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美國在台協會處長谷立言:台灣可藉無人系統、任務式指管與社會韌性嚇阻衝突

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美國在台協會處長谷立言在2026台北安全對話中指出,台灣可透過無人系統、任務式指揮與社會韌性三個領域發揮獨特不對稱優勢以嚇阻衝突,並強調投資與後備戰力為關鍵推手,舉例烏克蘭戰爭經驗作為參考。

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谷立言在2026台北安全對話中發表演講,參考烏克蘭戰爭經驗,探討台灣如何透過無人系統、任務式指揮與社會韌性增強防衛能力。

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美國在台協會(AIT)處長谷立言(Raymond Greene)今(9)日在「2026台北安全對話」發表專題演講強調,台灣有3個可以發揮其獨特不對稱優勢來嚇阻衝突的領域,分別是無人系統、任務式指管與社會韌性,並同時談及兩項必備推手,即投資與後備戰力的運用。

谷立言形容,對於今日的衝突而言,無人系統就像是一戰中的機槍與二戰中的坦克,是重新定義戰場、改變遊戲規則的科技。他舉例,烏克蘭在沒有正式海軍的情況下,成功癱瘓了強大的俄羅斯黑海艦隊,並阻止了俄軍計畫中對敖德薩的兩棲奪取;最近也成功突破世界上最先進的防空系統,打擊了俄羅斯境內深處的戰略目標。烏克蘭在戰火之下,幾乎是從零開始建立了世界級的國防科技產業,而其當時擁有的科技基礎甚至遠不及台灣現有的規模。

他表示,台灣起步的基礎特別穩固,擁有先進製造業、深厚的半導體專業知識,並且能夠取得如Anduril的Altius與Shield AI的V-BAT等經過實戰檢驗的先進美國自主系統。同樣重要的是,美國頂尖的無人機公司正在與台灣大大小小的企業建立深度的生產、研發與供應鏈合作關係,因此台灣的無人機出口正在激增,製造商也成功打入要求嚴格的國際市場。

谷立言說,美國與台灣也正透過在海上無人水面載具(USV)、無人水下載具(UUV)以及AI賦能的蜂群技術上不斷成長的合作,持續推展無人載具領域的邊界,這些平台有望在未來幾年顯著提升台灣的嚇阻能力。

不過他也提醒,沒有任何單一創新會是萬靈丹,真正的致勝方程式是「整合」,這是一個將傳統與無人系統融合、結合具備生存能力的多領域C4ISR(指揮、管制、通訊、資訊、情報、監視和偵察)系統的「系統之系統」,使其能在複雜的動能與電磁威脅環境中運作,正如烏克蘭的情況一樣。他指出,在持續進行的衝突中可以看到,透明且快節奏的現代戰場不僅對科技與裝備帶來挑戰,也對操作人員構成了考驗。

在任務指揮方面,谷立言指出,烏克蘭早期且持久的優勢之一,就是行使「任務指揮(任務式指管)」的能力,將作戰決策下放到戰術層級;在第一線交戰點被授權做出決策的士兵,屢次智取了仍然受制於僵化由上而下階層體制的俄羅斯軍隊。他分析,烏克蘭在任務指揮上如此成功、而俄羅斯失敗的原因,在於烏克蘭與像台灣這樣的民主國家共享著一種不對稱優勢,「他們不擔心自己軍隊的忠誠度」。

他強調,這種信任不僅僅是情感上的,它在作戰中具有決定性的作用;在高強度、通訊遭阻斷的環境中,能夠不等待高層許可就採取行動的一方,將享有明顯的優勢,而這種僵化並非輕易就能修正。他並肯定,最近一次的漢光演習證明,台灣正在快速適應任務指揮的概念,以確保作戰的靈活性。

社會韌性部分,谷立言表示,修正主義強權喜歡將開放社會視為可以利用的弱點,無論是透過媒體或選舉操弄來挑起對立並削弱對國防投資的支持,還是在衝突期間直接攻擊平民與經濟基礎設施,民主國家提升社會韌性的迫切需求都日益明顯。

他說,台灣的公私部門並沒有坐等危機爆發,過去2年他觀察了多次城市韌性演習,並對中央與地方當局之間,以及民間機構與台灣國軍之間在加強協調方面所取得的進展,始終印象深刻;同樣重要的是台灣充滿活力的民間部門所扮演的角色,這汲取了這座島嶼強大的志工服務與社區支持傳統。

谷立言指出,台灣也系統性地解決了經濟上的脆弱性,特別是在能源等關鍵領域。雖然國際間非常關注台灣在擴大液化天然氣(LNG)運輸與儲存方面的努力,但許多人忽略了台灣在提升整體能源韌性上取得的巨大進展;無論是制定配給計畫、分散電網、開發煤炭與再生資源,還是尋找核能與地熱等新興或重新啟用的能源,台灣今天的處境都比幾年前要好得多。他並認為,台灣有能力管理中東衝突對其能源供應以及氦氣等關鍵進口物資的影響,正是其韌性努力的明證。

在資訊戰方面,谷立言指出,台灣每天都面臨著敵手排山倒海的宣傳攻勢,旨在挑起對立並削弱對民主機構以及台灣夥伴關係(包括台美關係)的信心。他說,雖然台灣在對抗此類媒體操弄方面一直是國際模範,但仍必須為即將到來的選舉前、新一波更複雜且結合了AI技術進步的攻勢做好準備;AI賦能的網路威脅也很可能對銀行與關鍵基礎設施等重要領域構成重大挑戰,這需要採取緊急行動。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 台灣無人系統出口將在未來兩年持續成長

    Likely · Within months

  • 台灣將進一步深化與美國在無人水面與水下載具領域的合作

    Likely · Within years

Open Questions

  • 台灣在無人系統領域的具體採購與部署時間表為何?
  • 任務式指揮在台灣軍隊中的訓練與文化改革進展如何?
  • 台灣的社會韌性建設是否能有效抵禦資訊戰與認知作戰?

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