Tagged: #armed-forces

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A Malaysian air force officer in blue camouflage and a US Marine officer in green camouflage sit at a table with a dark blue cloth in a meeting room

Malaysia moves to speed up the launch of its military cyber force as attacks grow

Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says the planned fourth service, once aimed for 2030, is needed sooner as cyberattacks get more aggressive.

TaiwanDefence · 17m ago · 3 min read

Cambodian soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets training at a simulated roadside checkpoint

Indo-Pacific

Cambodia starts its first military conscription as 5,000 recruits begin training

Hun Manet opened the draft on Independence Day and paired it with a shake-up that pulls soldiers out of small district posts and into battalions.

TaiwanDefence · 22h ago · 2 min read

A Philippine Air Force officer in camouflage looks at a phone held by a New Zealand soldier at a table marked White Cell during a cyber exercise

Indo-Pacific

Philippine military investigates claimed hack of air force personnel records

The AFP says it has not confirmed any breach after a dark web post claimed files from a Philippine Air Force personnel system were stolen.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read

President Lai Ching-te shaking hands with an air force officer in a blue uniform beneath a portrait of Sun Yat-sen

Cross-Strait

Lai promotes five generals and tells them to make drones the eyes of Taiwan's military

An air force officer moves up to a three-star post at the Air Combat Command as the president ties unmanned systems to logistics, readiness and care for troops.

TaiwanDefence · 29 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Rows of Taiwanese soldiers in camouflage uniforms stand on risers facing President Lai Ching-te, seen from behind in a dark suit

Cross-Strait

Taiwan says about 4% of its troops still get no extra pay after the new combat allowance

Defence Minister Wellington Koo says most of those left out are staff officers at corps-level and higher commands, a posting he calls essential to their careers.

TaiwanDefence · 27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Rows of Philippine Military Academy cadets in camouflage uniforms seated at tables with blue cloths in a large hall with chandeliers

Indo-Pacific

Philippine defence chief says the country's military buildup is not moving fast enough

Gilberto Teodoro told the Philippine Military Academy on its 128th anniversary that Manila is in a race to expand its forces and maritime reach.

TaiwanDefence · 25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A South Korean soldier in camouflage and helmet lies prone and aims a scoped K2 rifle on a snowy firing range

Indo-Pacific

South Korea's military lost track of 11 firearms in five years, lawmaker's data show

Army, navy and air force figures list missing rifles and pistols, stolen practice grenades and lax armoury key handling, with several guns still not recovered.

TaiwanDefence · 19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

South Korean soldiers in digital camouflage and US soldiers sit at a table in a tent reviewing transfer verification documents

Indo-Pacific

South Korea plans to put all military prosecutors and investigators under the defence minister

Seoul wants to take criminal cases away from the army, navy and air force chiefs as early as 2027, but a study on checks is not due until December.

TaiwanDefence · 17 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A white China Coast Guard cutter with hull number 3105 sails on open blue water.

Indo-Pacific

Philippine military tracks 27 Chinese coast guard and PLA Navy ships in a week

The Armed Forces of the Philippines says 11 of the ships it tracked from 6 to 12 October were PLA Navy vessels, with the largest group at Scarborough Shoal.

TaiwanDefence · 13 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Service members in French Navy uniforms and camouflage fatigues gather around laptops on a table, watching a French sailor work at a computer.

Indo-Pacific

Philippine Senate ratifies visiting forces agreement with France, its first with a European nation

Senators approved the pact on 8 October, setting legal rules for French and Philippine troops training on each other's soil as Manila widens its defence ties.

TaiwanDefence · 8 Oct 2026 · 2 min read