Sunday, 18 October 2026 · Taipei
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■Taiwan air force and navy scramble as nine PLA aircraft and six warships operate around the island■Japan's defence ministry asks start-ups for cheap military drones built from Japanese parts■Tokyo floats a corporate tax rise as Japan's defence bill heads past 10 trillion yen■Japan moves to raise SDF pay as its forces fill only 88 percent of their posts■Chinese warships, drones and a patrol plane gather at Scarborough Shoal around a Philippine frigate■Japan's air force lifts suspected fuselage of its crashed Global Hawk military drone from the seabed■Taiwan air force and navy scramble as nine PLA aircraft and six warships operate around the island■Japan's defence ministry asks start-ups for cheap military drones built from Japanese parts■Tokyo floats a corporate tax rise as Japan's defence bill heads past 10 trillion yen■Japan moves to raise SDF pay as its forces fill only 88 percent of their posts■Chinese warships, drones and a patrol plane gather at Scarborough Shoal around a Philippine frigate■Japan's air force lifts suspected fuselage of its crashed Global Hawk military drone from the seabed
