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■US Air Force tells Congress it needs 1,509 combat fighters by 2035, two in five of them F-35s■Australia lends Austal A$245m to build a yard for the army's new heavy landing craft■Taiwan's army chief orders drone units folded into its combat-readiness forces■Taiwan's plan to keep senior pilots flying to 58 may miss why most of them leave■China's shipyards built more than twice the warship tonnage of the US in 2024-25, industry study finds■Ex-PLA signals officer timed his eavesdropping on Korean and US military bases to allied drills■US Air Force tells Congress it needs 1,509 combat fighters by 2035, two in five of them F-35s■Australia lends Austal A$245m to build a yard for the army's new heavy landing craft■Taiwan's army chief orders drone units folded into its combat-readiness forces■Taiwan's plan to keep senior pilots flying to 58 may miss why most of them leave■China's shipyards built more than twice the warship tonnage of the US in 2024-25, industry study finds■Ex-PLA signals officer timed his eavesdropping on Korean and US military bases to allied drills

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A Taiwanese army officer in camouflage stands beside a grey unmanned helicopter while officials in suits look on inside a hall
Army

Taiwan's army chief orders drone units folded into its combat-readiness forces

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read

A grey Chinese H-6 bomber flying above a smaller grey J-16 fighter jet over the sea
Cross-Strait

Taiwan tracks 27 Chinese military aircraft as 21 cross the median line in a combat patrol and far-sea drill

TaiwanDefence · 20h ago · 2 min read

A grey Chinese J-16 fighter jet in flight above clouds, seen from the side
Cross-Strait

China sends 11 jets over the median line in a new combat patrol near Taiwan

TaiwanDefence · 6d 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 · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 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 · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read