Taiwan Military Bases & Installations
OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025
Chiayi Air Base (455th Wing)
Air Base
Garrison: 455th TFW — AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo IDF, AT-3 Tzu-Chiang
F-CK-1 Indigenous Defence Fighter. Taiwan's domestically designed fighter. Central west coast. Taiwan Strait patrol.
Strategic: F-CK-1 a symbol of Taiwan's aerospace independence. Upgrade to F-CK-1D Hsiung Ying (Brave Eagle) ongoing.
Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (CCK)
Air Base
Garrison: 443rd Fighter Wing F-16A/B (upgraded to MLU), IDF Ching-kuo
ROCAF central Taiwan strike. F-16V Block 70/72 upgrade. Taiwan Strait air superiority mission.
Strategic: F-16V upgrade to Block 70/72 complete. 66 new F-16V on order. Taiwan's primary Strait air denial platform.
Hsinchu Air Base
Air Base
Garrison: 4th Tactical Fighter Wing (F-16V Block 70), Mirage 2000-5
Taiwan Strait air defence. F-16V Block 70. Mirage 2000-5. Northern Taiwan air cover.
Strategic: Mirage 2000-5 acquired from France — France's last Taiwan arms sale before China pressure. F-16V upgrade improving capability.
Hualien Air Base (5th Fighter Wing)
Air Base
Garrison: 5th FW — F-16V Block 70, road runway operations
Eastern Taiwan. Pacific Ocean side. Underground hangars. Road runway capability (dispersal to highways).
Strategic: Underground hardened hangars protect from first strike. Road runway dispersal means Taiwan maintains air power after PLA strikes.
Makung Air Base (Penghu Islands)
Air Base
Garrison: F-16 det., Mirage 2000-5 rotation, HQ-64 SAM, coastal missiles
Penghu forward base. Midway Taiwan Strait. China mainland 130km. QRA. Hsiung Feng III anti-ship.
Strategic: Penghu key to Taiwan Strait air-sea denial. 130km from mainland. PLAN exercises encircle Penghu in Taiwan Strait exercises.
Tainan Air Base (1st Fighter Wing)
Air Base
Garrison: 1st FW — F-16V Block 70 (66 new + upgrades), targeting pods, CBU-105
F-16V Block 70 — Taiwan's most capable fighter. AESA radar. AIM-120C-8. Southern Taiwan Strait air defence.
Strategic: F-16V most advanced F-16 variant operational globally. Taiwan Strait southern approach. PLAAF Fuzhou 290km.
Keelung Naval Base (ROC Navy Northern Fleet)
Naval Base
Garrison: Keelung-class destroyers (Arleigh Burke-derived, 4), Knox-class frigates, Tuo Chiang corvettes
Northern Fleet. Taipei proximity. Japan Sea approaches. Keelung-class Mk-41 VLS Harpoon and Standard missiles.
Strategic: Keelung destroyers equipped with Mk-41 VLS — most capable ROC surface combatant. Taiwan Sea lines of communication defence.
Suao Naval Base
Naval Base
Garrison: Knox-class frigates, Hai Lung-class SSK, indigenous SSK (first delivered 2023)
Eastern fleet base. Hai Lung-class SSK. First indigenous submarine Hai Kun delivered 2023. Pacific coast access.
Strategic: Taiwan's first indigenous submarine completes nuclear triad blocking PLAN second-strike against Taiwan SSK.
Zuoying Naval Base
Naval Base
Garrison: ROC Fleet Command, Keelung-class DDG, Cheng Kung frigates, Sea Dragon SSK
ROC Fleet Command. Hsiungfeng III supersonic ASCMs. SSK anti-submarine operations. Southern Taiwan defence.
Strategic: Taiwan deploying indigenous hypersonic ASCMs. Submarine programme (domestically built) first vessel 2023.
ROC Army Command (Zhonghe, Taipei)
Command HQ
Garrison: ROC Army HQ, 6th Army Corps, M1A2T Abrams (108 on order), CM-11/12 MBT
Ground forces command. M1A2T Abrams (Taiwan spec) entering service. Anti-amphibious defence doctrine. Urban warfare.
Strategic: M1A2T delivery from US 2024–2026 — 108 most advanced tanks Taiwan ever operated. Anti-landing beach defence critical.
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