BUDGET HICCUP:
While the NCSIST said part of the system is ready for deployment, opposition lawmakers removed the project’s funding during its legislative review
By Lo Tien-pin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Taiwan’s integrated air defense intelligence system is on track to be completed by the end of the year, and, if additional funding is approved, the military aims to deploy it next year, a military source said.The first phase of a next-generation, domestically developed regional air defense system combines the Huanzhan Project (寰展計畫), which integrates air defense intelligence across the armed forces, and the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s (NCSIST) Chiang Kung (強弓, “Strong Bow”) missile defense program, the source said on Saturday.The Huanzhan Project would establish an automated joint command-and-control network linking the army, navy and air force, replacing separate service-specific air defense systems.
A graphic based on a simulation video released by the National Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology depicts Taiwan’s next-generation air defense system.
