Tagged: #csis

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Indo-Pacific

North Korean workers at Russia's top drone plant could take mass-production skills home, report says

A CSIS and Bush Institute study says up to 12,000 North Koreans build Geran attack drones at Alabuga, using mostly Chinese electronics, and warns of a sharper drone threat in Asia.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 4 min read

Navy

Taiwan's navy will wire air combat training pods into its four Keelung-class destroyers

A NT$2.44bn joint buy of NCSIST ACTIS pods will link the navy's air-defence flagships to the air force's live training network for joint drills.

TaiwanDefence · 13h ago · 3 min read

Industry

Taiwan's coast guard signs deal for US-designed Devil Ray T24 drone boats

MARTAC says Taiwan's coast guard is buying its T24 drone boats, to be built in Florida and Taiwan, as Chinese ship activity near the island grows.

TaiwanDefence · 21h ago · 3 min read

Industry

Taiwan's state missile institute clears US defence cyber audit for its rocket propellant line

NCSIST says its solid rocket propellant line now meets a US defence supply chain cyber standard, and it has won ISO certification for its military AI work.

TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 2 min read

Industry

US-built robot dog that joined a Japanese military drill goes on show at Taipei forum

The Ghost Robotics Vision 60, already used by US forces, was shown at a Taiwan-Japan forum as Taiwan's defence institute adapts the same platform.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

ANALYSISAnalysis

Taiwan's first patrol drone boats run on US autonomy while the homegrown Endeavour Manta waits

Taiwan's coast guard chose a MARTAC design over CSBC's Endeavour Manta in October 2026. The hulls are local; the hard part, autonomy, is still imported.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 4 min read

Air Force

Taiwan's Teng Yun military drone appears to draw a Double Ten over the mountains on National Day

Flight-tracking data show the NCSIST long-endurance drone making sharp turns over the Central Mountain Range on 10 October, though its mission is unconfirmed.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 2 min read

Navy

Taiwan's delayed light frigates clear engine logjam as second upgraded Kang Ding frigate nears delivery

Military sources said on 8 October that engines for the navy's two light frigate prototypes will soon be tested and shipped, and that the frigate Kang Ding should return upgraded by year-end.

TaiwanDefence · 8 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

Taiwan coast guard shows US-made Jump 20 drone and M18 sea drone in public for first time

The Coast Guard Administration brought both uncrewed systems to a National Day rehearsal outside the Presidential Office; the drone is in service while the sea drone is still in training.

TaiwanDefence · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Indo-Pacific

Ten indicted in Taiwan for posing as NCSIST to buy US military-grade chips for China

New Taipei prosecutors say the group forged end-user papers in the name of Taiwan's main military research institute, relabelled controlled chips as Taiwanese and shipped them to China and Hong Kong.

TaiwanDefence · 6 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Air Force

Taiwan completes 66-aircraft Brave Eagle trainer production run

AIDC delivered the final two advanced jet trainers to the Air Force Academy on Sept. 24, completing a production program launched in 2017.

TaiwanDefence · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 min read