Strong Bow system cannot be included in special bill amid diminishing chances of securing supplementary funding this year, officials say
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenLawrence Chungin TaipeiPublished: 12:00pm, 8 Jul 2026Taiwan’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$24 billion) special defence budget in May, rejecting a larger NT$1.25 trillion package proposed by the government.
After the programme was dropped, the military sought to revive it either through a supplementary budget this year or by incorporating it into the annual defence budget next year.
But differences between the cabinet and the defence ministry have prevented agreement on an alternative funding mechanism, Taiwan’s Liberty Times quoted unnamed senior government officials as saying on Monday.
