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Thales to set up Japan's first foreign-run defence maintenance base, starting with navy equipment
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read
Taiwan's pilot fill rate hides an F-16 manning crunch as Block 70s arrive
TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 4 min read
US Army expands Infantry Squad Vehicle requirement from 649 to nearly 12,000, GM Defense says
TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read
Taiwan's new F-16 Block 70s will train before their jamming shield is ready
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 4 min read
Taiwan defence ministry confirms 28 personnel in improper lending and investment case totaling NT$10.6 million
TaiwanDefence · 5h ago · 3 min read
Cross-Strait
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Taiwan says Coast Guard would lead if Chinese maritime militia ships cross the line
Koo told lawmakers Taiwan's Coast Guard would lead if Chinese maritime militia or coast-guard ships cross the line, with the navy in support.
TaiwanDefence · 14h ago · 2 min read
Taiwan's coast guard added 36 vessels in five years but is struggling to find crews for them
A Legislative Yuan budget review says the coast guard's recruitment shortfall has topped 30 percent since 2024 and is near 40 percent this year.
TaiwanDefence · 21h ago · 2 min read
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Malaysia narrows search for anti-ship missiles to arm its delayed first littoral combat ship
Defence Minister Khaled Nordin says talks with shortlisted suppliers to replace Norway's Naval Strike Missile will not wait for the 2027 budget.
TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read
US Navy asks shipyards who can build its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine
A market-research notice asks which US yards could be prime builders for the Virginia-class successor, which is not expected in service until the 2040s.
TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read
Analysis & Commentary
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Taiwan's pitch to build China-free drones with Japan now has to survive the Jiin Ming case
On 12 October 2026, Taoyuan prosecutors said a military drone supplier hid Chinese chips, a day after Taiwan was pitched to Japan as a China-free partner.
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Taiwan's pilot fill rate hides an F-16 manning crunch as Block 70s arrive
On 12 Oct 2026 Taipei said pilot fill is 87.8% and F-16 units are the manning crunch as Block 70s arrive.
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Taiwan's new F-16 Block 70s will train before their jamming shield is ready
On 12 October 2026, defence leaders told lawmakers Viper Shield software is still in development even as more jets may ferry this month.
Army
More →US Army expands Infantry Squad Vehicle requirement from 649 to nearly 12,000, GM Defense says
GM Defense says the Army now plans to field its light, unarmoured troop carrier across 39 mobile brigades, and that it is also making PAC-3 MSE missile parts.
TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read
Taiwan defence ministry confirms 28 personnel in improper lending and investment case totaling NT$10.6 million
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ArmyTaiwan army sends bullying evidence to prosecutors after young lieutenant dies at 206th Brigade base
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ArmyUS Army takes delivery of first Hanwha wheeled howitzer meant to replace its towed M777 guns
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Taiwan's defence minister says any move of Taipei's Songshan airport must not weaken the military
Wellington Koo would not say if he backs the Taipei mayor's plan to turn the civil-military airport into an AI park, but said defences must not suffer.
TaiwanDefence · 8h ago · 2 min read
Taiwan says jamming pod software for its new F-16 Block 70 fighters is still in development
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Air ForceTaiwan plans to let 72 senior air force pilots fly until 58 to stem departures to airlines
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Air ForceTaiwan's Teng Yun military drone appears to draw a Double Ten over the mountains on National Day
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Industry
More →Thales to set up Japan's first foreign-run defence maintenance base, starting with navy equipment
The French group will service Maritime Self-Defense Force gear first and hand its 2R2M heavy mortar technology to Japan Steel Works for local production from 2027.
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read
Taiwan's state missile institute clears US defence cyber audit for its rocket propellant line
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IndustryAnduril unveils Steelfin interceptor family it says could cost a third of a PAC-3 MSE
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IndustryTaiwan detains drone maker's executives over Chinese chips allegedly fitted in military drones
18h ago
Indo-Pacific
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North Korea fires several ballistic missiles from Pyongyang area, Seoul and Tokyo say
South Korea's military detected the launches at about 9:20 a.m., and Japan believes two objects fell outside its EEZ, nine days after the 3 October test.
TaiwanDefence · 19h ago · 2 min read
Philippine coast guard confronts Chinese deep-sea research ship as PLA warships sail nearby
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Indo-PacificJapan weighs counting railway upgrades as defence spending to keep its forces supplied in a crisis
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Indo-PacificMarcos calls China's block on a navy medevac at Ayungin Shoal a new phase of escalation
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