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■Why the coast guard drone boats promised on 10 November 2026 will be a trial for Taiwan, not yet a fleet■Philippines and Australia sign their new defence pact in Manila as Albanese looks on■Italy says its offer of GCAP observer status for Germany is a first step, not a snub■Why a 9 November 2026 call to notify a first slice of Taiwan's arms package is about the production queue■Why Zhang Shengmin's rise, detailed on 13 November 2026, shows Xi putting PLA loyalty before war-readiness■Hanwha Aerospace to build South Korea's first 10,000-pound jet engine for a stealthy spy drone■Why the coast guard drone boats promised on 10 November 2026 will be a trial for Taiwan, not yet a fleet■Philippines and Australia sign their new defence pact in Manila as Albanese looks on■Italy says its offer of GCAP observer status for Germany is a first step, not a snub■Why a 9 November 2026 call to notify a first slice of Taiwan's arms package is about the production queue■Why Zhang Shengmin's rise, detailed on 13 November 2026, shows Xi putting PLA loyalty before war-readiness■Hanwha Aerospace to build South Korea's first 10,000-pound jet engine for a stealthy spy drone

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A blue, white and red T-5 Brave Eagle jet trainer with two crew in the cockpit rolls along a runway beside a grass field
Air Force

Taiwan grounds all 65 Brave Eagle trainers after air force confirms brake failure

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 2 min read

An AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fighter jet landing on a highway airstrip with afterburner glow
Industry

AIDC says military drones and aircraft stay on a non-red supply chain after China-parts claim

TaiwanDefence · 8 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

A blue, white and red Brave Eagle jet trainer parked on an air base apron with red engine intake covers fitted
Air Force

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

TaiwanDefence · 15 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Grey Taiwanese-built military drones with long wings displayed in a hangar beside a red rope barrier as a cameraman films
Industry

Taiwan more than doubles drone R&D subsidies, with AIDC's jam-resistant cargo drone taking the top award

TaiwanDefence · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A grey two-seat F-16 fighter jet with Bahraini markings lands on a desert runway, with a yellow control tower and brown mountains behind it.
ANALYSISAnalysis

Taiwan's new F-16s face a maintenance bottleneck as deliveries finally begin

TaiwanDefence · 8 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

A Taiwan AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer during a 2020 flight demonstration.
Air Force

Taiwan completes 66-aircraft Brave Eagle trainer production run

TaiwanDefence · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 min read