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■Taiwan tracks eight PLAN ships and nine official vessels around island ■5 October 2026: Japan fields six V-BATs as Taiwan funds drones ■Japan plans AI-driven autonomous ships to move troops to southwestern islands ■Japan's MSDF fields six V-BAT drones for shipborne surveillance ■Japan shows Type-25 long-range missile launchers to Kumamoto residents ■Japan-Philippines air drill opens as first test of new logistics pact ■Taiwan tracks eight PLAN ships and nine official vessels around island ■5 October 2026: Japan fields six V-BATs as Taiwan funds drones ■Japan plans AI-driven autonomous ships to move troops to southwestern islands ■Japan's MSDF fields six V-BAT drones for shipborne surveillance ■Japan shows Type-25 long-range missile launchers to Kumamoto residents ■Japan-Philippines air drill opens as first test of new logistics pact

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Taiwan tracks eight PLAN ships and nine official vessels around island

No PLA aircraft were logged in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. on 5 October; ROC forces monitored with CAP aircraft, navy ships and coastal missiles.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read

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4 October reports of Pentagon liaisons in Taipei are timely because the ministry has not confirmed them

On 4 October 2026 two Taipei papers reported a Pentagon policy officer and an IDA expert inside the defense ministry through 2028, timely because the ministry will not confirm it.

TaiwanDefence · 20h ago · 4 min read