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Taiwan coast guard patrol ship CG 125 Lienchiang moored alongside a pier in Keelung harbour
Cross-Strait

Taiwan coast guard drives four Chinese ships from Kinmen waters in rough seas

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 2 min read

A grey Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft flying over a blue ocean
Industry

US Navy orders more Poseidon upgrade kits for American and Australian sub hunters

TaiwanDefence · 16h ago · 3 min read

A white China Coast Guard ship with a red and blue stripe on its hull sailing on open sea
Indo-Pacific

Philippine military counts 80 Chinese warships and coast guard ships in its waters in October

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 3 min read

The grey-and-white Taiwanese coast guard patrol ship Tainan moored at a pier
Cross-Strait

Taiwan's coast guard shadows a Chinese survey ship that lowered a sensor off Kaohsiung

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 3 min read

An Indian Navy tanker and two Japanese destroyers sailing in formation at sea
Indo-Pacific

India and Japan push to hold their fourth 2+2 security talks in Tokyo before year-end

TaiwanDefence · 29 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A grey Chinese navy destroyer bow and a white China Coast Guard cutter numbered 3104 colliding at sea, seen from the deck of a Philippine vessel
Indo-Pacific

Japan reports a Chinese coast guard ship sailing with PLA Navy warships into the Pacific

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi shaking hands with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in an office with flags
Indo-Pacific

Japan's defence minister tells ASEAN counterparts the region's security is worsening and pitches three fixes

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Pete Hegseth shaking hands with officials on the tarmac at Mactan-Cebu International Airport
Indo-Pacific

Hegseth proposes a new US-ASEAN defence cooperation framework at talks in Cebu

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A grey Royal Malaysian Navy frigate with hull number 26 sailing on calm open sea
Indo-Pacific

Malaysia says its navy and air force are guarding the Malacca Strait against a Hormuz-style disruption

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Delegates in suits and military uniforms sit along a conference table with small national flags and name plates
Indo-Pacific

Philippines deploys 3,670 personnel and a no-fly zone for ASEAN defence ministers in Cebu

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A grey Japanese navy destroyer under way at sea with a helicopter flying above it
Indo-Pacific

Japanese destroyer joins Philippine forces and a US Coast Guard cutter for a joint maritime activity

TaiwanDefence · 25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A grey Fijian navy patrol boat numbered 401 sails past a ship on which a US Coast Guard sailor and an Australian sailor stand watching
Indo-Pacific

Fiji launches its first maritime security strategy as Australia pledges Bluebottle sea drones

TaiwanDefence · 24 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A grey New Zealand navy frigate with sailors lining the deck sails into harbour
Navy

New Zealand navy task group returns home after North Korea sanctions patrols and RIMPAC

TaiwanDefence · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Helmeted coast guard boarding team members in body armour sit in a grey rubber boat speeding toward a white patrol cutter on open blue sea
Indo-Pacific

Philippine coast guard drives a Vietnamese fishing boat out of Lawak Island waters in the Spratlys

TaiwanDefence · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A white Taiwan Coast Guard Administration patrol boat marked PP-3582, decorated with flags, hangs from a crane just above the water inside a shipyard shed
Cross-Strait

Taiwan coast guard says China pairs militia boats with coast guard ships to prepare the battlefield

TaiwanDefence · 23 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A grey Chinese navy frigate with pennant number 548 sails into a harbour while a US Navy sailor in white uniform stands on the pier in the foreground
Cross-Strait

No Chinese warplanes but 13 ships stay around Taiwan as Typhoon Champi closes in

TaiwanDefence · 22 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

White Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship with hull number 9701 and a blue and red stripe on calm water under a grey sky
Indo-Pacific

Philippines says it is exploring closer work with Taiwan to protect undersea cables

TaiwanDefence · 22 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Grey Maldivian coast guard patrol ship with hull number 801 under way on open sea
Indo-Pacific

Pakistan and the Maldives sign defence and maritime security pacts during Muizzu's Islamabad visit

TaiwanDefence · 22 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Three grey Japanese navy destroyers moored side by side at a quay in front of snow-covered hills
Indo-Pacific

Maizuru accepts Japanese navy plan for new fuel tanks and ship moorings at its base

TaiwanDefence · 20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin shaking hands with then US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin
Indo-Pacific

Japan and Malaysia see need for a maritime security plan as Malaysia's defence chief visits Tokyo

TaiwanDefence · 20 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Crew members in orange uniforms stand along the deck and pier beside a large white Taiwan coast guard patrol ship marked R.O.C. Coast Guard
Indo-Pacific

Taiwan's coast guard plans its first visit to the Philippines in 53 years as sea ties deepen

TaiwanDefence · 19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A white South Korean navy P-3 Orion patrol aircraft parked behind a pale blue Japanese P-1 patrol jet on an airfield tarmac under grey skies
Indo-Pacific

South Korea's navy seeks new patrol planes as its P-3CK fleet heads for retirement in 2030

TaiwanDefence · 19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

US Navy Admiral Dennis Blair talks with US Special Forces personnel outdoors in the Philippines
Cross-Strait

Former US Pacific commander Blair tells Taiwan to rank China's grey-zone moves, not chase every one

TaiwanDefence · 14 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

An Italian Army eight-wheeled Freccia armoured mortar carrier with troops during a field exercise
Industry

Thales to set up Japan's first foreign-run defence maintenance base, starting with navy equipment

TaiwanDefence · 13 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Taiwan Coast Guard patrol vessel CG-106 Fu Hsing at sea
Cross-Strait

Taiwan says Coast Guard would lead if Chinese maritime militia ships cross the line

TaiwanDefence · 12 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A large white coast guard ship marked Taiwan R.O.C. Coast Guard, with orange lifeboats on its side, as crew in orange uniforms line up on the quay beside it.
Indo-Pacific

Taiwan coast guard cutters patrol Palau's waters and sail farther south than ever before

TaiwanDefence · 11 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A dark grey rigid-hull inflatable boat with armed crew members aboard moves across calm grey water
Indo-Pacific

Philippine coast guard and marines drive Chinese militia ship and 22 boats from Kota Island

TaiwanDefence · 10 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Several Chinese-flagged fishing vessels anchored close together on calm blue water, photographed from a Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship.
Cross-Strait

Chinese militia boat tracked off Taiwan's east coast for first time, private patrol report says

TaiwanDefence · 8 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A large white ship marked Taiwan R.O.C. Coast Guard with orange lifeboats, crew in orange uniforms standing along its rails and on the quay under a grey sky.
Indo-Pacific

Taiwan coast guard sends Chiayi and new cutter Penghu to Palau on second Friendship Fleet voyage

TaiwanDefence · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A grey flat-bowed military transport ship with hull number 4151 moored in a harbour, with buildings and a ferry funnel behind it.
Indo-Pacific

Japan plans AI-driven autonomous ships to move troops to southwestern islands

TaiwanDefence · 5 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A grey V-BAT tail-sitter drone stands upright on its launch stand on a warship flight deck under a blue sky.
Indo-Pacific

Japan's MSDF fields six V-BAT drones for shipborne surveillance

TaiwanDefence · 5 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Composite view of uncrewed surface vessels and navigation screens from Ocean Affairs Council tests
Industry

Taiwan tests AI-guided uncrewed vessels with federated learning off Kaohsiung

TaiwanDefence · 3 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Taiwan Coast Guard boarding party near a Chinese fishing boat off Dongsha
Indo-Pacific

Taiwan Coast Guard enforces Dongsha boundary, water-cannons Jin Sha

TaiwanDefence · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Kuan Bi-ling and Premier Cho Jung-tai at the Legislative Yuan on 2 October 2026
Indo-Pacific

Taipei attaches fisher safeguards and return clause to Philippine gift cutter

TaiwanDefence · 2 Oct 2026 · 3 min read