According to information published by the Liberty Times on November 5, 2021, Taiwan will start next year a program to upgrade its fleet of M60A3 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). The M60 is an American-made MBT that was manufactured by the company General Dynamics. The M60 entered service with the US Army in 1960 and from October 1962 the tank was succeeded in production under the name of M60A1. The M60A3 is an improved version of the M60A1. The first M60A3 MBTs were delivered to the Taiwanese army between 1995 and 2000.
Taiwan plans to start a partial upgrade of M60A3 tanks in 2022. The Taiwanese National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) will conduct the work as part of a contract worth US$15.9 million spread over three years. According to the Military Balance 2020, the Taiwanese army has a total of 565 MBTs including 200 M60A3, 100 M48A5, and 265 M48H Brave Tiger.