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■Lai presses US lawmakers to move from arms sales to joint drone and AI development with Taiwan ■Taiwan's delayed light frigates clear engine logjam as second upgraded Kang Ding frigate nears delivery ■Taiwan's new defence committee leaders set up a session-long fight over drones, manpower and delays ■Taiwan's new F-16s face a maintenance bottleneck as deliveries finally begin ■Taiwan coast guard takes delivery of first V-BAT surveillance drones for northern coastal watch ■Lawmaker presses defence ministry over near-threefold cost jump for navy's next two rescue ships ■Lai presses US lawmakers to move from arms sales to joint drone and AI development with Taiwan ■Taiwan's delayed light frigates clear engine logjam as second upgraded Kang Ding frigate nears delivery ■Taiwan's new defence committee leaders set up a session-long fight over drones, manpower and delays ■Taiwan's new F-16s face a maintenance bottleneck as deliveries finally begin ■Taiwan coast guard takes delivery of first V-BAT surveillance drones for northern coastal watch ■Lawmaker presses defence ministry over near-threefold cost jump for navy's next two rescue ships

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A grey angular warship with the hull number 1202 and signal flags strung from its mast, moored beside a pier with trees and buildings behind it.

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 · 2h ago · 3 min read