expanding variants of the Clouded Leopard armored vehicle family, including direct-fire support vehicles fitted with 105 mm guns, as well as the production of uncrewed aerial systems for tactical reconnaissance and loitering strike missions. Foreign procurements include M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks to outfit heavy armor units in northern Taiwan, M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems for long-range precision fires, and anti-tank guided missile inventory. Active strength and operational readiness are supported by extended one-year mandatory conscription service to maintain force levels and train reserve formations.