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PLA cyber scientist Guo Shize vanishes from China's academy roster, the latest defence expert to go

The Strategic Support Force veteran's page has been pulled with no explanation, as Hong Kong media count about 11 academicians dropped in a year, many from the arms industry.

TaiwanDefence · 52m ago · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

PLA cyber scientist Guo Shize vanishes from China's academy roster, the latest defence expert to go

The Strategic Support Force veteran's page has been pulled with no explanation, as Hong Kong media count about 11 academicians dropped in a year, many from the arms industry.

TaiwanDefence · 52m ago · 3 min read

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Cross-Strait

China's top general wants military and civilian watchdogs to hunt graft in PLA weapons programmes

Zhang Shengmin, one of only two men left on the Central Military Commission, also told the PLA to obey Xi Jinping in the first plenum lecture.

TaiwanDefence · 12h ago · 2 min read

Cross-Strait

Taiwan's defence ministry warns bills to raise military pensions could hurt troop retention

19h ago

Cross-Strait

Taiwan defence think tank says a Chinese survey ship faked its position near the Bashi Channel

1d ago

Navy

A grey angular stealth frigate with a tall single mast sails toward the camera across a bay, with two small inflatable boats nearby and a car carrier in the distance

Navy

US Navy study of foreign frigates, including South Korea's Chungnam class, nears its deadline

Korean reports say the Navy will finish assessing Korean, Japanese, Turkish and British designs by 12 November, though no competition has been launched.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 3 min read

Taiwanese Marine Corps troops during a 2020 national military exercise in Kaohsiung

Navy

Taiwan's marines plan their first gun turrets built to shoot down drones

The Marine Corps wants two 30 mm automated turrets for NT$93m next year as Taiwan's military adds hard-kill weapons to its mostly jamming-based drone defences.

TaiwanDefence · 5d ago · 3 min read

Navy

Taiwan's navy takes its new ARD-7 floating repair dock to sea for the first time

6d ago

Navy

Taiwan think tank urges rough-sea tests and shared standards for the military's 1,320 drone boats

6d ago

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Why India's border-police commando push, reported on 10 November 2026, is built for face-offs

Nikkei Asia reported on 10 November 2026 that India is forming border-police commando units for clashes with Chinese troops, with drones getting most of the money.

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Why India's 2 November 2026 corvette order looks more like a fleet-age fix than a leap

India signed for eight corvettes on 2 November 2026, but most of its corvette fleet is over 20 years old and the first new ship is not due until about 2030.

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Why the drop to one PLA aircraft near Taiwan on 9 November 2026 does not mean Beijing has eased off

Taiwan counted one Chinese military aircraft on 9 November 2026, down from 49 a week earlier, but the warships stayed and the pressure shifted to the sea.

Army

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Army

Anti-jamming change delays the last 85 of Taiwan's army Capricorn drones

A defence ministry report says an added wartime radio band pushed final deliveries to January 2027, with a daily penalty of NT$1.28 million after that.

TaiwanDefence · 21h ago · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's army plans NT$978 million urban warfare ranges for brigades that train conscripts

23h ago

Army

Tainan bridge blast would give all four of Taiwan's army theatres live demolition experience this year

1d ago

Army

Army special training centre puts combat divers through final water tests

4d ago

Air Force

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Air Force

Taiwan Brave Eagle jet trainer runs off Gangshan runway after brake failure

A T-5 trainer burst a tyre and damaged its landing gear on landing at the air force academy base, the second trainer mishap there in under a week.

TaiwanDefence · 10h ago · 2 min read

Air Force

Air Force locks 8 November Chihhang window for second F-16 Block 70 batch

3d ago

Air Force

Taiwan's air defence missile chief Liu Hsiao-tang to retire as succession race opens

3d ago

Air Force

Taiwan's air force reports a trainer hard landing and an F-16 stuck on a runway on the same day

6d ago

Industry

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Industry

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 · 16h ago · 3 min read

Industry

Indo-Pacific

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Indo-Pacific

Philippine Navy puts its western command on alert as a Chinese rocket streaks over its sea outposts

Sailors from Puerto Princesa to Rizal Reef tracked glowing trails from a Long March 12 launch whose debris zone lay 19 nautical miles from Tubbataha.

TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 3 min read

Indo-Pacific

PLA cyber scientist Guo Shize vanishes from China's academy roster, the latest defence expert to go

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Why India's border-police commando push, reported on 10 November 2026, is built for face-offs

Why India's 2 November 2026 corvette order looks more like a fleet-age fix than a leap

Philippine Navy puts its western command on alert as a Chinese rocket streaks over its sea outposts

Cambodia starts its first military conscription as 5,000 recruits begin training

US hands Philippine Marines two Devil Ray drone boats worth more than $8 million

Cross-Strait

PLA cyber scientist Guo Shize vanishes from China's academy roster, the latest defence expert to go

China's top general wants military and civilian watchdogs to hunt graft in PLA weapons programmes

Taiwan's defence ministry warns bills to raise military pensions could hurt troop retention

Taiwan defence think tank says a Chinese survey ship faked its position near the Bashi Channel

Navy

US Navy study of foreign frigates, including South Korea's Chungnam class, nears its deadline

Taiwan's marines plan their first gun turrets built to shoot down drones

Taiwan's navy takes its new ARD-7 floating repair dock to sea for the first time

Taiwan think tank urges rough-sea tests and shared standards for the military's 1,320 drone boats

Analysis & Commentary

Why India's border-police commando push, reported on 10 November 2026, is built for face-offs

Why India's 2 November 2026 corvette order looks more like a fleet-age fix than a leap

Why the drop to one PLA aircraft near Taiwan on 9 November 2026 does not mean Beijing has eased off

Army

Anti-jamming change delays the last 85 of Taiwan's army Capricorn drones

Taiwan's army plans NT$978 million urban warfare ranges for brigades that train conscripts

Tainan bridge blast would give all four of Taiwan's army theatres live demolition experience this year

Army special training centre puts combat divers through final water tests

Air Force

Taiwan Brave Eagle jet trainer runs off Gangshan runway after brake failure

Air Force locks 8 November Chihhang window for second F-16 Block 70 batch

Taiwan's air defence missile chief Liu Hsiao-tang to retire as succession race opens

Taiwan's air force reports a trainer hard landing and an F-16 stuck on a runway on the same day

Industry

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

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

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

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

Indo-Pacific

Philippine Navy puts its western command on alert as a Chinese rocket streaks over its sea outposts

Cambodia starts its first military conscription as 5,000 recruits begin training

US hands Philippine Marines two Devil Ray drone boats worth more than $8 million

Japanese lawmakers urge letting SDF members work to 65 as early retirement and recruiting gaps bite