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■Anduril unveils Steelfin interceptor family it says could cost a third of a PAC-3 MSE ■Taiwan plans to let 72 senior air force pilots fly until 58 to stem departures to airlines ■Taiwan detains drone maker's executives over Chinese chips allegedly fitted in military drones ■North Korea fires several ballistic missiles from Pyongyang area, Seoul and Tokyo say ■Philippine coast guard confronts Chinese deep-sea research ship as PLA warships sail nearby ■Taiwan's coast guard added 36 vessels in five years but is struggling to find crews for them ■Anduril unveils Steelfin interceptor family it says could cost a third of a PAC-3 MSE ■Taiwan plans to let 72 senior air force pilots fly until 58 to stem departures to airlines ■Taiwan detains drone maker's executives over Chinese chips allegedly fitted in military drones ■North Korea fires several ballistic missiles from Pyongyang area, Seoul and Tokyo say ■Philippine coast guard confronts Chinese deep-sea research ship as PLA warships sail nearby ■Taiwan's coast guard added 36 vessels in five years but is struggling to find crews for them

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A Taiwanese air force pilot in a flight suit prepares to board an F-16 fighter jet

Taiwan plans to let 72 senior air force pilots fly until 58 to stem departures to airlines

Taiwan's defence ministry wants veteran lieutenant colonels and colonels to stay in uniform until 58 as airline hiring drains its cockpits.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read

Front of a multi-storey government office building with a paved forecourt in Taoyuan, Taiwan

Taiwan detains drone maker's executives over Chinese chips allegedly fitted in military drones

Prosecutors say Jiin Ming put banned Chinese chips and lenses in drones sold to the armed forces and faked origin papers; its president is held for two months.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 2 min read