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Seoul raised front-line fire readiness for DMZ mine clearance as North warns of counteraction
TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read
Retired Taiwanese air force captain indicted for gathering data on intelligence officers for China
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read
Satellite images show eight K-8 jets at China's new Ban Keun base in Laos
TaiwanDefence · 6h ago · 3 min read
Nine PLA aircraft cross median line as China stages another joint combat readiness patrol near Taiwan
TaiwanDefence · 9h ago · 3 min read
Ten indicted in Taiwan for posing as NCSIST to buy US military-grade chips for China
TaiwanDefence · 11h ago · 3 min read
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Taiwan coast guard shows US-made Jump 20 drone and M18 sea drone in public for first time
The Coast Guard Administration brought both uncrewed systems to a National Day rehearsal outside the Presidential Office; the drone is in service while the sea drone is still in training.
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read
Retired Taiwanese air force captain indicted for gathering data on intelligence officers for China
Taoyuan prosecutors say the 77-year-old, who later served as a township head in Hebei, used a private investigator and his estate-agent son to profile two Taiwanese intelligence officers; a court has kept him in custody.
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read
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US delivers AEVEX Lynx USVs to Taiwan Marine Corps for training
AEVEX confirmed on 2 October that Lynx unmanned surface vessels shipped by the US government are already transferred to Taiwan's Marine Corps for ongoing training.
TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 2 min read
Hai Kun submarine begins late-stage sea trials ahead of delivery
Taiwan's indigenous Hai Kun prototype ran its 23rd sea sortie and 17th dive on Oct. 2 as shipyard and navy teams push toward year-end handover, experts say.
TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 2 min read
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Yonaguni NMESIS package turns Keen Sword into a Taiwan-adjacent sea-denial rehearsal
Reporting dated 5 October 2026 details the first Marine Corps NMESIS and MADIS package planned for Yonaguni in Keen Sword, rehearsing distributed coastal fires within about 110 kilometres of Taiwan.
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Japan fields six V-BATs as Taiwan funds drones
On 5 October 2026, Jiji and The Japan Times reported Japan MSDF flying six V-BATs. Taiwan's 27 August NT$240bn drone law and same-day Altius LOA keep the delivery test through 2026-28.
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Houthis say missiles hit Aramco near Riyadh
On 3 October 2026 the Houthis said missiles and drones hit an Aramco site near Riyadh, timely because an AFP journalist saw the refinery on fire that afternoon.
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Taiwan tightens conscription physical standards as exemption rate set to halve
MND and Interior Ministry say Oct. 31 rules will cut the exemption rate from about 16% to 8%, adding thousands of annual active-duty and alternative-service intakes.
TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 2 min read
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Koo says more F-16Vs due this year, denies EW ballast-weight claim
At the Legislative Yuan, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said more than two Block 70 jets will arrive in 2026 and that electronic-warfare suites are in active software-hardware integration, not replaced by ballast.
TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 2 min read
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Taiwan's economy minister lifts 2030 drone output outlook past NT$50 billion
Kung Ming-hsin says drones could become Taiwan's next sacred mountain, citing defence needs, a supply chain free of Chinese parts and demand from democratic buyers.
TaiwanDefence · 22h ago · 3 min read
Indo-Pacific
More →Seoul raised front-line fire readiness for DMZ mine clearance as North warns of counteraction
Army corps stayed on a heightened fire posture through the first removal of a North Korean minefield south of the border line, as Pyongyang threatened to answer any incursion.
TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read