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■Taiwan refuses mis-specified US gear in T-11 parachute deal and warns it may file a claim ■Lai says Taiwan's defence build-up aims to deter war, not provoke, in National Day speech ■US Navy moves to arm B-52 bombers with stealthy LRASM anti-ship missiles ■US Navy moves Tomahawk's bunker-busting JMEWS warhead into production with Raytheon ■Taiwan's new F-16Vs are arriving years before the shelters meant to protect them ■Lockheed unveils PAC-3 Edge, a longer-range Patriot interceptor aimed at hypersonic threats ■Taiwan refuses mis-specified US gear in T-11 parachute deal and warns it may file a claim ■Lai says Taiwan's defence build-up aims to deter war, not provoke, in National Day speech ■US Navy moves to arm B-52 bombers with stealthy LRASM anti-ship missiles ■US Navy moves Tomahawk's bunker-busting JMEWS warhead into production with Raytheon ■Taiwan's new F-16Vs are arriving years before the shelters meant to protect them ■Lockheed unveils PAC-3 Edge, a longer-range Patriot interceptor aimed at hypersonic threats

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A large grey eight-engine bomber with swept wings seen from above, flying over a sunlit ocean with scattered clouds below

US Navy moves to arm B-52 bombers with stealthy LRASM anti-ship missiles

A sole-source notice to Lockheed Martin revives a stalled plan that analysts say would make US bombers a key threat to Chinese warships in a Taiwan war.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 2 min read

A grey navy destroyer with hull number 1805 moored at a concrete pier in calm blue water, with tall masts and radar domes and green hills behind it.

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Outnumbered at sea, Taiwan's navy bets on coastal missiles and submarines rather than hulls

Taiwan's first 128 land-based Harpoons are due by year-end, a senior military source said on 7 October 2026. The buy shows how Taipei is answering a fleet gap it cannot close.

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 5 min read