The Armaments Bureau () is the affiliated authority of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China. History With the National Defense Law and revised Organization Law of the Ministry of National Defense went into effect on 1 March 2002, the Armaments Bureau was formulated according to the two laws. In 2015 Lieutenant General Ho An-ch replaced the retiring Lieutenant General Chin Shou-feng as director of the Armaments Bureau. In 2020 the Armaments Bureau, along with a number of public and private partners, began developing a powered exoskeleton for military and disaster relief tasks. The program was started because foreign military exoskeleton programs had not yet reached the export stage and as such Taiwan’s requests to procure military exoskeletons had been rebuffed. The program was allocated NT$250 million (US$8.3 million) for the 2020 fiscal year with serial production scheduled to begin in 2023. Organizational structure Program Evaluation Division Technology and Industry Division Acquisition Management Division Procurement Management Division Construction and Real Estate Division Management Information Office General Administration Office Comptroller Office Arsenals Headquarters The bureau headquarters is accessible within walking distance South West from Dazhi Station of the Taipei Metro. 209th Arsenal Responsible for development of CM-32 Armoured Vehicle. Located in the Nantou County town of Jiji. 205th Arsenal Developers and producers of the T75 pistol, T93 sniper rifle, T91 assault rifle and XT-97 Assault Rifle. Also involved in quadcopter development and production. Based in Kaohsiung. The 205th Arsenal sells firearms components and ammunition on the American commercial market. 203rd Arsenal Has developed advanced camouflage materials for special forces use. 202nd Arsenal The 202nd Arsenal both designs and produces large and small artillery. They also manufacture munitions for artillery systems. See also Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China) National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology Defense industry of Taiwan References 2002 establishments in Taiwan Military installations established in 2002 Military installations of the Republic of China