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First Batch of M1A2 MBTs Arrive in Taiwan
Posted on 2024-12-16 07:14:13
The first shipment of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks have arrived in Taiwan.

The shipment of 38 tanks arrived at the Port of Taipei.

Unloading operations began late last night and the tanks were then
transported an Army base in Hsinchu County.

They are the first batch of 108 Abrams tanks that the U-S State Department
approved for sale with related equipment to Taiwan in 2019.

The defense ministry has said Taiwan will take delivery of 42 more Abrams
main battle tanks next year and 28 in 2026.

The Ministry of National Defense allocated 40.5-billion N-T for the purchase
of the tanks.

The Army will begin training on the tanks at the recently completed training
facilities at at the Chang-An Army Base in Hsinchu County.

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