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Japan moves to build a signals intelligence satellite to find targets for its counterstrike missiles

The Defence Ministry plans to begin sensor research next year and launch a demonstration satellite by fiscal 2031, the Yomiuri Shimbun reports.

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Cross-Strait

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Cross-Strait

China shows the GJ-11 stealth drone's internal weapon bay in new state TV footage

CCTV aired close-up video of the GJ-11, now codenamed Xuanlong, ahead of the PLA Air Force anniversary, giving a first view of its belly weapon bay.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read

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Cross-Strait

Four Chinese generals and admirals quit the national legislature as the military delegation keeps shrinking

Zhang Gong, Guo Jianjun, Wu Yuhong and Meng Qingbin resigned as NPC deputies with no reason given, taking military departures this term to 50.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

Chinese coast guard flotilla makes a sixth Kinmen incursion in two weeks despite heavy seas

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Cross-Strait

Prosecutors say May Chin followed Beijing on defence votes as lawmakers warn of secrets risk

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Navy

A grey angular stealth frigate with a tall single mast sails toward the camera across a bay, with two small inflatable boats nearby and a car carrier in the distance

Navy

US Navy study of foreign frigates, including South Korea's Chungnam class, nears its deadline

Korean reports say the Navy will finish assessing Korean, Japanese, Turkish and British designs by 12 November, though no competition has been launched.

TaiwanDefence · 7h ago · 3 min read

Taiwanese Marine Corps troops during a 2020 national military exercise in Kaohsiung

Navy

Taiwan's marines plan their first gun turrets built to shoot down drones

The Marine Corps wants two 30 mm automated turrets for NT$93m next year as Taiwan's military adds hard-kill weapons to its mostly jamming-based drone defences.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

Navy

Taiwan's navy takes its new ARD-7 floating repair dock to sea for the first time

4d ago

Navy

Taiwan think tank urges rough-sea tests and shared standards for the military's 1,320 drone boats

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Analysis & Commentary

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Why the November 2026 F-16 weapons report matters more for Taiwan than the new jets' arrival

A defence ministry report covered on 9 November 2026 shows Taiwan's new F-16s will fly for years before their glide bombs and jamming pods are complete.

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Why the Fujian carrier's 5 November first anniversary matters more for Taiwan than China's combat claims

China marked the Fujian carrier's first year in service on 5 November 2026; its repeated passages around Taiwan matter more than claims of full combat power.

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Why China's 5 November TB-001 drone flight past Okinawa matters for Taiwan's eastern flank

China flew an attack-capable TB-001 drone toward Japan's Danjo Islands on 5 November 2026, one of several recent drone loops that also skirt Taiwan's east side.

Army

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Army

Army special training centre puts combat divers through final water tests

Eight trainees faced bound flips, underwater kit drills and an eight-kilogram side swim before the 115-2 combat diving class could graduate and take the badge.

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 2 min read

Army

Matsu troops run a night Yuntai drill against a sea-air assault in monsoon weather

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Army

Kinmen troops fire tanks and artillery at sea and air targets in quarterly Taiwu drill

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Army

Taiwan's M1A2T tanks fire in the military's joint live-fire evaluation for the first time

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Air Force

Air Force locks 8 November Chihhang window for second F-16 Block 70 batch

Air Force media notice on 7 November 2026 set an 8 November Chihhang landing window for three Block 70 jets, serials 6729, 6731 and 6732, after Koos soon remark.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read

Air Force

Taiwan's air defence missile chief Liu Hsiao-tang to retire as succession race opens

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Air Force

Taiwan's air force reports a trainer hard landing and an F-16 stuck on a runway on the same day

4d ago

Air Force

US Air Force hires CAE to keep Taiwan's F-16 training simulators running until 2032

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Industry

A white and red fixed-wing drone parked on a plaza in front of a large grey building with a glass facade, with visitors gathered under a white tent

Industry

Taiwan's army and marines field 32 teams and post perfect scores at the presidential drone contest

Military crews were the largest public-sector entry at the Chiayi preliminaries, where every drone also had to pass a check for Chinese-made parts.

TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 2 min read

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Indo-Pacific

Japan moves to build a signals intelligence satellite to find targets for its counterstrike missiles

The Defence Ministry plans to begin sensor research next year and launch a demonstration satellite by fiscal 2031, the Yomiuri Shimbun reports.

TaiwanDefence · 7m ago · 3 min read

Indo-Pacific

Japan moves to build a signals intelligence satellite to find targets for its counterstrike missiles

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China shows the GJ-11 stealth drone's internal weapon bay in new state TV footage

Four Chinese generals and admirals quit the national legislature as the military delegation keeps shrinking

Prosecutors seek prison for Moon-era defence chiefs accused of tipping off THAAD protesters

Taiwan's army and marines field 32 teams and post perfect scores at the presidential drone contest

Chinese coast guard flotilla makes a sixth Kinmen incursion in two weeks despite heavy seas

Cross-Strait

China shows the GJ-11 stealth drone's internal weapon bay in new state TV footage

Four Chinese generals and admirals quit the national legislature as the military delegation keeps shrinking

Chinese coast guard flotilla makes a sixth Kinmen incursion in two weeks despite heavy seas

Prosecutors say May Chin followed Beijing on defence votes as lawmakers warn of secrets risk

Navy

US Navy study of foreign frigates, including South Korea's Chungnam class, nears its deadline

Taiwan's marines plan their first gun turrets built to shoot down drones

Taiwan's navy takes its new ARD-7 floating repair dock to sea for the first time

Taiwan think tank urges rough-sea tests and shared standards for the military's 1,320 drone boats

Analysis & Commentary

Why the November 2026 F-16 weapons report matters more for Taiwan than the new jets' arrival

Why the Fujian carrier's 5 November first anniversary matters more for Taiwan than China's combat claims

Why China's 5 November TB-001 drone flight past Okinawa matters for Taiwan's eastern flank

Army

Army special training centre puts combat divers through final water tests

Matsu troops run a night Yuntai drill against a sea-air assault in monsoon weather

Kinmen troops fire tanks and artillery at sea and air targets in quarterly Taiwu drill

Taiwan's M1A2T tanks fire in the military's joint live-fire evaluation for the first time

Air Force

Air Force locks 8 November Chihhang window for second F-16 Block 70 batch

Taiwan's air defence missile chief Liu Hsiao-tang to retire as succession race opens

Taiwan's air force reports a trainer hard landing and an F-16 stuck on a runway on the same day

US Air Force hires CAE to keep Taiwan's F-16 training simulators running until 2032

Industry

Taiwan's army and marines field 32 teams and post perfect scores at the presidential drone contest

Japan plans defence research hubs at universities to develop AI and space technology

South Korea names KAIST, ETRI and LG AI Research as defence AI hubs for smaller arms firms

Hanwha plans two Chunmoo rocket firings from a ship off the US coast this month

Indo-Pacific

Japan moves to build a signals intelligence satellite to find targets for its counterstrike missiles

Prosecutors seek prison for Moon-era defence chiefs accused of tipping off THAAD protesters

Japan signs deal to give the Philippine military a coastal radar and surveillance drones

Japan's army traces fatal Type 10 tank blast to debris left in the gun barrel