US defense contractors take part in closed-door defense conference in Taipei
US defense contractors take part in closed-door defense conference in Taipei
2024-06-06
A recent report by Reuters revealed that the U.S. state department has agreed to sell Taiwan spare and repair parts for F-16 fighter jets. The news was a shot in the arm for Taiwan’s Armed Forces. It also shows that new defense minister Wellington Koo has his sights set on getting things done, which includes exchanges like Thursday’s closed-door US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference.
Former commanding general of the Marine Forces Pacific Steven Rudder led a delegation of U.S. defense contractors to Taipei, where the 40-member group took part in the annual U.S.-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference. More than 100 Taiwanese defense contractors also attended the closed-door conference. Issues covered included aerospace, shipbuilding, information security, and national defense logistics.
Liu Kuan-hua
ChenFull Precision
In Taiwan we have good manufacturing ability and capacity. And we also are excellent in terms of delivery time and quality, so we’ve made them be able to have even more confidence in us.
Ma Wan-june
Aerospace Industrial Development Corp
We want to be able to help ourselves, because we believe that the spirits above help those who help themselves. So this is why we’ve worked so hard at developing our own domestically-built military airplanes; I’d say this shows our own defense autonomy. Companies have different cultures, and, to me, I want them to really get to know what we’re about.
Key topics at the conference included domestically developed warships and fighter jets, utilization of AI national defense technology, and drone technology. These types of technology show the close connection the armed forces of the U.S. and Taiwan have with one another.
Wellington Koo
Defense minister
This is the culture of how private companies interact with one another. But I don’t think there’s any real connection between this aspect and the process of the defense ministry’s own arms purchases.
Koo also stressed the importance of Taiwan needing to strengthen its own self-defense capabilities. Becoming part of the U.S.’ Indo-Pacific strategy can effectively deter China’s military threat.
Wellington Koo
Defense minister
Of course, the primary focus is still on us strengthening our own self-defense capabilities, and by being part of the U.S.’ Indo-Pacific strategy we’ll become an important link in the entire chain, which will provide effective deterrence; this is our main focus. As for the armed forces of the U.S. and Taiwan working together, we do work together, but we just can’t divulge it.
Koo’s words have given the public a lot of room for imagination when it comes to exchanges between the armed forces of the U.S. and Taiwan.
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台美國防產業論壇登場 傳美同意出售F-16戰機零件
2024-06-06
根據路透社引述美國國防合作安全局的消息，美國國務院已經同意出售台灣F-16戰機的備用和維修零件，估計總價約八千萬美元，就在此時，一年一度的「台美國防產業論壇」上午也在台北登場，由前美國太平洋陸戰隊司令魯德率領27家國防承包商所組成的代表團，加上本地廠商共百餘人，規模更勝以往。
「前美國太平洋陸戰隊司令」史帝芬魯德率領由27家美國國防工業承包廠商組成的代表團，一行共約40人，魚貫走入台美國防產業論壇會場。此外，還有上百名台灣廠商，展開閉門會議，加強台美之間關於航太、造船、資安、國防後勤的交流。
[[千附精密公司業務處長 劉冠華]]
“我們在台灣有很好的生產的能力跟能量，然後也有很好的交期跟品質，所以讓他們能夠更加信賴我們”
[[漢翔總經理 馬萬鈞]]
“我們希望能夠自己幫助自己，我們相信天助自助者，所以說我們為什麼會這麼努力的去發展我們的國機國造，或者是我們的國防自主，其實在不同文化的公司，看起來的話，我希望他們能夠深刻的瞭解，我們的感覺”
論壇重點包括「國機國造、國艦國造」、「AI國防技術運用」以及「無人機技術」，在顯示台美之間軍事交流緊密相連。
[[國防部長 顧立雄]]
“這個是他們之間的一個民間的一個交流機制，我想這個跟部裡面本身的這個軍購，或者相關的這個部分，是沒有關係的”
不過，顧立雄也強調台灣必須強化自我防衛能力，加入美國印太戰略能有效嚇阻中國的武力威脅。
[[國防部長 顧立雄]]
“我們首要的，當然還是強化我們的自我防衛的能力，加入這個整個美國印太戰略，形成一個有效嚇阻裡面的一環，這個是我們的重點，台美之間軍事的合作，我想很多部分是，只能做不能說”
新任國防部長顧立雄，一句「只能做不能說」，也留給外界更多，台美軍事交流的想像空間。
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