Taiwan orders 21 more CM-34 Clouded Leopard wheeled IFVs

A CM-34 IFV during trials. Photo c/o Snafu! Blog.


The Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) confirmed that they have ordered 21 more CM-34 8x8 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles for the Republic of China Army (ROCA).

The CM-34 IFV is based on the CM-32 Clouded Leopard family of wheeled armored vehicles, which are locally developed based on a design from Ireland’s Timoney Technology Ltd.

The 21 units are on top of the 284 units already acquiring by the ROCA from an order made in 2018.

These new vehicles, which are armed with a stabilised 30mm Mk. 44 Bushmaster cannon and a co-axial 7.62mm machine gun in a manned turret, will be assigned with the ROCA’s Military Police Command. This brings the total order to 305 vehicles.

The MOD expects the completion of the delivery of all orders by 2023. So far, 32 units were handed over to the ROCA in 2019, and another 54 units expected to be completed before the end of 2020.

The ROCA also operates the CM-32 command vehicle, and the CM-33 armored personnel carrier, with over 650 units ordered between both models.


[1] Jane’s

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