INDO-PACIFIC
Clouded Leopard Armored Vehicle Series Shows Capabilities and Limitations of Taiwan’s Defense Industry
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (T-MND) announced that the delivery of the final units of the 683 Clouded Leopard Armored Vehicles, also called the Taiwan Infantry Fighting Vehicle, will occur by the end of December 2023. The last lot of CM-34 M1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) will join a mechanized infantry brigade based in the Huadong region. The Taiwanese military will have 683 total units of the Clouded Leopard series by 2024, with 305 CM-34 M1 IFV and 378 CM-32/CM-33 M1 variants. Taiwan then began the development of several specialized versions based on the Clouded Leopard chassis, such as a mortar carrier, a 105mm Mobile Support Gun (MSG), and an armored ambulance.