Taiwan receives final 28 Abrams tanks
- Taiwan took delivery of the final 28 U.S.-made M1A2T Abrams tanks on April 27, completing its 108-vehicle order at Taipei Port. - The convoy left Taipei Port after midnight for Hukou in Hsinchu County, where Taiwan’s Armored Training Command is based. - The purchase began in 2019 and follows earlier deliveries of 38 tanks in 2024 and 42 in 2025. (focustaiwan.tw)
Taiwan received its final 28 M1A2T Abrams tanks from the United States overnight, completing a 108-tank order years in the making. (focustaiwan.tw) The tanks arrived at Taipei Port late on Sunday, April 26, and began leaving around 12:10 a.m. Monday on civilian flatbed trailers under military escort. (focustaiwan.tw) (taipeitimes.com) The convoy headed to the Army’s Armored Training Command in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, with police controlling traffic along the route. (focustaiwan.tw) (taipeitimes.com) This shipment closes out Taiwan’s multi-year procurement of 108 Abrams tanks from the U.S., a program first approved in 2019. (taipeitimes.com) (ocacnews.net) The deliveries came in three batches: 38 tanks in December 2024, 42 more in July 2025, and the final 28 now. (taiwannews.com.tw) (taipeitimes.com) Taiwan had already put earlier batches through conversion training and live-fire work at Kengzikou Range in Hsinchu County before this final shipment arrived. (taipeitimes.com 1) (taipeitimes.com 2) President Lai Ching-te presided over the commissioning of Taiwan’s first Abrams-equipped battalion in October 2025, after the first 38 tanks completed training and live-fire tests. (taipeitimes.com) (defence-blog.com) Taiwan’s army still operates older CM-11 Brave Tiger and M60A3 tanks, and the Abrams purchase is part of a broader effort to modernize ground forces focused on northern Taiwan. (taiwannews.com.tw) (defence-blog.com) With the last 28 tanks now on the island, Taiwan’s Abrams program shifts from delivery to inspection, training, and full operational integration. (taiwannews.com.tw)
