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■Japan's defence chief says Pacific surveillance is too thin after Liaoning carrier drills■Hai Kun's deep dive is not the hard part — funding the next seven boats is■Taiwan-US Mighty Hornet IV attack drone clears southern flight tests■Taiwan's new MQ-9Bs will only stay airborne if US logistics stay open through 2029■Quieter PLA tallies can still mean total median-line pressure before Keen Sword■Taiwan watches for large-scale PLA drills as peak season nears■Japan's defence chief says Pacific surveillance is too thin after Liaoning carrier drills■Hai Kun's deep dive is not the hard part — funding the next seven boats is■Taiwan-US Mighty Hornet IV attack drone clears southern flight tests■Taiwan's new MQ-9Bs will only stay airborne if US logistics stay open through 2029■Quieter PLA tallies can still mean total median-line pressure before Keen Sword■Taiwan watches for large-scale PLA drills as peak season nears

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Kratos BQM-177 jet target drone launching from a rail during a US military live-fire test
Industry

Taiwan-US Mighty Hornet IV attack drone clears southern flight tests

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 2 min read

A US Marine kneels in dry grass beside a launch tube as a small Switchblade drone flies out of it against a blue sky
Industry

Taiwan's Thunder Tiger and AeroVironment to study Switchblade-armed drone boats

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read

Desert-tan M1A2 Abrams tanks parked in a row on a gravel lot under a cloudy sky as soldiers work on their turrets
Army

US Army buys launchers that let Abrams tanks fire Switchblade attack drones without opening hatches

TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 3 min read

Rows of helmeted Military Police soldiers with rifles, alongside police officers and firefighters, pose for a group photo in a station concourse.
Army

Taiwan's Military Police adds drone and air-defence companies and plans to 3D-print its own drones

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

Australian soldiers in camouflage fire a towed M777 howitzer in dry scrubland, with smoke from the muzzle.
Industry

Australia's NIOA to explore building MBDA's Deluge one-way attack drone at home

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 2 min read