List of equipment of the Republic of China Air Force

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Below is a list of equipment used by the Republic of China Air Force (commonly known as the Taiwanese Air Force).

Fixed wing aircraft

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fighter aircraft
AIDC F-CK-1 Taiwan Multirole F-CK-1C 103 [1] upgraded to the 1C variant[2]
Conversion trainer F-CK-1D 26 [1] upgraded to the 1D variant[2]
Dassault Mirage 2000 France Multirole 2000-5EI 43 [1] 1 crashed in 2024 [3]
Conversion trainer 2000-5DI 9[1]
Lockheed Martin F-16V Viper United States Multirole F-16A Block 72[4] 111 113 aircraft upgraded, 2 crashed [5][6]
F-16C Block 70[4] 56 on order, delivery expected to commence in 2026[6]
Conversion trainer F-16B Block 72 27 [1] F-16B Block 20 upgraded to Block 72 (F-16V)
F-16D Block 70 1 additional 9 on order, first delivered on 29 March 2025 [1]
AEW&C
Grumman E-2 Hawkeye United States AEW&C E-2K 6[1]
Electronic-warfare
Lockheed C-130 Hercules United States Transport C-130HE 1[1] Implement ELINT duty
Maritime patrol
Lockheed P-3 Orion United States ASW / Patrol P-3C 12[1]
Transport
Fokker 50 Netherlands VIP transport F27 Mk.50 3[7]
Boeing 737 United States VIP transport 737-8AR 1[7] Air Force 3701
Beech 1900 United States Surveillance 1900C-1 2[8] also provides multi engine training
Lockheed C-130 Hercules United States Transport C-130H 19[1]
Trainer aircraft
AIDC T-5 Taiwan Jet trainer 52 14 on order – AT-3 / F-5 replacement.[9] 1 lost in 2025[10]
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor United States Basic trainer T-34C 34[1]
UAV
NCSIST Teng Yun Taiwan UCAV 3[11][12]
General Atomics MQ-9 United States ASW / UCAV MQ-9B SkyGuardian[13] 2 2 on order, deliveries to be completed by August 11, 2027[14][15]
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Helicopters

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters H225 France SAR / Utility EC225LP 3[1]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk United States SAR / Utility UH-60M 14[1]
Sikorsky S-70 United States SAR / Utility S-70C-6/M 2[16]
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Armament

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Name Origin Type Notes
Air-to-air missile
AIM-120C5/C7 AMRAAM United States beyond-visual-range missile 636 missiles obtained[17][18]
AIM-120C8 AMRAAM United States beyond-visual-range missile 200 missiles obtained[19]
AIM-7 Sparrow United States medium-range, semi-active radar 1,200 AIM-7Ms obtained[18]
MBDA MICA France medium-range, active radar 960 missiles obtained[18]
AIM-9 Sidewinder United States short-range IR guided AIM-9J/Ps(2,216) – 9L/Ms (1,092) – AIM-9X (296)[18][20][21]
Sky Sword I Taiwan short-range IR guided Serial production began in 1991.[22]
Sky Sword II Taiwan beyond-visual-range missile At least 200 TC-2, unknown number TC-2C.[23]
Magic II France short-range IR guided 480 missiles obtained[18]
Air-to-surface missile
AGM-65 Maverick United States Air-to-surface missile (500) AGM-65s – (40) 65Gs – (235) 65G2s[18]
Wan Chien Taiwan Air-to-surface cruise missile >150 missiles obtained[24]
TC-2A Taiwan Anti-radiation missile variant of TC-2[25]
AGM-88 HARM United States Anti-radiation missile 150 AGM-88B were ordered and upgraded to the AGM-88F HCSM variant after refurbishment, 23 AGM-88 training missiles[26][19][27]
AGM-84H SLAM-ER United States Air-to-surface cruise missile 135 AGM-84H ordered in late 2020 to be delivered over the next 8 years[28]
Anti-ship missile
AGM-84 Harpoon United States anti-ship missile (120) AGM-84Ls[29][18]
Hsiung Feng II[30] Taiwan anti-ship missile
Hsiung Feng III Taiwan anti-ship missile
Bombs
AGM-154 JSOW United States Glide bomb 56 ordered, later reduced to 50 Block III (C-1) models, with deliveries to be completed by March 2028 [31][32]
Paveway United States Precision guided bomb
Joint Direct Attack Munition United States Precision-guided munition
Mark 82 bomb United States bomb
Mark 83 bomb United States bomb
Mark 84 bomb United States bomb
Sensor pods
Sniper Targeting Pod United States Targeting Pod 20 AAQ-33s obtained[18]
LANTIRN United States Targeting Pod (28) AN/AAQ-19, (28) AAQ-20[18]
MS-110 United States Reconnaissance Pod 6 MS-110 units were ordered in 2020, capable of infrared and colour imaging.[33][34] The contract was completed in 2023.[35]
Infrared Search and Track System United States IRST Pod Ordered in August 2023, will likely be Lockheed Martin's Legion Pod[36]
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Ground based strike

NCSIST Chien Hsiang system displayed at the 2019 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition
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Name Origin Type Notes
Loitering munitions and cruise missiles
NCSIST Chien Hsiang Taiwan Loitering munition In service, 104 in initial order[37]
Hsiung Feng IIE Taiwan Cruise missile In service, ~300 (2012)[38]
Yun Feng Taiwan Cruise missile In service
Ballistic missiles
Sky Spear Taiwan Short range ballistic missile In service
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Air and missile defense

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Name Origin Type In service Notes
Anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems
MIM-104 Patriot United States SAM system 9 received upgrade to PAC-3[39] 264 additional PAC-3 interceptors delivered in 2011, 122 PAC-3 interceptors delivered in 2015.[18] PAC-3 MSE ordered in 2021.[40]
Sky Bow II Taiwan SAM system 6 These batteries are currently being phased out for Sky Bow IIIs
Sky Bow III Taiwan SAM system 12+ Twelve batteries were ordered in the initial mass-production batch.[41] Another twelve are on order to replace HAWK and Sky Bow II batteries, with deliveries beginning in 2022.[42]
Sky Bow IV Taiwan SAM system 2+ Mass production to begin in 2025
Skyguard Switzerland towed twin-barreled anti-aircraft autocannon 24 twin gun, 35mm rounds
AIM-7 Sparrow/RIM-7 Sea Sparrow United States SAM system 500+ used on towed launcher as part of the Skyguard System[43]
Radars
AN/FPS-117 United States Long-Range Search Radar System 11 4 units are mobile[44][45]
PAVE PAWS[46] United States Early warning radar system 1
AN/TPS-75 United States Long-Range Search Radar Upgraded from AN/TPS-43F[47]
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Retired

See also

References

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