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South Korean Marine Corps transport helicopter with Korean markings parked beside a large US Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter on an airfield

South Korea finishes developing its own Marine attack helicopter, with production due to start in 2027

The arms agency says the Surion-based Marine Attack Helicopter has fired all four of its weapons, including an air-to-air missile, and will move into production in 2027.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read

Modern glass and stone entrance of Japan's Prime Minister's Office building with a flat canopy and trees in front

Indo-Pacific

Japan's security advisers say tax rises should not be ruled out to pay for more defence

At its fifth meeting, Japan's panel on rewriting the three security documents weighed how to fund higher spending as Tokyo set out a new defence-industry body.

TaiwanDefence · 20h ago · 3 min read

Guards stand at the main gate of Japan's Ministry of Defense headquarters, with tall office buildings behind it under a blue sky

Indo-Pacific

Tokyo floats a corporate tax rise as Japan's defence bill heads past 10 trillion yen

Officials say Japan's next five-year buildup, centred on mass drone buys and munitions for a long war, could cost 70 to 80 trillion yen.

TaiwanDefence · 18 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Japan's defence minister in a dark suit with his hand on his chest beside a uniformed navy admiral at a ship launch ceremony

Indo-Pacific

Japan set to leave Trump's 3.5% defence spending target out of its new security strategy

Tokyo still plans a big rise in defence and related outlays, but officials say a fixed 3.5 per cent of GDP goal would force tax rises it cannot sell, the Asahi reports.

TaiwanDefence · 16 Oct 2026 · 3 min read