However, because of pressure from mainland China and political considerations in arms exporting countries, arms purchases are often extremely sensitive, and thus are considered of the highest secrecy in the ROC Ministry of National Defense (MND).
軍購是台灣高科技武器的主要來源，但由於中共的壓力與輸出國的政治考量，往往十分敏感，被列為國防的最高機密。