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■Taiwan's legislature starts its review of a 2027 budget with NT$1.12 trillion for defence ■China sends its Manila defence attache, not its defence minister, to ASEAN defence talks in Cebu ■Japan's army confirms it sent officers to India to scout ranges for anti-ship missile firing ■South Korea's military admits its system for fusing spy satellite imagery falls short ■US Air Force puts ARRW, its first hypersonic missile, into production with a $694 million order ■US suspends visa-free visits by Chinese nationals to the Northern Marianas, citing spying risk near bases ■Taiwan's legislature starts its review of a 2027 budget with NT$1.12 trillion for defence ■China sends its Manila defence attache, not its defence minister, to ASEAN defence talks in Cebu ■Japan's army confirms it sent officers to India to scout ranges for anti-ship missile firing ■South Korea's military admits its system for fusing spy satellite imagery falls short ■US Air Force puts ARRW, its first hypersonic missile, into production with a $694 million order ■US suspends visa-free visits by Chinese nationals to the Northern Marianas, citing spying risk near bases

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A Japanese truck-mounted anti-ship missile launches from a coastal site, trailing flame and white smoke

Japan's army confirms it sent officers to India to scout ranges for anti-ship missile firing

The Ground Self-Defense Force chief says finding room to fire long-range missiles is a major problem, but no date, site or missile type has been chosen.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read

US and Philippine officials sit facing each other at a long blue-covered table with flowers, microphones and national flags behind them

Hegseth heads to Cebu for ASEAN defence talks as Teodoro lines up bilateral and Squad meetings

The Pentagon says the trip aims to strengthen deterrence and burden-sharing, while Manila plans one-on-one and four-nation talks with the US defence chief.

TaiwanDefence · 11h ago · 3 min read

A US Army soldier stands beside an open-topped Infantry Squad Vehicle explaining it to Australian soldiers at a training base

US Army expands Infantry Squad Vehicle requirement from 649 to nearly 12,000, GM Defense says

GM Defense says the Army now plans to field its light, unarmoured troop carrier across 39 mobile brigades, and that it is also making PAC-3 MSE missile parts.

TaiwanDefence · 13 Oct 2026 · 3 min read