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Ten C-130Js would retire Taiwan's oldest Hercules as the US starts work on the request
TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read
US promises the Philippine military more security cooperation money but names no figure
TaiwanDefence · 3h ago · 2 min read
Taiwan's army parks all 29 of its Apache gunships while the US checks a suspect transmission
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 2 min read
Kang's first talks with Hegseth end with a December date in Washington and no OPCON year
TaiwanDefence · 7h ago · 3 min read
India and Japan push to hold their fourth 2+2 security talks in Tokyo before year-end
TaiwanDefence · 8h ago · 2 min read
Cross-Strait
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Taiwan says China has sent more than 50 warships and coast guard ships across the first island chain
National Security Council chief Joseph Wu says several PLA Navy formations, including the Liaoning carrier group, are training east of the first island chain.
TaiwanDefence · 15h ago · 2 min read
Taiwan's legislature starts its review of a 2027 budget with NT$1.12 trillion for defence
Lawmakers sent the 2027 spending plan to committees after Premier Cho Jung-tai's report, a year after the 2026 budget took 351 days to pass.
TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read
Navy
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USS Colorado will be the first US attack submarine to rotate through Western Australia under AUKUS
The US, Australia and Britain named the Virginia-class boat as the first for Submarine Rotational Force-West at HMAS Stirling, starting in late 2027.
TaiwanDefence · 2d ago · 3 min read
South Korean navy flight instructor becomes the service's first pilot to log 10,000 accident-free hours
Park Ki-hyun, a former navy helicopter pilot who now trains new aviators at Mokpo, reached the mark on a training flight on 23 October, the navy said.
TaiwanDefence · 3d ago · 3 min read
Analysis & Commentary
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Xi's purge leaves the PLA short of generals, but analysts in Taipei see no let-up in pressure on Taiwan
Willy Lam told a Taipei seminar on 28 October 2026 that only a handful of PLA full generals remain. A thinner high command need not mean a quieter strait.
TaiwanDefence
What India's approval of Project 18A destroyers settles, and what it leaves open
India's defence council cleared Project 18A destroyers on 26 October 2026, but their size, number and engines are still unsettled and service entry looks a decade away.
TaiwanDefence
India's nod for 335 more K9 Vajra guns could make a desert-bought howitzer its mainstay facing China
India's October 2026 approval of 335 more K9 Vajra-T guns builds on lessons from Ladakh, but a long road from approval to contract still lies ahead.
Army
More →Taiwan's army parks all 29 of its Apache gunships while the US checks a suspect transmission
Taiwan has reportedly grounded its whole AH-64E fleet after a US Army stand-down over gearbox failures, and may clear low-hour airframes first for readiness.
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 2 min read
Nineteen Taiwanese service members have died by self-harm this year, more than in all of 2025
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ArmyTaiwan air force C-130s fly stranded travellers home from Kinmen and Matsu after Typhoon Champi
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ArmyTaiwan army drops score sheets in base training and adds battlefield stress first aid
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Air Force
More →Ten C-130Js would retire Taiwan's oldest Hercules as the US starts work on the request
Military sources say Washington has begun processing Taiwan's request for 10 new transports, with the case due by next May and funding from 2028.
TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read
Taiwan has two of its six MS-110 spy pods for F-16s, with the rest due by December
1d ago
Air ForceTaiwan air force keeps a reservist call-up on election day, telling 311 to vote before reporting
17 Oct 2026
Air ForceCabinet warns Songshan airport move would leave a critical gap in capital defence
16 Oct 2026
Industry
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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 · 22h ago · 3 min read
India's tri-service headquarters signs a five-year AI pact with Sarvam that covers targeting
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IndustryCourt pauses South Korea's bidding ban on LIG D&A as a KF-21 missile contract waits on a November hearing
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IndustryUkraine says Taiwanese-made machines and parts feed Russia's missile plants, often inside Chinese tools
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Indo-Pacific
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US military hardware is heading to Hanoi's arms expo as Vietnam presses landing-craft talks with Japan
Defence Minister Phan Van Giang welcomed the US plan in talks with Pete Hegseth in Cebu, where he also confirmed progress with Tokyo on jointly building fast landing craft.
TaiwanDefence · 33m ago · 3 min read
US promises the Philippine military more security cooperation money but names no figure
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Indo-PacificKang's first talks with Hegseth end with a December date in Washington and no OPCON year
7h ago
Indo-PacificIndia and Japan push to hold their fourth 2+2 security talks in Tokyo before year-end
8h ago