Company Dossier
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
Taiwan's state defense R&D institute and primary arms maker — an incumbent, not a startup. Builds the indigenous missiles (Hsiung Feng, Sky Bow), loitering munitions and UAVs at the core of Taipei's 'porcupine' deterrence against China.
FILE · ncsistOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus State-owned defense R&D and weapons institute — an INCUMBENT, NOT a startup. Since 2014 an 'administrative corporation' under Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (previously part of the MND Armaments Bureau); the primary developer and producer of Taipei's domestic precision-guided munitions.Unverified
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
Taiwan's state defense R&D institute and primary arms maker — an incumbent, not a startup. Builds the indigenous missiles (Hsiung Feng, Sky Bow), loitering munitions and UAVs at the core of Taipei's 'porcupine' deterrence against China.
Founded
1969inaugurated; ground broken 1966
HQ
Longtan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Headcount
~10,0002019
Total raised
State-ownedadministrative corporation under Taiwan's MND
Valuation
Not applicable
Stage
State defense R&D institute
Restricted · BattlePolicy Pro
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- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
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