Tracey Payne (@traceypayneasi.bsky.social)

Taiwan’s Missile Production Program: A Success Two Years Ahead of Schedule | Global Taiwan Institute In response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP, 中國共產黨) increased aggression and rhetoric towards Taiwan, the Taiwanese government passed a separate special military budget in 2021 to improve its defense industrial base, giving particular attention to its domestic missile production. Two years after implementing this budget, Taiwan’s missile production program has seen great success, with Taiwan meeting its missile production goals two years ahead of schedule. Producing missile platforms domestically yields several advantages for Taiwan—chiefly, faster delivery times and lower costs for weapons with comparable performance to American weapons systems. Because of this, Taiwan is working to replace some US missile systems with its own indigenous weapons. However, while many of its indigenous missile platforms are comparable to American weapons, some systems need to be improved to provide more credible deterrence against the People’s Liberation Army (PLA, 人民解放軍). https://globaltaiwan.org/2024/10/taiwans-missile-programs/