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South Korea's military lost track of 11 firearms in five years, lawmaker's data show
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read
Indian frigate and Russian Pacific Fleet corvette fire guns together in the Sea of Japan
TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read
Philippine coast guard chases a fourth foreign fishing boat from Kota Island in three weeks
TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read
Lu Sheng 2 attackers reach Hsinchu's Nanliao as Taiwan's M1A2T brigade prepares to strike back
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read
Philippine Navy launches its third South Korean-built offshore patrol vessel
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China airs rare live-fire salvo by four Type 071 landing ships on the eve of Keen Sword
PLA Navy footage shows four Southern Theatre Type 071 amphibious ships firing side by side as China runs drills across four seas before US-Japan exercises.
TaiwanDefence · 9h ago · 3 min read
China sends 16 coast guard, research and fishing vessels to press on four areas around Taiwan
Taiwan's coast guard says 12 Chinese government ships and four fishing boats moved into waters off Hualien, Pingtung, Kaohsiung and Pratas on Sunday.
TaiwanDefence · 10h ago · 3 min read
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Taiwan's Hai Kun submarine penalties pass NT$60 million as delivery runs 321 days late
The navy is booking a fine of about NT$190,000 a day against CSBC and will deduct the total from the builder's final payment once the prototype is handed over.
TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read
Taiwan's navy will hire fishing boats and civil aircraft to map its likely invasion beaches
The navy plans to send civilian survey firms with sonar and airborne lidar onto its red beaches, feeding a NT$1.25bn data centre for minelaying and submarine hunting.
TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read
Analysis & Commentary
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US Space Force's counterspace warning shows the satellites a Taiwan fight depends on are now targets
An Oct. 13, 2026 Space Systems Command assessment says China fields weapons that can jam or destroy the satellites US forces would lean on near Taiwan.
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US Army's LUCAS mission-kill plan shows cheap drone mass is becoming its way into China's sea defences
Maj. Gen. Bernard Harrington's Oct. 14, 2026 AUSA remarks on blinding warships with low-cost drones echo the swarm logic Taiwan is already betting on.
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Taiwan's navy plans most of its 280 V-BAT drones as eyes for shore missile units, not warships
A 17 October 2026 report says 212 of the navy's 280 planned V-BATs will serve coastal missile units, making the buy a test of a radar-free kill chain.
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Taiwan's army shelves extra M1070 transporters for its M1A2T tanks, saying they will stay in the north
Military sources say the Abrams fleet's wartime job is holding northern Taiwan, so civilian haulers can handle peacetime moves to southern ranges.
TaiwanDefence · 50m ago · 3 min read
Lu Sheng 2 attackers reach Hsinchu's Nanliao as Taiwan's M1A2T brigade prepares to strike back
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ArmyTaiwan's army warns a frozen tactical network budget will hobble real-time support between units
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ArmyTaiwan's army sounds out industry for robot vehicles to carry wounded troops off the battlefield
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Taiwan air force keeps a reservist call-up on election day, telling 311 to vote before reporting
A venue clash left an Air Force guard battalion's reserve training starting on 28 November, Taiwan's local election day, so reservists may report until 8 pm.
TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read
Cabinet warns Songshan airport move would leave a critical gap in capital defence
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Air ForceTaiwan's Brave Eagle trainers logged 212 engine blade repairs, mostly blamed on runway dust
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Air ForceTaiwan's air force delays radar guard platoons to 2029 as China-free vehicle bid stalls
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More than 150 frozen Taiwan defence budget items wait on lawmakers with none released yet
Three weeks into the new session, the defence committee has not scheduled any ministry request to unfreeze 2026 funds, including army ambulance upkeep.
TaiwanDefence · 14h ago · 3 min read
China's J-20 stealth fighter maker says modular tooling cuts its set-up costs by a fifth
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IndustryLockheed pours $300m into Texas missile parts plant as Taiwan waits on Patriot deliveries
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IndustryThunder Tiger says it has delivered all 1,520 drones in its first Pentagon order
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Indo-Pacific
More →South Korea's military lost track of 11 firearms in five years, lawmaker's data show
Army, navy and air force figures list missing rifles and pistols, stolen practice grenades and lax armoury key handling, with several guns still not recovered.
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read
Indian frigate and Russian Pacific Fleet corvette fire guns together in the Sea of Japan
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Indo-PacificPhilippine coast guard chases a fourth foreign fishing boat from Kota Island in three weeks
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Indo-PacificPhilippine Navy launches its third South Korean-built offshore patrol vessel
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