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■US hands Philippine Marines two Devil Ray drone boats worth more than $8 million ■Japanese lawmakers urge letting SDF members work to 65 as early retirement and recruiting gaps bite ■Philippine military investigates claimed hack of air force personnel records ■Taiwan Brave Eagle jet trainer runs off Gangshan runway after brake failure ■Japan to give Sri Lanka's navy 25 surveillance boats under its security aid programme ■China's top general wants military and civilian watchdogs to hunt graft in PLA weapons programmes ■US hands Philippine Marines two Devil Ray drone boats worth more than $8 million ■Japanese lawmakers urge letting SDF members work to 65 as early retirement and recruiting gaps bite ■Philippine military investigates claimed hack of air force personnel records ■Taiwan Brave Eagle jet trainer runs off Gangshan runway after brake failure ■Japan to give Sri Lanka's navy 25 surveillance boats under its security aid programme ■China's top general wants military and civilian watchdogs to hunt graft in PLA weapons programmes

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Multirotor drones, a ground control case and scale models of fixed-wing drones on a green table in front of Thunder Tiger banners and a Taiwanese flag on a screen

Taiwan plans a multinational drone alliance to tie its makers into trusted supply chains

The foreign ministry says the GUARD grouping will cover supply chains, certification, training and trade shows, after Taiwanese drone firms exhibited in Berlin.

TaiwanDefence · 13h ago · 3 min read

Portrait of Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen in a dark suit and tie

Japan and Finland sign a pact to transfer defence equipment and develop weapons together

The agreement sets rules for moving military kit and technology between the two countries and opens the door to joint research and production.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 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.

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

A recommendation adopted in Strasbourg seeks a continuous EU naval presence and joint exercises with regional democracies, and presses the Commission to deter Chinese escalation against Taiwan.

TaiwanDefence · 9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read