TAIPEI: Taiwan’s “T-Dome” air defence system will establish a more efficient and integrated “sensor-to-shooter” mechanism for a higher kill rate, with a year-end special budget to propose specific spending on the system, the defence minister said on Monday (Oct 13).
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te unveiled the multi-layered air defence system he called T-Dome on Friday, part of government plans to modernise the military to better deter China, which views the island as its own territory and has ramped up military and political pressure.
Speaking to reporters at parliament in Taipei, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said Lai’s proposal referred to the “sensor-to-shooter” concept, to integrate systems for a faster, more effective response to enemy targets.
“If you do achieve integration, the probability of successful interception naturally increases and you can conduct firepower coordination with greater efficiency and better resource allocation,” he said.
“Sensor-to-shooter” is something the US military has been focusing on, including with the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept to connect sensors and shooters into one single system.
Taiwan’s existing surface-to-air defence systems are centred around the US-built Patriot and Taiwan-made Sky Bow missiles, as well as Stinger missiles for low-level intercepts. Taiwan is developing the Chiang-Kong missile for high-altitude interception too.
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