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Indigenous programmes, drones, procurement and the defence-tech ecosystem.

Rear view of a grey twin-engine fighter jet on an airfield apron with blue KAI covers over both exhausts as visitors walk behind a rope line under a cloudy sky

Hanwha Aerospace to build South Korea's first 10,000-pound jet engine for a stealthy spy drone

The Agency for Defense Development picked Hanwha for a 177.3 billion won project to build four high-bypass turbofans for a low-observable reconnaissance drone by 2031.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read

Two people stand on a railed platform beside an open white telescope dome in desert hills under a pink and purple sunset sky

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US space firms tell Taiwan its biggest gaps are orbital surveillance, secure links and satellite tracking

After an AIT space industry day with Taiwan's space agency and defence officials, US companies said orbital ISR, cable-proof communications and space awareness top the list.

TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read

A small grey tail-sitting V-BAT drone stands upright on a warship flight deck as contractors in safety gear prepare it for launch

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Japan's navy gets a home repair base for its V-BAT drones under a Shield deal with NIPPI

A Kawasaki Heavy Industries subsidiary will maintain the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's V-BAT drones and train Japanese technicians to keep them flying.

TaiwanDefence · 18h ago · 3 min read

A Marine in camouflage uniform holds a handheld tactical radio with a coiled cable while two other Marines look on indoors

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L3Harris stages a live battle network demonstration in Taiwan, linking AI targeting and drone defences

The US contractor's three-day EVEREST event in Miaoli tied Palantir's Maven software, Link 16 and counter-drone kit into one network, though no contract has been announced.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read

Philippine Navy sailors in uniform gather around a small military drone on an airfield

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US defence logistics firm plans a P1.26 billion drone hub on the Philippines' Pacific coast

Anglicotech and the Aurora ecozone authority have agreed to study a dual-use centre in Casiguran for testing, training and later building aerial and sea drones.

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 3 min read

Large black torpedo-shaped uncrewed underwater vehicle on a wheeled cradle in front of a Lungteh Shipbuilding exhibition stand

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Taiwan's Black Whale underwater drone, built with British firms, goes into the water for the first time

Lungteh Shipbuilding's nine-metre uncrewed submarine was lowered into the harbour at Su'ao on 11 November for its first water test, local media reported.

TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 3 min read

A tan tracked armoured recovery vehicle with a crane boom and crew in helmets rolling along a street lined with spectators and trees

Industry

BAE Systems signs Taiwan repair deal to speed parts for army recovery vehicles, AAV7s and howitzers

Taoyuan-based Champion Auto will become a local route to BAE factory parts and engineers, starting with M88A2 recovery vehicles before moving on to AAV7s and M109 guns.

TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 2 min read

A US soldier in camouflage and a helmet aims a rifle-shaped counter-drone jammer with antennas over a yellow barrier

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Taiwan's military plans NT$60 million system to feed false satellite signals to enemy drones

A 2027 budget item would let the electronic warfare command spoof the navigation of hostile drones, as the military says jamming alone no longer stops newer models.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

Multirotor drones, a ground control case and scale models of fixed-wing drones on a green table in front of Thunder Tiger banners and a Taiwanese flag on a screen

Industry

Taiwan plans a multinational drone alliance to tie its makers into trusted supply chains

The foreign ministry says the GUARD grouping will cover supply chains, certification, training and trade shows, after Taiwanese drone firms exhibited in Berlin.

TaiwanDefence · 4d ago · 3 min read

A green tracked self-propelled howitzer with a long gun barrel drives across a muddy firing range under a grey sky

Industry

South Korea's army and Hanwha plan an eastern maintenance hub to service exported K9 guns

The army will also send trainers to Poland from mid-November and make a Korea-Poland military logistics council meet regularly.

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 3 min read

A white and red fixed-wing drone parked on a plaza in front of a large grey building with a glass facade, with visitors gathered under a white tent

Industry

Taiwan's army and marines field 32 teams and post perfect scores at the presidential drone contest

Military crews were the largest public-sector entry at the Chiayi preliminaries, where every drone also had to pass a check for Chinese-made parts.

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 2 min read

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Japan plans defence research hubs at universities to develop AI and space technology

Tokyo aims to fund permanent research centres at universities and national labs by fiscal 2031, a plan set to enter its year-end defence buildup programme.

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 3 min read

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South Korea names KAIST, ETRI and LG AI Research as defence AI hubs for smaller arms firms

DAPA says the three institutes will help small defence firms turn civilian AI into weapon prototypes, with a new innovation lab starting in December.

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 3 min read

A camouflaged eight-wheeled rocket launcher truck with its launch pods raised, displayed outdoors as visitors climb a stair platform beside it under a blue sky

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Hanwha plans two Chunmoo rocket firings from a ship off the US coast this month

Hanwha Aerospace says the tests will take its land-based rocket launcher to sea as it works on an unmanned surface vessel with Magnet Defense.

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 3 min read

A grey two-seat KF-21 Boramae fighter jet marked 006 parked on a runway apron with two crew in the cockpit and wooded hills behind

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Seoul court holds off ruling on LIG D&A bidding ban, leaving KF-21 missile deal in doubt

A Seoul court heard LIG D&A's bid to suspend a two-year ban on state defence tenders but asked for more papers, with a ruling due before 20 November.

TaiwanDefence · 6d ago · 3 min read

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US Navy and Marine logistics chiefs inspect HD Hyundai's Ulsan yard and discuss a third ship repair job

Senior US Navy and Marine Corps officials toured the Ulsan shipyard on 4 November and reportedly discussed repairs on a third US ship and the MASGA plan.

TaiwanDefence · 6d ago · 3 min read

An AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fighter jet landing on a highway airstrip with afterburner glow

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AIDC says military drones and aircraft stay on a non-red supply chain after China-parts claim

Taiwan's state aerospace firm says a contested import record covers civilian engine parts chosen by a foreign customer, not unmanned or combat aircraft work.

TaiwanDefence · 8 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

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Lawmakers unfreeze 74 defence budget items while Stinger LOA and NASAMS stay stuck

A Legislative Yuan defence committee released funding for Stingers, drone missiles, a light-cruiser prototype and Mk 48 torpedoes, but left NASAMS, F-16V missiles and Hai Kun follow-on boats unresolved.

TaiwanDefence · 7 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

Two grey Japanese navy destroyers moored beside cranes and buildings at a shipyard in Nagasaki

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Koizumi tells Japan's arms makers to hold spare wartime capacity as first industry strategy takes shape

Japan's defence and industry ministers met major contractors on 4 November and set out plans for reserve production lines, export-led output and a new state agency.

TaiwanDefence · 6 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

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

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

A US$119.7 million award buys nine more Increment 3 Block 2 retrofit kits for P-8A patrol aircraft, seven for the US Navy and two for the Royal Australian Air Force.

TaiwanDefence · 6 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

An olive-green fixed-wing loitering drone with a rear propeller mounted on a black stand at a defence exhibition

Industry

Taiwan drone firm AerosoarX signs deal to help Ukrainian defence company UFORCE source parts

AerosoarX will use Taiwan's chip and manufacturing base to find alternative drone component suppliers for UFORCE under an MOU signed in Tainan.

TaiwanDefence · 5 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

Courtyard and historic buildings of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei

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Taiwan lawmakers freeze NT$10bn of extra drone funding as committee review of defence top-up ends

A joint committee froze part of the defence ministry's NT$68.5bn equipment request until it explains plans for coastal drones and small attack drone boats.

TaiwanDefence · 5 Nov 2026 · 2 min read

A large grey military drone with underwing weapons displayed on a blue stand at a crowded defence exhibition hall

Industry

Taiwan's plan to build Anduril's Barracuda-500 missile runs into US export rules, reports say

Taiwanese papers say US adoption of the low-cost cruise missile closed the commercial route, so NCSIST is turning to other start-ups and Taiwan-only designs.

TaiwanDefence · 5 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Rows of white-nosed missile bodies rest on yellow carts in a bright factory hall while technicians work in the background

Industry

Taiwan's state arms institute moves to build US firm DTC's military radios in Taiwan

NCSIST says it will pair Taiwanese waveforms with Domo Tactical Communications radios, buy parts locally and pass lower prices to five drone makers.

TaiwanDefence · 4 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Brass rifle cartridges ride up a steel conveyor behind a yellow safety fence in an ammunition factory

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Taiwan plans 13 new arms factory production lines and buys ammunition abroad to fill the gap

The defence ministry wants about NT$14.1 billion for new lines making shells, explosives and propellants by 2032, and over NT$7.3 billion for imported rounds now.

TaiwanDefence · 4 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

The main building of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan in Taipei

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Taiwan's NT$55.9bn drone and sea-drone buy reaches committee as the opposition questions its timing

A supplementary budget carrying three uncrewed systems and the Chiang-Kong missile defence package cleared its first step in Taiwan's legislature on Tuesday.

TaiwanDefence · 4 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Four Align T-REX radio-controlled model helicopters of increasing size lined up on the ground

Industry

Chips marked CN inside army training drones land a famed model-helicopter maker's founder in custody

Taichung prosecutors won detention of Align's founder and his wife after army teardowns found Chinese chips in two batches of training drones.

TaiwanDefence · 29 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

South Korean Marine Corps transport helicopter with Korean markings parked beside a large US Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter on an airfield

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South Korea finishes developing its own Marine attack helicopter, with production due to start in 2027

The arms agency says the Surion-based Marine Attack Helicopter has fired all four of its weapons, including an air-to-air missile, and will move into production in 2027.

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Two senior Indian military officers in uniform at a ceremony marking the silver jubilee of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff

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India's tri-service headquarters signs a five-year AI pact with Sarvam that covers targeting

Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and Bengaluru firm Sarvam set up an umbrella framework for AI projects across India's Army, Navy and Air Force.

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Military trucks carrying a radar panel, a raised vertical missile launcher and a control shelter parked on open ground

Industry

Court pauses South Korea's bidding ban on LIG D&A as a KF-21 missile contract waits on a November hearing

A temporary court order keeps the bribery-hit missile maker eligible for state bids until 20 November, with a formal hearing set for 5 November.

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

An Iskander-M ballistic missile lifting off from its launcher vehicle in a cloud of smoke on a snowy steppe range

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Ukraine says Taiwanese-made machines and parts feed Russia's missile plants, often inside Chinese tools

Ukrainian military intelligence lists 30 foreign machines at Russian missile makers and says Chinese tools there run on Taiwanese, Japanese and European parts.

TaiwanDefence · 28 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Industry

Taichung picks two drone test fields as the army declines to share its Tianshan training ground

Drone makers in central Taiwan have had to travel to Chiayi or Pingtung to fly prototypes. A school airstrip and a riverside club field are now the first choices.

TaiwanDefence · 27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

White torpedo-shaped Seawolf 400 underwater drone with a red nose cone on a stand at an indoor exhibition, visitors in the background

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Foreign firms will hide their names at Taiwan's first uncrewed vehicle expo, organiser says

At least two European companies will attend Taiwan's new marine drone show only as visitors, citing fear of Chinese pressure, while 17 US groups take part.

TaiwanDefence · 27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Airmen in flight suits and camouflage uniforms stand beneath a B-52 bomber wing as an instructor points to a long white missile mounted on a pylon

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US Air Force puts ARRW, its first hypersonic missile, into production with a $694 million order

Lockheed Martin will build the B-52-launched boost-glide weapon, tested from Guam in 2024, three years after the service said it would buy none.

TaiwanDefence · 27 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

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Australia picks former Rio Tinto boss Kellie Parker to run its new defence delivery agency

The former mining executive is set to become National Armaments Director, overseeing shipbuilding, guided weapons and armoured vehicle projects, reports say.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Portrait of Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen in a dark suit and tie

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Japan and Finland sign a pact to transfer defence equipment and develop weapons together

The agreement sets rules for moving military kit and technology between the two countries and opens the door to joint research and production.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A dark grey submarine with its fin and crew on deck sails into harbour on calm blue water

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Australia opens a towed array sonar factory in Western Sydney for Hunter frigates and Collins submarines

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy opened a co-funded Thales hall at Rydalmere that will build and maintain towed sonar arrays for Australian warships and submarines.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A small tail-sitting ducted-fan drone flying over the sea beside a grey US Navy amphibious ship

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Taiwan's maritime council says an AI coast guard drone swarm has passed a 20-aircraft simulation

A council-funded university team has flown two simulated swarms of mixed vertical-take-off drones together and now plans hardware tests and flights at sea.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

A small white quadcopter drone flies against a blue sky with white clouds above a line of green trees

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South Korea's defence ministry spent 1.1 billion won on drone events marred by crashes and rule breaches

Ministry data given to lawmaker Yu Yong-weon show five years of drone showcase spending as Seoul plans a 19 per cent rise in drone and counter-drone funding for 2027.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

A camouflaged Krab tracked self-propelled howitzer with a long gun barrel drives past crowds on a Warsaw street

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Poland offers Vietnam Krab howitzers, Rosomak carriers and coastal defence radars

A Polish deputy minister says state arms group PGZ is in talks with Hanoi on armour, artillery, ammunition and coastal defence, with first contracts targeted for December.

TaiwanDefence · 26 Oct 2026 · 2 min read