National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
Native name
國家中山科學研究院
Company typeadministrative corporation
IndustryDefense and Manufacturing
PredecessorArmaments Bureau
Founded1 June 1969; 55 years ago (1969-06-01)
Headquarters
Taoyuan City
,
Taiwan
Key people
Chang Chung-Chung (張忠誠), (President)[1]
ProductsWeapons systems and subsystems
Revenue>1.7 billion USD[2] (2019)
OwnerTaiwanese Government
Number of employees
~10,000[3] (2019)
Websitewww.ncsist.org.tw
Tien Kung II Missile Launcher Display at Hukou Camp Ground
Hsiung Feng II and Hsiung Feng III Anti-Ship Missile Launchers

National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST; Chinese: 國家中山科學研究院; pinyin: Guójiā Zhōngshān Kēxué Yánjiùyuàn) is a Taiwanese state owned corporation, formerly part of the Ministry of National Defense's Armaments Bureau, which is active in the development, manufacturing, support, and sustainment of various weapons systems and dual use technologies.

NCSIST was established by the Taiwanese government to serve as a military R&D and systems integration center. In 2014 it became an administrative corporation owned by the Government of Taiwan. NCSIST is involved in product development, manufacturing, delivery, total life cycle sustainment and maintenance.[4] NCSIST fulfills a function comparable to the American Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) but they also assume mixed roles in competing for and awarding research and development, integration and manufacturing contracts. Along with the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, NCSIST it is considered to be one of the two Taiwanese prime defense contractors.[5] It is one of the 100 largest defense companies in the world.[6]

  1. ^ Cheng, Ching-Tse (16 April 2020). "Taiwan military research institute announces new president". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ Cheng, Jiawen. "Missiles start ... Chinese Academy of Sciences's turnover reached 50 billion yuan last year". udn.com. United Daily News. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ^ LUNDQUIST, EDWARD. "Neighborhood Problems in the Taiwan Strait". indsr.org.tw. INDSR. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ Lundquist, Edward W. "nterview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)". Defense Media Network. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ Du, Eric. "VIEWPOINT: Business Opportunities for U.S. Defense Firms Abound in Taiwan". www.nationaldefensemagazine.org.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference top-100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).