Taiwan military

Global rank #15

Taiwan ranks #15 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $18.2B on defense (2.1% of GDP) and has 171K active personnel.

Key statistics

Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), IMF World Economic Outlook (2025 (IMF)), IISS The Military Balance (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026), CSIS Missile Threat (2026).

Equipment inventory

No equipment found.

Taiwan: Aircraft (20)

AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo IDFFighter Jet · Taiwan130 IDF (71 upgrading to Block 20)confirmedF-16CFighter Jet · United States111confirmedDassault Mirage 2000-5Fighter Jet · France~55 remaining operationalestimatedAT-3Trainer Aircraft · Taiwan46confirmedDassault Mirage 2000-5EiFighter Jet · France44confirmedT-34Transport Aircraft · Soviet Union34confirmedT-38Trainer Aircraft · United States34confirmedNCSIST AlbatrossUAV / Drone32confirmed

NCSIST CardinalUAV / Drone · Taiwan30confirmed

AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo IDFFighter Jet · Taiwan28confirmedF-16DFighter Jet · United States27confirmedF-5FFighter Jet · United States23confirmedC-130HTransport Aircraft · United States19confirmedF-16BFighter Jet · United States12confirmedDassault Mirage 2000-5Fighter Jet · France9confirmedE-2C/D (AEW)Transport Aircraft · United States6confirmedKC-130HTransport Aircraft · United States2confirmedBeech 1900Transport Aircraft · United States1confirmedFokker 50Transport Aircraft · Netherlands1confirmedYu ShanAmphibious Transport Dock · Taiwan1confirmed

Taiwan: Helicopters (8)

AH-1W Super CobraHelicopter · United States62confirmedS-70/UH-60L/MHelicopter · United States35confirmedAH-64EHelicopter · United States29confirmedBell 206Helicopter · United States29confirmedBell 212/412Helicopter · United States25confirmed

CH-47F ChinookHelicopter · United States8confirmed

H215M/AS332Helicopter · France7confirmedH125M/AS350/550Helicopter · France5confirmed

Taiwan: Land (23)

Kestrel (rocket launcher)Rcl · Taiwan33,000+confirmed

M72 LAWRcl · United States30,000+confirmedAPILASRcl · France1,000+confirmedM113A1/A2 (incl variants)Armored Vehicle · United States722confirmedM60A3/TTSTank · United States460confirmedCM11 Brave TigerTank · Taiwan450confirmedClouded Leopard Armored VehicleArmored Vehicle378confirmedLAV-150 CommandoArmored Vehicle · United States300confirmedM114Artillery System · United States250confirmedM109A5Artillery System · United States225confirmedM29 mortarMortar · United States160+confirmedThunderbolt-2000Artillery System · China100confirmedAAV-7A1Armored Vehicle · United States90confirmedM106Artillery System · United States90confirmedM1097 AvengerArmored Vehicle · United States74confirmed203mm M110Artillery System · United States70confirmedM115Artillery System · United States70confirmedM88A1Engineering Vehicle · United States51confirmed155 mm gun M1Sp Anti-Aircraft Gun · United States30confirmedM9Engineering Vehicle · United States19confirmedOshkosh M1070Tank · United States16confirmed107mm M30Artillery System · United States—confirmedM39 cannonSp Anti-Aircraft Gun · United States—confirmed

Taiwan: Naval (41)

LCMLanding Craft32confirmed

Kwang HuaPatrol Boat · Taiwan31confirmed

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boatPatrol Boat30confirmedLCU 1610Landing Craft · United States12confirmedCheng KungFrigate · Taiwan8confirmedAnpingPatrol Vessel · Taiwan6confirmed

Kang DingFrigate · France6confirmed

Ta JiangFrigate · Taiwan6confirmedChin YangFrigate · United States5confirmedChung HaiLanding Ship · United States4confirmed

FMLBMine Countermeasures Vessel · Taiwan4confirmed

KeelungDestroyer · United States4confirmedMiaoliPatrol Vessel · Taiwan4confirmed

Ta TungOcean Tug · United States4confirmed

TaichungPatrol Vessel · Taiwan4confirmed

Yung FengMine Countermeasures Vessel · Taiwan4confirmed

Shun Hu 7Patrol Boat · Taiwan3confirmed

ChiayiPatrol Vessel · Taiwan2confirmedChung HoLanding Ship · United States2confirmed

Da HuNaval Vessel2confirmed

Hai LungSubmarine · Netherlands2confirmedHai ShihSubmarine · United States2confirmedJin ChiangFrigate · Taiwan2confirmed

KinmenPatrol Vessel · Taiwan2confirmed

Meng ChuanNaval Vessel · Taiwan2confirmed

TainanPatrol Vessel · Taiwan2confirmed

TaipeiPatrol Vessel · Taiwan2confirmed

YilanPatrol Boat · Taiwan2confirmed

Yung JinPatrol Craft · United States2confirmedDa JuenRescue And Salvage Ship1confirmed

Ho HsingPatrol Vessel · Taiwan1confirmed

Kao HsiungCommand Ship · United States1confirmed

Mou HsingPatrol Vessel · Taiwan1confirmed

PanshihReplenishment Oiler · Taiwan1confirmed

Shiu HaiNaval Vessel1confirmed

Shun Hu 1Patrol Boat · Taiwan1confirmed

Shun Hu 6Patrol Boat · Taiwan1confirmed

Ta KuanSurvey Ship · Taiwan1confirmedTuo JiangFrigate · Taiwan1confirmedWu YiReplenishment Ship · China1confirmedYung YangMine Countermeasures Vessel · United States1confirmed

Taiwan: Missile (4)

FGM-148 JavelinMissile System · United States—confirmedFIM-92 StingerMissile System · United States—confirmedSky Sword IIMissile System · Taiwan—confirmedTOWMissile System · United States—confirmed

Each row is labeled Confirmed, Estimated or Alleged. A dash means no count is published.

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