The Taiwanese Army is set to close out its long-awaited M1A2T Abrams tank program, with Taiwan’s Liberty Times reporting on 1 February that the final batch of 28 vehicles has completed production in the United States. According to the report, attributed to defense correspondent Tu Ju-min in Taipei, the tanks are expected to be transported by sea to Taiwan before the end of March, completing a 108-vehicle procurement that has been central to Taipei’s effort to restore credible heavy armor capability at the brigade level. Read more.
| Taiwan’s final 28 M1A2T Abrams tanks have completed U.S. production, closing a 108-vehicle program to modernize the Taiwanese Army. (Picture source: Taiwan Military News Agency) |