List of equipment of the Republic of China Navy

Below is a list of equipment used by the Republic of China Navy (commonly known as the Taiwanese Navy).

Aircraft

Main article: Republic of China Naval Aviation Command

Fixed-wing

Name	Origin	Type	Variant	In service[ citation needed ]	Notes
NCSIST Albatross	Republic of China	Reconnaissance UAV		26	In service as of 2019 [1]
NCSIST Cardinal	Republic of China	Reconnaissance UAV	Cardinal II	54	six units (54 aircraft) acquired in 2016 [2]

Helicopters

Name	Origin	Type	Variant	In service	Notes
Sikorsky S-70	United States	Search and rescue / Anti-submarine warfare	S-70C(M)-1/2 Thunderhawk	18 [3]	To be replaced
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender	United States	Anti-submarine warfare	500MD/ASW Defender	7 [3]	Out of original 13 ordered

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  ROCN Hughes 500 "6910" carried on Lan Yang (FFG-935) helicopter deck from rear right view
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  ROCN S-70C(M) "2312"
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  ROCN S-70C(M) "2307" flying over Zuoying Naval Base in the morning

Small watercraft

Platform	Origin	Manufacturer	Type	Notes
RIB	Taiwan	Karmin international	Tender for Cheng Kung-class frigates	8 [4]
NCSIST Kuai Chi	Taiwan	National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology	Unmanned surface vehicle	Entered service in 2025

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  M96 motorboat

Ground based strike

Name	Origin	Type	Notes
Loitering munitions and cruise missiles
Hsiung Feng II	Taiwan	Anti-ship cruise missile	In service
Hsiung Feng III	Taiwan	Anti-ship cruise missile	In service
Harpoon (missile)	United States	Anti-ship cruise missile	In service, 100 launch units and 400 missiles ordered [5]

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  ROCN Hsiung Feng II missiles in an underground missile launch bunker
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  Covered ROCN Hsiung Feng II & Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile launchers truck displayed at Zuoying Naval Base
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  ROCN Hsiung Feng II & Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile launchers truck
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  Hsiung Feng III anti-ship missile launched from a missile launchers truck

Ships

Main article: List of Republic of China Navy ships

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  The President of Taiwan aboard the Pan Shi
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  Visitors in front of ROCN Kao Hsiung (LCC-1)

Naval armament

Surface-to-air missiles

Name	Origin	Type	Notes
Sky Sword I	Republic of China	Short-range	Shipboard deployment with Sea Oryx system.
Sky Sword II	Republic of China	Medium-range	Unknown number of TC-2N, to be fielded on Tuo Chiang Block II corvettes and retrofitted on the Kang Ding-class frigates. [6]
RIM-66 SM-1MR	United States	Medium-range	97 RIM-66B Standard-1MR delivered in 1993, 207 RIM-66B Standard-1MR delivered in 1994, 204 RIM-66B Standard-1MR delivered in 2001 [7]
RIM-66 SM-2MR	United States	Medium-long range	148 Standard Missile-2MR delivered in 2005, 144 Standard Missile-2MR delivered in 2008, 16 Standard Missile-2MR ordered in 2017 [7]
FIM-92 Stinger	United States	Short-range	250 missiles, 70 launch systems and 62 friend-or-foe identification systems, all of which are expected to be delivered by 2025.
RIM-72C Sea Chaparral	United States	Short-range	Deployed on some domestic warships as well as La Fayette Frigates. To be replaced. [8]

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  RIM-66 Standard on a Mark 13 missile launcher in Taiwanese service in 2022
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  TC-2N fired from ROCS Ta Chiang
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  Sea Chaparral launcher mounted on ROCN Si Ning (PFG-1203)
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  Sea Oryx missile launcher display at MND Hall 2019.

Anti-ship missiles

Name	Origin	Type	Notes
AGM-84 Harpoon	United States	Subsonic	(183) AGM-84s – (60) 84Ls [7]
Hsiung Feng II	Republic of China	Subsonic	Unknown, in mass production with secondary ground attack capability [9]
Hsiung Feng III	Republic of China	Supersonic	Unknown, in mass production with secondary ground attack capability

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  Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III launchers of Tian Dan (PFG2-1110)

CIWS

Name	Origin	Type	Notes
Phalanx CIWS	United States	Gun System	20mm, 7 Mk-15 delivered in 1989, 6 Mk-15 delivered in 1996, 1 Mk15 delivered in 2014, 13 Mk15 delivered in 2016, 11 Mk15 delivered in 2018 [7]
Sea Oryx	Republic of China	Missile System	Short-range missile defence system available in a 24-round launcher using off-board sensors, or an autonomous 12-round launcher with its own radar and EO/IR sensor. The system can be truck-mounted or mounted on a warship. [10]
XTR-101/102	Republic of China	Gun System	20mm, more than 20 systems deployed in coastal defenses. [11]

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  Phalanx CIWS and Bofors 40 mm L/70 gun aboard on ROCN Di Hua (PFG-1206)

Torpedoes

Name	Origin	Type	Notes
Mark 46 torpedo	United States	Lightweight	100 delivered in 1992, 150 Mk-46 Mod-5 NEARTIP delivered in 1994, 110 Mk-46 Mod-5 NEARTIP delivered in 1998, 90 Mk-46 Mod-5 NEARTIP delivered in 2000, 41 Mk-46 Mod-5 NEARTIP delivered in 2001 [7]
Mark 54 lightweight torpedo	United States	Lightweight	168 delivered in 2017. [12]
Mark 48 torpedo	United States	Heavyweight	46 ordered in 2018 [7]
SUT torpedo	Germany	Heavyweight	multirole, 200 delivered in 1998 from Indonesian production line [7]

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  Mark 32 torpedo tubes mounted on ROCN Tzu I (PFG-1107)

Other weapons

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  No.1 Wan Xiang CAPTOR mine displayed aboard ROCN Ho Zhong (LCU-484)
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  No.2 Wan Xiang Bottom mine displayed aboard ROCN Ho Zhong (LCU-484)
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  T-75S 20mm Cannon mounted on ROCS FACG-77
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  OTO Melara 76mm gun aboard the frigate ROCN Si Ning (PFG-1203)
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  Bofors 40mm twin gun mount

Retired

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  Hsiung Feng I Anti-ship Missile
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  Mk38 Mod0 5 Inch Twin Guns
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  Single 5 inch gun
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  3 Inch 50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Gun
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  Bofors 40mm single gun mount
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  20mm single gun mount

See also

• Defense industry of Taiwan
• Maritime industries of Taiwan
• List of equipment of the Republic of China Air Force
• List of equipment of the Republic of China Army

References

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2. Strong, Matthew (31 July 2024). "Taiwan military plans Cardinal drones upgrade". taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
3. "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. 4 December 2020. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
4. Strong, Matthew (15 April 2020). "Taiwanese company wins Navy contract for special operations craft". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
5. Shu-wei, Wu; Huang, Frances. "First 5 U.S.-made Harpoon missile launcher vehicles arrive in Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
7. "TRADE REGISTERS". sipri.org. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
8. Hsu, Tso-Juei (22 February 2021). "Taiwan To Upgrade Its La Fayette Frigates With New Air Defense & Combat Systems". www.navalnews.com. Naval News. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
9. "Hsiung Feng II". csis.org. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
10. Trevithick, Joseph (2019-08-14). "Taiwan Reveals Land-Based Variant Of Naval Point Defense Missile System To Guard Key Sites". The War Zone. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
11. Ko Lin, Matt Yu and (20 September 2019). "Taiwan's Navy places order for locally built anti-ship guns". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
12. "TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE (TECRO) IN THE UNITED STATES -MK 54 LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO (LWT) CONVERSION KITS". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-07-25.