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India's outgoing air chief says theatre commands must not split fighter fleets by region

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh wants a phased, India-specific joint command structure and says the air force is watching the Indo-Pacific closely.

TaiwanDefence · 49m ago · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

Rows of Chinese navy marines in camouflage uniforms standing at attention outdoors as a US Navy officer greets them

Cross-Strait

PLA Daily tells Chinese troops to be ready for a major Taiwan independence incident

The Chinese military's newspaper used Taiwan's Retrocession Day to urge readiness for war, citing Koxinga's 1661 landing and a general's study of Normandy.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read

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Cross-Strait

China's Eastern Theater Command marks Taiwan Retrocession Day as state TV airs satellite views of Taipei

The PLA command facing Taiwan posted a unification poster and CCTV aired Jilin-1 footage of Taipei Port, as Taiwan tracked five Chinese warships nearby.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

J-20 design institute researchers propose radar arrays built into drone wings

8h ago

Cross-Strait

Taiwan coast guard says China pairs militia boats with coast guard ships to prepare the battlefield

1d ago

Navy

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Navy

India's home-built submarine AIP system enters its next phase of tests at Hazira

DRDO has begun the Setting to Work Phase-2 stage for its fuel-cell air-independent propulsion module, with a Kalvari-class refit planned for early 2027.

TaiwanDefence · 16h ago · 3 min read

A dark-hulled Chinese diesel-electric submarine moored at a naval pier with sailors standing on its deck

Navy

Russian design bureau sent submarine designs and test data to China, C4ADS report finds

A Washington research group traced 12 shipments worth over 80 million dollars from Russia's Rubin bureau to Chinese military buyers between 2015 and 2023.

TaiwanDefence · 18h ago · 3 min read

Navy

New Zealand navy task group returns home after North Korea sanctions patrols and RIMPAC

1d ago

Navy

Satellite images suggest North Korea may build a 10,000-ton cruiser and a new naval base at Nampo

1d ago

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Taiwan's admission that it pays for US war-game observers puts a price on quiet military ties

A 21 October 2026 report on Taiwan's NT$82.4m plan for US observers at its Han Kuang drills shows Taipei funds much of its quiet military link to Washington.

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Taiwan's plan to keep senior pilots flying to 58 may miss why most of them leave

As the plan awaits Cabinet approval, a 21 October 2026 report says workload and leave go unaddressed, while lawmakers' data point to mid-career exits to airlines.

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New photos put North Koreans at Russia's military drone hub, but their role on the line is unproven

Photos and eyewitness accounts reported on 20 October 2026 place North Koreans at Alabuga. Whether Pyongyang gains drone know-how is still an inference.

Army

Two olive tanks and two tracked armoured carriers climb concrete test ramps beside a wooded hill

Army

Taiwan army drops score sheets in base training and adds battlefield stress first aid

Reporters at Hukou watched two Taiwanese brigades train for 10 days without a script, while the army began teaching troops a six-step response to combat stress.

TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan troops clear Champi storm damage as aviation officials ask for military flights

10h ago

Army

Taiwan removes Taipei military police commander accused of hiding troop injuries

2d ago

Army

Taiwan puts 20,000 troops on typhoon standby and sends marine amphibious vehicles to Suao

2d ago

Air Force

Helmeted reservists in camouflage kneel with rifles behind barbed wire on grass while officials and officers watch from under a tent

Air Force

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 · 17 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Air Force

Cabinet warns Songshan airport move would leave a critical gap in capital defence

16 Oct 2026

Air Force

Taiwan's Brave Eagle trainers logged 212 engine blade repairs, mostly blamed on runway dust

15 Oct 2026

Air Force

Taiwan's air force delays radar guard platoons to 2029 as China-free vehicle bid stalls

15 Oct 2026

Industry

A white helicopter with red stripes and a red roundel hovers low over grass in front of factory buildings and wooded hills

Industry

Japan plans a defence industrial base strategy and a new agency to grow its arms makers

Tokyo aims to draft a strategy by year-end to grow dual-use industries such as AI and to set up a 300-person body backing defence exports and start-ups.

TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read

Industry

Indo-Pacific

India's outgoing air chief says theatre commands must not split fighter fleets by region

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh wants a phased, India-specific joint command structure and says the air force is watching the Indo-Pacific closely.

TaiwanDefence · 49m ago · 3 min read

Indo-Pacific

India's outgoing air chief says theatre commands must not split fighter fleets by region

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PLA Daily tells Chinese troops to be ready for a major Taiwan independence incident

China's Eastern Theater Command marks Taiwan Retrocession Day as state TV airs satellite views of Taipei

Japan plans a defence industrial base strategy and a new agency to grow its arms makers

Taiwan army drops score sheets in base training and adds battlefield stress first aid

J-20 design institute researchers propose radar arrays built into drone wings

Cross-Strait

PLA Daily tells Chinese troops to be ready for a major Taiwan independence incident

China's Eastern Theater Command marks Taiwan Retrocession Day as state TV airs satellite views of Taipei

J-20 design institute researchers propose radar arrays built into drone wings

Taiwan coast guard says China pairs militia boats with coast guard ships to prepare the battlefield

Navy

India's home-built submarine AIP system enters its next phase of tests at Hazira

Russian design bureau sent submarine designs and test data to China, C4ADS report finds

New Zealand navy task group returns home after North Korea sanctions patrols and RIMPAC

Satellite images suggest North Korea may build a 10,000-ton cruiser and a new naval base at Nampo

Analysis & Commentary

Taiwan's admission that it pays for US war-game observers puts a price on quiet military ties

Taiwan's plan to keep senior pilots flying to 58 may miss why most of them leave

New photos put North Koreans at Russia's military drone hub, but their role on the line is unproven

Army

Taiwan army drops score sheets in base training and adds battlefield stress first aid

Taiwan troops clear Champi storm damage as aviation officials ask for military flights

Taiwan removes Taipei military police commander accused of hiding troop injuries

Taiwan puts 20,000 troops on typhoon standby and sends marine amphibious vehicles to Suao

Air Force

Taiwan air force keeps a reservist call-up on election day, telling 311 to vote before reporting

Cabinet warns Songshan airport move would leave a critical gap in capital defence

Taiwan's Brave Eagle trainers logged 212 engine blade repairs, mostly blamed on runway dust

Taiwan's air force delays radar guard platoons to 2029 as China-free vehicle bid stalls

Industry

Japan plans a defence industrial base strategy and a new agency to grow its arms makers

HD Hyundai and Kiewit plan a new US shipyard to build navy support ships and hull blocks

South Korea's arms agency seeks to strip LIG D&A of contractor status on a counter-drone project

Thai firms to supply 34 support vehicles for the Malaysian Army's new CAESAR artillery regiment

Indo-Pacific

India's outgoing air chief says theatre commands must not split fighter fleets by region

Okinawa calls in Japanese ground troops after typhoon leaves Ishigaki short of water

Malaysia will place its Japanese-supplied counter-drone systems at Sepanggar and Labuan

Philippine defence chief says the country's military buildup is not moving fast enough