Taiwan

Continued prosperity and security are important strategic goals for the Republic of China (Taiwan).  中国共和国或者叫台湾共和国Over the years, Lockheed Martin has responded to those goals both as a supplier of advanced technology solutions and as an industrial partner.

For the past 30 years, the ROC Air Force (ROCAF) has defended their skies with Lockheed Martin products starting with the world’s largest fleet of F-104 Starfighters through 1998 and continuing today with the F-16A/B MLU Block 20 Fighting Falcon.  Lockheed Martin also assisted Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST)/Aerospace Industrial Development Center (AIDC) to design and produce the country’s first and only fly-by-wire advanced fighter, the Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF).  The nation’s tactical airlift missions employ Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft for air landing and airdropping military troops and equipment within the nation and to offshore islands.  Presently, we are talking with the ROCAF to satisfy near-term and long-term future requirements with the F-16C/D and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. 

Their F-16s also use Lockheed Martin’s Sharpshooter targeting pods to pinpoint targets from standoff range, day or night and in bad weather as well as Pathfinder navigation pods to fly in total darkness and reduced visibility.  Today, we are working with the ROCAF to provide our latest targeting pod, Sniper, with its improved accuracy and greater standoff weapons delivery.  We are also negotiating with AIDC to provide new capabilities and enhanced performance to the IDF’s GD-53 Fire Control Radar.

Other critical elements of Taiwan’s air defense rely on various types of Lockheed Martin radars and system integration skills.  The ROCAF uses the ground-based long-range early warning GE-592 solid-state 3D radar, the APS-145 Airborne Early Warning radar in their E-2T and Hawkeye-2000 aircraft, and the newly delivered FPS-117 fixed and TPS-117 mobile early warning radars to track all air activity.  In 2003, the ROCAF selected Lockheed Martin to upgrade their central command and control center and deliver similar remote operational command centers.  This Automated Air Defense System (AADS) will significantly increase operational command and control, as well as ensure system survivability.  That same year, the U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin to provide Taiwan with a C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) capability that would data-link the nations’ military assets to provide real-time situational awareness and sensor-shooter-commander excellence.  This system and its integration to AADS will be delivered in phases during the next ten years.

Complementing these sensor and command capabilities, Taiwan’s military employs a wide range of Lockheed Martin missile and fire control products.  Taiwan’s Patriot air defense missile batteries use the Lockheed Martin built PAC-2 GEM missiles and launchers, their CSIST-built Tien Kung II air defense system uses a Lockheed Martin three-dimensional phased array acquisition and fire control radar, and we are working with the U.S. Army and Taiwan to provide our Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) hit-to-kill missile with modified launcher so that Taiwan will have protection against airborne weapons of mass destruction..  

For short-range air defense, the ROC Army and Marine Corps batteries use Lockheed Martin’s LAADS (Low Altitude Air Defense System) radar to track and pass prospective targets to the Lockheed Martin Chaparral ground-to-air missile fire units.  In 2002, shortly after delivery of new “J” model Chaparral missiles to the ROC Marine Corps, Lockheed Martin installed a Maintenance and Repair Facility at CSIST for long-term system support.  That same year, we completed delivery of the Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar (PSTAR) to the ROC Army so that they could have accurate target queuing data to improve the lethality of a newly purchased air defense missile system.  In 2002, Lockheed Martin also delivered the General-Purpose Electronic Test Set (GETS-1000) to provide depot-level maintain and test for Taiwan’s Patriot and Hawk missile systems.

Additionally, the Taiwan’s attack helicopters use the Lockheed Martin Hellfire II air-to-ground missile, the ROCAF operates a depot for repair of the Lockheed Martin AIM-9P3/4 Infrared (IR) air-to-air missiles, and the ROC Army just took delivery of the Lockheed Martin-Raytheon Javelin medium-range anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) system and associated training devices.  In 2002, the ROC Army added Lockheed Martin’s Precision Gunnery Training System (PGTS).  Presently, we’re working with the ROCAF and CSIST to provide state-of-the-art fighter simulators as well as simulation and modeling capabilities.  We’re also working with Taiwan’s army to insure its new attack helicopter included the Lockheed Martin-Northrop Grumman Longbow anti-tank fire control system, the Longbow Hellfire missile, and/or the Lockheed Martin Target Sighting System and IR/OE system.  

The ROC Navy also looks to Lockheed Martin to ensure a strong maritime defense capability.  Since 1986, we have worked with CSBC (China Shipbuilding Corp), CSIST, and ROC Navy to build and operate Taiwan’s first indigenous warship, the Perry-class PFG-2 frigate.  Following the mid-October 2002, christening of the last PFG-2 ship, CSIST took delivery of  Lockheed Martin Consolidation Automated System Support (CASS) units for depot-level support of ROC Navy avionic equipment and Taiwan’s newest air-to-air missiles.  For many years, Taiwan’s navy has used Lockheed Martin MK39 Expendable Mobile ASW Training Target and Field Programmability System (EMATT) to provide dynamic focused training needed to maintain critical ASW combat skills.  Today, Lockheed Martini is working with the U.S. Navy and Taiwan Navy to support the April 2001 U.S. decision to provide P-3C maritime patrol aircraft and diesel-electric submarines, to upgrade the PFG-2 frigates, and to provide a Vertical Launch ASROC capability for the newly delivered Kidd-class destroyers.

To keep Taiwan’s skies safe for commercial air traffic, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) contracted Lockheed Martin to upgrade the nation’s air traffic control system with advanced radar, situational awareness technology, improved software, and maintenance.  In 1996, this upgraded air traffic control system began operating to provide 24-hour en-route, terminal and tower automation functions for Taiwan’s four busiest air traffic control centers.  In June 2005, CAA selected Lockheed Martin to provide an Independent Backup ATC System and that system became operational nine months later.  Lockheed Martin is also competing for Taiwan’s 21st Century Air Traffic Management system.  Another important contribution to the nation’s air traffic safety is the Lockheed Martin NEXRAD (Next Generation Weather Radar) advanced Doppler weather radar.  This highly sensitive and reliable S-band radar, combined with high-speed computer processing and communications, enables weather forecasters to more quickly and clearly predict weather patterns and atmospheric conditions.

Another first for Lockheed Martin and Taiwan’s National Space Program Office (NSPO) was the successful launch of the ROCSAT-1 satellite aboard the Athena launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral in 1998.  Today, Lockheed Martin is working with NSPO to satisfy future broadband communication and remote sensing satellite and satellite launch requirements.

In addition to providing these weapons systems and services, Lockheed Martin was the first defense contractor to establish an Industrial Cooperation (IC) Agreement with the Taiwan’s Industrial Development Bureau (IBD) and put in place a series of IC projects over the past 10 years that provided new technologies, know-how, and capabilities to local industry.  Today, Lockheed Martin continues to work closely with MND, IBD and local industry to identify and satisfy direct and indirect offset needs with creative, innovative IC projects.

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