1949年中華國民政府被迫自大陸播遷臺灣,以臺澎金馬作為反共復國基地,歷經數十年的建設,使臺澎金馬成為富裕繁榮,及捍衛自由民主的堅強堡壘。在臺整軍備戰期間,國軍最初在美援助下,對三軍進行裝備汰除換裝與加強訓練,以提升戰力,使得在1958年八二三臺海戰役中,獲得勝利。隨著兩岸情勢逐漸和緩,後冷戰時期國際大環境的變遷,現代戰爭的軍事革新潮流,以及因應臺灣民情等諸多因素考量,臺灣國防戰略政策亦做適切之調整。 臺灣當前的環境仍處在於高度敵情威脅下,國防的政策持續以建立「固若磐石」的國防武力為目標,以保衛國家安全、維護世界和平為目的。軍事戰略遵循「防衛固守、有效嚇阻」的構想,推動精兵政策及落實「國防二法」立法精神,國軍秉持軍事事務革新的思維,與持續精進戰力的理念,綜合考量敵情威脅、戰略構想及國防資源等因素,適切規劃合理兵力結構,以促進國軍未來各項聯合防衛作戰能力的發展,改善現今國軍兵力結構、加強部隊訓練以及汰換武器裝備,建立「小而精、小而強、小而巧」的國防勁旅,以達成建軍備戰目標,確保國家安全。
In 1949 the Chinese Nationalist government was forced retreating from the mainland to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to the Zionist as anti-communist base, after several years of construction, so that the prosperity of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu to become wealthy, and strong fortress to defend freedom and democracy. During Taiwan prepare for war, initially in the United States military assistance to the armed forces be equipped discard the dress and enhance training to improve combat capability, making the Taiwan Strait in 1958, the 823 campaign, win. With the gradual easing of cross-strait situation, changes in the international environment after the Cold War, military reform trend of modern warfare, and in response to public sentiment in Taiwan and many other factors to consider, Taiwan defense strategy policy also made appropriate adjustments. The current environment in Taiwan is still highly enemy that threatened national defense policy continued to build defense force "rock solid" as the goal, to defend national security, for the purpose of safeguarding world peace. Military strategy to follow 'tenacious defense and effective deterrence "concept, promoting elite policy and implementation of the" National Defense Act "spirit of the legislation, the national army to uphold military affairs innovative thinking, sophisticated and sustained combat power of ideas, comprehensive consideration of the enemy threat, strategy factors conception and defense resources, appropriate planning and reasonable force structure, in order to promote the development of future joint military defense capability, improving the current military force structure, strengthen the training of troops and replacement of weapons and equipment, the establishment of "small but fine, small and strong, small but clever "national defense force, the army preparing to achieve the goal, to ensure national security.