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■Philippine Air Force to get its first Black Hawk flight simulator under Lockheed Martin contract■Indian Navy's third next-generation offshore patrol warship, Shreyas, is launched in Kolkata■Paparo briefed US envoys, including Taiwan's AIT chief, on PLA moves at Tokyo meeting, report says■Japan's air force scrapped reusable rescue helicopter parts worth 58 million yen, auditors say■India's air chief says US has made no formal F-35 offer, Su-57 decision still pending■Taiwan is adding a fighter wing just as the senior pilots who lead and train it keep leaving■Philippine Air Force to get its first Black Hawk flight simulator under Lockheed Martin contract■Indian Navy's third next-generation offshore patrol warship, Shreyas, is launched in Kolkata■Paparo briefed US envoys, including Taiwan's AIT chief, on PLA moves at Tokyo meeting, report says■Japan's air force scrapped reusable rescue helicopter parts worth 58 million yen, auditors say■India's air chief says US has made no formal F-35 offer, Su-57 decision still pending■Taiwan is adding a fighter wing just as the senior pilots who lead and train it keep leaving

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The grey multi-storey US Embassy building in Tokyo with an American flag out front under a clear blue sky
Indo-Pacific

Paparo briefed US envoys, including Taiwan's AIT chief, on PLA moves at Tokyo meeting, report says

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 2 min read

A man in a dark suit and purple tie waves with his right hand raised from a podium decorated with purple and pink orchids under a large canopy
Cross-Strait

Lai says Taiwan's defence build-up aims to deter war, not provoke, in National Day speech

TaiwanDefence · 18h ago · 2 min read

A white Taiwan Coast Guard patrol boat with a dark hull band ploughs through heavy grey swell beside a larger white vessel.
Cross-Strait

Four China Coast Guard ships enter Kinmen restricted waters on eve of Taiwan's National Day

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read

A grey Chinese J-16 fighter jet in flight seen from another aircraft
Cross-Strait

China sends 19 aircraft on joint combat readiness patrol near Taiwan on eve of National Day

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read

Underside view of a Taiwan Air Force F-16 flying over Hualien city
Cross-Strait

Taiwan tracks two PLA aircraft entering ADIZ with five Chinese warships nearby

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read

Tsai Ing-wen, in a dark suit, talks with Morris Chang, an older man in glasses and a red tie, beside a window.
Industry

Tsai tells Stanford audience Taiwan is a defence and tech partner under Chinese military pressure

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read

Wide view of the European Parliament's semicircular plenary chamber in Strasbourg, with members seated in curved rows facing the EU flag.
Cross-Strait

European Parliament urges continuous naval presence and deterrence over Taiwan Strait tensions

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 2 min read

Nine people in business attire give a thumbs-up on stage in front of a banner reading Aerospace and Defense Strategic Forum with TAITRA and TADTE logos.
Industry

Saronic urges Taiwan to buy reusable autonomous sea drones as grey-zone patrols wear down crews

TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 3 min read

A grey twin-engine Chinese J-11 fighter jet with red markings banking against a clear blue sky, seen from below.
Cross-Strait

Nine PLA aircraft cross median line as China stages another joint combat readiness patrol near Taiwan

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

File photo of a Taiwan Patriot missile launcher
Cross-Strait

Taiwan tracks eight PLAN ships and nine official vessels around island

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 2 min read

Chinese President Xi Jinping walking past PLA members at a Martyrs' Day ceremony in Beijing.
Cross-Strait

US officials see Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 as unlikely

TaiwanDefence · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 min read