Taiwan’s marine corps to rebuild brigade with modern coastal mission

Taiwan is restructuring its marine corps along US lines to improve its coastal strike capacity as pressure grows from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Under the plan, the corps will form a new 77th Brigade modelled on the US marine littoral regiment system to create a more agile and modern force, Taiwan’s TVBS news channel reported on Tuesday.

The 77th Brigade was disbanded in 2013 and would be reactivated and equipped with long-range precision strike weapons, similar to those used by the US regiment, TVBS reported.

A military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the changes were part of Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s directives to modernise the island’s defence structure.

“The first phase of the restructuring focuses on the marine corps,” the source said, without elaborating.

Former navy captain Jiang Hsin-biao told TBVS that the new brigade had to have long-range strike capabilities.

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