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Taiwan's T-Dome air defense program faces delays amid funding dispute

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Taiwan's ambitious "T-Dome" air defense program faces potential delays until 2028 due to a funding dispute. The opposition-controlled legislature approved a reduced special defense budget, excluding funds for the indigenous Chiang-Kong (Strong Bow) anti-ballistic missile system. This exclusion has created a funding gap, with disagreements between the cabinet and defense ministry hindering efforts to secure supplementary funding or incorporate it into the next annual budget. AI

RANK_REASON Significant policy and defense budget dispute impacting a national security program. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Taiwan's T-Dome air defense program faces delays amid funding dispute

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Lawrence Chung ·

    Enemy within? The dispute endangering Taiwan’s ‘T-Dome’ air defence plan

    Taiwan’s flagship “T-Dome” air defence programme is facing possible delays to 2028 after budget disputes left one of its critical indigenous missile systems without a clear funding source. The island’s opposition-controlled legislature approved a reduced NT$780 billion (over US$2…

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