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Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense

201st Arsenal	Military Vehicle Factory
202nd Arsenal	Designs and produces large and small artillery, and manufacture munitions for artillery systems.
203rd Arsenal	Developed advanced camouflage materials for special forces use.
205th Arsenal	Developed and produced the T75 pistol, T93 sniper rifle, T91 assault rifle and XT-97 Assault Rifle. Also involved in quadcopter development and production. Based in Kaohsiung, the 205th Arsenal sells firearms components and ammunition on the American commercial market.
209th Arsenal	Development of CM-32 Armored Vehicle. Located in the Nantou County town of Jiji.
No. 401 Plant

Te national army has undergone four major changes in its logistics system, each of which can be regarded as the operation stage of the new logistics system.

The first stage is joint service duplication (March 1939 to September 1944), The government (which has moved its capital to Guangzhou) had to make emergency adjustments due to the sudden turn of the military situation. The logistics organization is complicated and huge, and the institutions that have retreated from the mainland to Taiwan were incomplete. In the second stage, under the leadership of the U.S. Advisory Group, the Joint Logistics allocated its logistics support units to the Army to establishArmy Supply Command, so that the logistics system of the national army will be dominated by joint logistics, with specialized services for the navy and air force. Use logistics as a supplementary system, and transform into military logistics as the main system, and joint logistics as the supplementary system. At this time, the joint service is only responsible for production and general non-combat joint service support. The army is also responsible for the joint service support of the three services. The third stage is the transformation of the logistics system of the refined case, the general logistics unit of the three armed forces,logistics, rebuilding the general joint logistics system. Each service retains its service-specific logistics system. but unlike the Navy and Air Force which have a dedicated logistics system, the Army also maintained a dedicated logistics system (July 1988month to date). The fourth stage was in line with the Second Law of National Defense, the unified military system reform of military administration and military orders, the logistics of the national army plannedOrganization Reengineering Case, (the so-called Jingjin Case), the Joint Logistics assigns defense production units and tasks to armamentsSystem (Armment Bureau), and the rest are organized into the Joint Logistics Command with the Land Service Department. form a commonlogistics (including army special) and sea and air logistics and use the system. After the state-owned privatization of logistics units, a unified logistics unit including land, sea, air and regional joint logistics units was established. On January 1, 1993, the logistics organization reconstruction was complete In February 1957, the Ministry of National Defense formulated and implemented the "National Army Building Plan" in accordance with the instructions of President Chiang Kai-shek's "Army Building Program", including spiritual construction, system innovation (personnel, intelligence, training, logistics, accounting, military law) etc.), army building, national defense science and ordnance production, code-named "Golden Harvest Project". In modern terms, the "Golden Harvest Project" is "Renovation in Military Affairs (RMA)". The planning of " National Defense Science and Ordnance Production " has made the new construction plan that is already in progress in the Joint Logistics have more specific and clear goals.

In order to seek national defense independence, the joint logistics began to establish the "Jianxin Plan" for the self-made energy of the military industry. Each division is based on the start time. Due to the opposition of the United States, several new construction projects were carried out secretly in the early stage, without the knowledge of the United States, and another channel was established to purchase technology and equipment from Europe (West Germany, etc.). Funds for the procurement of technical materials and machinery and equipment are transferred to the sponsor or sponsor in a confidential manner. The procurement process does not go through supervision and audit procedures, and the directors of each arsenal are responsible. After the project is completed, it will be audited by supervision and audit. The Armament Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense is an agency of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China. It was established on March 1, 2002. It is responsible for the production, procurement and quality inspection of military supplies of the Republic of China Army , as well as the management of the National Army’s old camp reconstruction fund.

There are 12 supply bureaus, 5 supply areas, 2 port headquarters, 2 military depots, and 4 direct warehouses under the Joint Logistics Headquarters. The Joint Logistics has set up military depot director's departments in each row and appeasement office, as well as the supply area command, port command, military depot sub-supervision department, military depot branch, sub-station supply bureau, supply depot, transportation, repair, communication, engineering, health, There are more than 2,600 units of education, storage, and guardianship, with a total force of more than 700,000. On January 1, 2012, the Technical Training Center of the Armaments Bureau was transferred to the Joint Logistics School and renamed as the "United Logistics School Technical Training Center". On December 28, the Joint Logistics was reorganized in response to the organizational adjustment of the Ministry of National Defense. The original unit and the Army Warranty Command were reorganized into the Army Logistics Command.

Lianli 201 Factory (Military Vehicle Factory) Taiwan Machinery Corporation Heavy Vehicle Plant

In order to seek national defense independence, the Ministry of National Defense instructed the Joint Service to establish the self-made engine capability as soon as possible, so it allocated more than 6 million US dollars from the original budget to purchase related production equipment. On October 9 , 1957 , the "Jianxin No. 18 " military vehicle engine factory was completed, producing LD-465 multi-fuel engines for two and a half tons and L-141 gasoline engines for ¼ tons of command vehicles , but they were still assembled from the United States. It is a semi-finished product and does not yet have the ability to make its own engine. In order to achieve the goal of making the engine self-produced, Lianqin took out more than 6 million US dollars from the original budget, and signed a contract with the American Continental Engine Company to authorize and provide technical guidance to produce engines in Taiwan, not just assembling semi-finished engine components shipped from the United States , the state-owned Tangrong Iron Works therefore set up Zhongxing Foundry to produce blanks for automobile engines . In March 55 (1966) , Lai Mingtang, commander in chief of the Joint Logistics, visited the United States and received permission from the United States to assist in the establishment of a military vehicle factory. In May , US experts came to Taiwan to investigate the domestic vehicle manufacturing potential and discuss a draft cooperation agreement. According to Lai Mingtang's recollection, at that time, Sang Peng, head of the U.S. Army Advisory Group in Taiwan, suggested to President Chiang Kai-shek that the military pay for Yulong Automobile Company to expand its machine tools factory to undertake military vehicle manufacturing. However, American experts assessed that Yulong did not have the ability to do so, and Commander-in-Chief Lai also insisted on running the joint logistics company. President Jiang made a special visit to Yulong Company for this reason and decided that the military vehicle factory would still be managed by the joint logistics company. On July 13 , 1955, the "Agreement on Logistics Cooperation on the Vehicle Renewal Program" signed by the Chinese and American Defense Ministers ( referred to as the "Sino-US Vehicle Renewal Cooperation Agreement" ) came into effect. The Joint Logistics established a military vehicle factory to assemble and manufacture the M35A2 in 12 years. 8,020 2 ½ ton trucks ( about a quarter of which are equipped with winches ) , 4,902 M715 1 ¼ ton trucks and 5,430 M151 ¼ ton command vehicles , totaling 18,352 vehicles Modification ) , in which 2 ½ ton trucks are the priority project, and the production target will be completed in the first 8 years. This agreement is actually a continuation of the US military advisory group’s policy on military aid vehicles mentioned at the beginning of this article. It was originally scheduled to start providing new vehicles for the national army in 1968, but now it has been changed to be directly manufactured (assembled) in Taiwan by a joint logistics factory. , the total mass production of 18,352 vehicles did not exceed the original military aid limit of 18,473 vehicles. In the early stage, it was mainly assembled with American-made parts, and the self-made rate was about 15 %, which increased year by year to more than 60 %. The total cost of the 12- year process is 80 million US dollars ( excluding loan interest ) , of which 50 million US dollars will be provided by the US side in four installments of loans, and each loan will be paid off in 8 years; 30 million US dollars will be raised by ourselves; the total budget of the whole project is 9029 million US dollars ( including the annual loan interest rate of 4.9--5.5 % ) , and the accumulated foreign exchange deposit of the central bank in that year was only 337 million US dollars. The military vehicle factory was a major national defense construction project at that time. From the construction of the factory to the production, foreign guests and visitors from the political and military dignitaries continued to visit. In May 1956 , the military vehicle assembly plant was completed; in July , the first batch of two-and-a-half-ton car bodies manufactured by the Tainan Army Ordnance Parts Factory arrived at the military vehicle factory and began trial assembly; in September, 50 students from the Army Transport Corps School came to the factory to start new car driving and training. On December 7 , 1957 , President Chiang Kai-shek personally inspected the military vehicle factory, and instructed that the military vehicle factory should be used as the basis for the development of armored vehicles in the future, and he was particularly concerned about when the engine could be self-made. In 1957 , there was a major turning point in the production plan of military vehicles. The original total budget of 90.29 million U.S. dollars was re-estimated to produce 18,352 vehicles in 2012 due to factors such as the low original estimation standard of the United States, the increase in prices and the change of engine assembly to self-made production . It needs 146.73 million US dollars, far more than the defense budget can afford . In 1958 , the Ministry of National Defense instructed the Joint Logistics to revise the "Military Vehicle Seven-Year Production Plan" to shorten the planning period, avoid continuous price rises and loan interest accumulation, and re-draft based on the principle of "producing as many vehicles as possible in the original plan and budget". The production plan was submitted to the Ministry of National Defense for approval, the M715 1 ¼ ton medium-duty truck was cancelled, and the production of two and a half tons and ¼ ton command vehicles was concentrated on the production of LD-465 multi-fuel engines and L-141 gasoline engines. The revised plan is based on a seven -year budget of US$ 87.95 million to produce a total of 8,039 two-and-a-half-ton and ¼-ton command vehicles , with the goal of "producing 10,000 military vehicles". On May 11, 1959, the engine production line in cooperation with Continental Engine Company of the United States, which cost NT$ 265 million for two years, was completed (production has already started at the same time as the factory was built), and Lianqin began to have the ability to self-made automobile engines. ( Although the two-and-a-half-ton LD-465 multi-fuel engine has its tactical advantages, it is easy to fail and affect the life of the engine when mixed with different fuels. Therefore, the two-and-a-half-ton engine was later modified to limit the use of diesel.) At the end of June 1960 , the actual production of vehicles reached more than 90 % of the revised plan; the actual production of engines ( engines ) reached 100 % of the revised plan . The insufficient number of vehicles is 436 2.5-ton M35A2 engineless M35A2 two and a half tons donated by the United States in the "Qinye Case" that were damaged in the Vietnam War or scrapped by the U.S. Army in Ryukyu. They were dismantled and refurbished by the Army Automobile Base Department into 20 finished vehicles , and 200 sets of packages ( beams ) , steering gear, gearbox, etc. ) , providing supplementary assembly for joint logistics military depots. In 1962 , the "Seven-year Production Plan for Military Vehicles" was completed. Through various efforts to reduce costs, the production target of 8,039 vehicles was completed on schedule, with a balance of US$ 12.24 million and a self-made rate close to 70 %. In 1963 , the balance was used to build 578 two-and-a-half-ton vehicles and 1,313 ¼-ton command vehicles , making a total of 1,961 vehicles. The goal of "production of 10,000 military vehicles" was finally achieved . In January 1965 , the military vehicle factory changed its designation to "Lianqin No. 201 Factory". In June of the same year, Lianqin established the "Military Vehicle Production Department", and 201 Factory was changed to be subordinate to it. On July 1 , 1967 , Factory 201 was ordered to be assigned to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and merged into Taiwan Machinery Corporation as " Taiwan Machinery Corporation Heavy Vehicle General Factory" to expand the production of vehicles for military and civilian needs, so as to achieve the goal of integrating national defense and people's livelihood. After being handed over to Taiwan Machinery Co., Ltd. and became a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, it continued to produce military "type five and six" ( formal ) two-and-a-half-ton trucks, ¼-ton command vehicles, and the L-141 and LD-465 engines used in these two vehicles. After that, it jointly invested with the Central Investment Corporation, Bank of Communications, and Sinosteel Corporation to establish the "Huatong Heavy Vehicle Factory", and cooperated with General Motors of the United States to prepare to produce various military and civilian general-purpose heavy-duty vehicles. After Lianqin 201 factory was merged into Taiwan Machinery Corporation, Lianqin still maintained the service office of the automobile base. In the 1970s, it moved to the "Yuelunying District" in Yingge Township, Taipei County to cooperate with the development of the Taipei Xinyi Planning Area in the 1970s. The goal of the United Logistics Military Vehicle Factory is to establish the ability to completely independently develop and manufacture military vehicles. Copying and assembling imported components is only the first step in learning. In early 1957 , shortly after the official production of the automobile factory began, the evaluation of the imitation M113 armored vehicle was started ; Based on the research and development room of the factory, it was compiled into the "Chariot Research and Development Center". According to the "Oral History of U.S. Military Advisers Working in Taiwan" published by the History and Political Compilation Department of the Ministry of National Defense, in August 1965, during the tenure of Commander-in-Chief Luo Youlun, the 201 factory had developed the " National - made Type 65 tank" that imitated the American-made M41 tank. 4 vehicles . The 202 Armament Factory of the Armament Bureau of the National Army, known as the "leading arsenal" in the military, is responsible for the production of artillery and ammunition. Factory 202, in the Taipei Basin hiding in the Nangang mountain area, the Manufacturing Center of the Armament Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, used to belong to the Joint Logistics Production Department, and it was the old Joint Logistics. The 202 Arsenal produces a large number of light and heavy weapons and military supplies, including 9 mm submachine guns that have been consulted by European and American military, as well as modular helmets, combat vests, and assault bags required for individual combat, Rifle magazine bags, combat boots and other portable tactical accessories and other diversified military products. The 202 factory of the Armament Bureau is a professional arsenal for the production of medium and large-caliber weapon systems for the national army, and is responsible for important tasks of national defense and security. In the future, if the factory needs to be relocated, the land-requiring agency should prepare a budget and adopt the method of "demolition and construction, construction first and relocation" to ensure the fulfillment of the factory's tasks. The Joint Logistics no longer manages the arsenal. The original arsenals have been transferred to the Manufacturing Center of the Armaments Bureau. The arsenals are responsible for the following projects: No. 202 Factory: Artillery and Ammunition No. 203 Factory: Drug Packs and Weapon Coatings No. 204 Factory: Chemical and Plastic Equipment No. 205 Factory: Light Weapons and Ammunition No. 304 Factory: The original clothing factory for footwear and plastic products has commissioned private manufacturing. This film records the whole process of automatic production of shells by the 202 Factory of the Armament Bureau. The 202 Arsenal covers an area of 185 hectares, of which 25 hectares were commissioned by Academia Sinica to set up a "National Biotechnology Development Park" during President Chen Shui-bian's tenure. In addition, there is another 144 hectares, which was planned by the Taipei City Government as an "Eco-Environmental Technology Park". The Taipei City Government is actively attracting investment from Hon Hai. In July last year, the Executive Yuan approved the plan of the Taipei City Government, and all 202 Arsenals were released. Today, Corning has stepped into optical communications, mobile consumer electronics, display technology, automotive and life sciences and other industrial markets. The No. 202 Factory of the Manufacturing Center of the Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense has a long history of nearly 70 years. It was established in Shanghai in the 35th year of the Republic of China, Taiwan Strait Campaign, etc. In addition to relocating to Taiwan to set up a factory, Factory 202 has successfully produced various types of seatless guns, mortars, grenades, and freestyle rocket R&D and test launches over the years, as well as the development and production of M2A4 landmines, short-barreled artillery and ammunition, promotional bombs, and exercises. Missiles, extended-range bombs, etc., occupy a place in the process of China's national-made armament research and development and technological evolution. On October 1, 2003, the Joint Logistics and Production Administration, the Surveying Administration and their affiliated units were transferred to the Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and organized into the "Manufacturing Center of the Armaments Bureau". Factory 202 of the Manufacturing Center of the Armament Bureau won the "Five-Star Award for Labor and Safety Excellent Unit" from the Labor Committee of the Executive Yuan, and continued to make breakthroughs and innovations in the research and development of cutting-edge weapons. In order to meet the operational and logistical needs of the national army, it continued to implement personnel training, improve operational performance, and integrate military services. In the future, it would cooperate with the integration of weapon systems, introduce advanced technologies, strengthen the integration of photoelectric and fire control technologies, and establish the advanced strike force of the national army. This will make a huge contribution to the achievement of the national army's military preparations and overall logistics tasks. Chen Hu once served as the chief engineer of the joint logistics. Under his leadership, Taiwan's artillery factory Lianqin 202 Factory made continuous achievements in the 1970s, and successively imitated the American-made M101 105mm howitzer and M114 155mm howitzer, named 63A and 65 howitzers ( They are all calculated according to the chronology of the Republic of China), mass-produced and equipped with the Taiwan military, which solved the problem of exhaustion of the service life of the US-aided World War II artillery received by the Taiwan military in the 1950s. Of course, with Taiwan's technical level, it would be useless to create a new artillery piece from scratch, so it was still necessary to imitate advanced artillery pieces from other countries. In 1995 the Democratic Progressive Party's "Green Inquiry Team" and Legislator Hsieh Chang-ting went to visit the 202 Arsenal of Nangang Lianqin. Members hope that the arsenal can be moved out, so that Beishi can make full use of the vast land, and at the same time avoid the personal danger of nearby residents. However, the factory said that the environmental protection and safety inspections of the factory area all meet the standards, so relocation is not considered for the time being Arsenal 202, the Military Armament Bureau, reported in 2018 that 12 military officers withdrew the confiscation, and were searched for assisting the manufacturer in obtaining 3 bids for special military wire rods. Taipei District Prosecutor's Office Yesterday again. National Army 204 Armament Factory did not dismantle waste bombs and exploded in accordance with the regulations, causing heavy casualties Yuanshan Township Reliant Branch Factory. The joint logistics also governs 10 transport headquarters, 14 supply bureaus, 101 supply bureaus and 369 military depots, with its own transport aircraft and transport. The Taipei City Investigation Office received intelligence information, which stated that from 2015 to 2017, Factory 202 had invited bids to purchase one piece of special military wire every year for three consecutive years, and the total amount of the three bids wasatotal of about 10 million yuan, although at least 3 manufacturers come to bid every year, but the winning bidder is always Senge Technology, which is suspected to involve bid rigging, bid binding and other illegal activities. Director Xu and Xie, directors of the 202 Armament Factory of the Armament Bureau, were suspected of assisting 3 manufacturers to obtain 5 military product bids from 2015 to 2016 by rigging bids and other means to profit manufacturers Tens of millions of yuan, suspected of corruption. In August last year, they searched and interviewed 3 manufacturers and 20 locations of the 202 Arsenal of the Armaments Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense, interviewed Xu Nan, Xie Nan and 17 suspects from the manufacturers involved in the case, and interviewed 6 witnesses. the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, Luo Shaohe, said today that Factory 202 of the Armament Bureau is an important camp of the national army. Due to its alertness and safety, it is not suitable for opening as a natural ecological park, nor for the public to visit. Factory 202 will do its best. Responsibility for ecological conservation and wetland maintenance. According to a joint report, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe and some city councilors visited the Armament Bureau 202 Arsenal in Nangang yesterday (May 30). Since Factory 202 is located at the foot of Nangang Mountain, not far from the urban area, the area is nearly 160 hectares, and the ecological integrity of the factory area is complete. Some city councilors asked to open the public to visit and entertain. the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, Luo Shaohe, said today that Factory 202 of the Armament Bureau is an important camp of the national army. Due to its alertness and safety, it is not suitable for opening as a natural ecological park, nor for the public to visit. Factory 202 will do its best. Responsibility for ecological conservation and wetland maintenance. According to a joint report, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe and some city councilors visited the Armament Bureau 202 Arsenal in Nangang yesterday (May 30). Since Factory 202 is located at the foot of Nangang Mountain, not far from the urban area, the area is nearly 160 hectares, and the ecological integrity of the factory area is complete. , Some city councilors asked to open the public to visit and entertain. Lianqin established Xinghua Company in 1968 to specialize in exporting military products and technology; it also tried to combine military and civilian operations by transferring the 201 factory (military vehicle factory) and alloy steel factory to Taiwan Machinery Company, hoping to open up a road of continuous growth , but ultimately failed due to various factors. On April 1, 1984, the No. 206 Factory and the System Engineering R&D Center were merged into the "Missile Rocket Manufacturing Center" and allocated to the Zhongshan Academy of Sciences. On March 1, 2002, the "Second National Defense Law" ("National Defense Law" and "Organization Law of the Ministry of National Defense") was implemented. According to the resolution attached to the 6th session of the 4th session of the Legislative Yuan, the "Ministry of National Defense Armament Bureau" was temporarily established in advance with the compilation list. Factory 204 Jiaoxi Township is an important town for hot spring tourism, attracting more than 2.5 million tourists each year. There is still a large area of military land in the hot spring area, which affects the integrity of land use in the essence of Jiaoxi urban planning and blocks the continuity of the development of the tourist hot spring industry. It is necessary to carry out overall planning for the military land and the surrounding land of the Jiaoxi urban plan. It is expected that after the completion of this plan, it will provide a development area that combines life, ecology, recreation and local culture, and connect Jiaoxi’s existing There are elite areas, driving the upgrading and sustainable development of Jiaoxi's sightseeing and leisure environment. On September 30, 2016, the Yilan County Government submitted a report to the Ministry of the Interior for the 96-98 annual subsidy to the local government's outsourced urban renewal planning project review meeting, and a decision was made to agree to the reason for the suspension of the preliminary planning of the project, but the follow-up short-, medium- and long-term policy strategy Or ideas, it is suggested that after sorting out and supplementing relevant materials according to the suggestions of the committee members, submit them to the Urban Renewal Promotion Group of the Ministry of the Interior for discussion and explanation. Program Evaluation Division (Program Evaluation Division) is responsible for armament acquisition policy planning and recommendations, international armament exchange and cooperation planning and control, combat readiness support equipment (logistics support equipment and combat readiness ammunition) construction investment outline and review of the general work plan And for the review of required documents, departmental reports; military product specification editing, military standard management, inspection system and quality assurance and other policy system planning, review (agreement), supervision and application matters.

Technology and Industry Division (Technology and Industry Division) is responsible for national defense science and technology industry cooperation and exchanges, science and technology development plans and core energy, science and technology and industrial management, armaments and science and technology development trend prediction, production and service operation funds, production planning Planning, review, supervision and management of painting, military product marketing, industrial and commercial services, industrial safety, etc.

Acquisition Management Division (Acquisition Management Division) is responsible for the national army’s main weapon systems and equipment acquisition management, overall logistics support, project management, system engineering, testing and evaluation, international military logistics cooperation and exchanges and other policy system planning, guidance, verification, Verification and supervision matters.

Procurement Management Division (Procurement Management Division) is responsible for the formulation, interpretation and promulgation of procurement policies and laws of military agencies, the establishment of procurement systems and business supervision, research and improvement, procurement audits, procurement personnel experience management and professional training, among others Matters related to procurement management.

Construction and Facility Division (Construction and Facility Division) is responsible for the planning, review, approval, and verification of policies and systems such as the national military facilities engineering policy system, real estate management and application, defense facility construction and repair and maintenance plan, camp reform fund, water and power supply, etc. Supervision matters. Management Information Office (Management Information Office) is responsible for planning, reviewing, promoting, supervising and managing the use of information policy systems and development strategies for armaments, e-commerce and logistics information systems, security protection mechanisms, etc.

General Administration Office is responsible for planning, reviewing, reviewing, approving, executing and executing the management and application of the Armament Bureau’s compilation table, education and training, organization and research, personnel management, administrative affairs, political operations, supervision and defense, etc. Management matters.

Comptroller Office is responsible for planning, review, inspection, implementation and management of annual policy plans and budgets, accounting affairs of subsidiary units (funds), internal audits, and official statistics.

Taiwanese engineers work five days a week, mostly in accordance with Taiwan time, and go to work from Sunday afternoon to Friday. On the surface, the working hours are eight hours, but there are many meetings and overtime work; working ten hours a day, or even twelve-hour shifts is commonplace.