Taiwan receives last 28 Abrams tanks
- Taiwan’s final 28 U.S.-made M1A2T Abrams tanks arrived at Taipei Port late Sunday, completing Taipei’s 108-tank order and transfer to Hsinchu. - The convoy left Taipei Port at 12:10 a.m. Monday under police and military escort, heading to the Armored Training Command in Hukou. - The full order cost NT$40.5 billion and replaces aging armor in northern Taiwan’s defense plan. (focustaiwan.tw)
Taiwan’s final batch of 28 M1A2T Abrams tanks arrived at Taipei Port late Sunday, completing the island’s 108-tank purchase from the United States. (focustaiwan.tw) (cna.com.tw) The tanks were moved out of the port starting at 12:10 a.m. Monday on civilian heavy trailers, with police traffic control and military police escorting the convoy. (cna.com.tw) Their destination was the Army’s Armored Training Command in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, where Taiwan is handling follow-on training and acceptance work. (focustaiwan.tw) (cna.com.tw) The 28 vehicles complete a program approved by Washington in 2019 for 108 M1A2T tanks, a Taiwan-specific version of the M1A2 Abrams. Taiwan has put the deal’s value at about NT$40.5 billion, or roughly US$1.45 billion. (focustaiwan.tw) (defensenews.com) The earlier deliveries came in two batches: 38 tanks in December 2024 and 42 more on July 28, 2025. CNA reported both of those batches have already been commissioned. (cna.com.tw) (defensenews.com) Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense had said in March that the last 28 tanks were at sea and expected before the end of that month, but the confirmed arrival came on April 27 after production finished in the United States in late February and early March. (focustaiwan.tw) (cna.com.tw) Taiwan’s army operates roughly 1,000 tanks, including CM-11 Brave Tiger and M60A3 vehicles that have been in service for more than 20 years. The Abrams purchase is part of a wider effort to replace older armor assigned to defend northern Taiwan. (cna.com.tw) The tank deal also included 14 M88A2 recovery vehicles, 16 M1070A1 transporters and 16 M1000 heavy equipment trailers. Those support vehicles are meant to keep the Abrams fleet moving, repaired and supplied after it enters service. (cna.com.tw) Taiwan still has to complete joint acceptance, conversion training, combat-readiness training and evaluations before the final batch reaches full operational status. But as of Monday, every Abrams tank in the order is now on Taiwanese soil. (cna.com.tw)
