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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 anti-ship missile launching from a truck battery

Japan's Type 25 missiles at Keen Sword could close East China Sea lanes China needs for Taiwan

As Keen Sword opens on 19 October 2026, Japan's ~1,000 km Type 25 anti-ship missiles leave Camp Kengun for the first time, testing a kill chain that matters more for Taiwan than short-range NMESIS on Yonaguni.

TaiwanDefence · 36m ago · 4 min read

Cross-Strait

Exterior of Taiwan Coast Guard Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch headquarters building

Cross-Strait

Taiwan coast guard forces four China coast guard ships out of Kinmen restricted waters

Taiwan's coast guard forced four China coast guard ships out of Kinmen restricted waters after a two-hour grey-zone probe.

TaiwanDefence · 9h ago · 2 min read

A scale model of a boxy satellite with a long solar panel on a display stand

Cross-Strait

Taiwan's signals intelligence office buys AI to spot Chinese warships in satellite images

A NT$46.6 million deal lets the defence ministry's signals intelligence unit scan satellite photos for PLA ships, aircraft and missile launchers in minutes.

TaiwanDefence · 17h ago · 2 min read

Cross-Strait

Taiwan says Coast Guard would lead if Chinese maritime militia ships cross the line

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Cross-Strait

Taiwan's coast guard added 36 vessels in five years but is struggling to find crews for them

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Navy

The black Hai Kun submarine with a Taiwan flag-coloured bow sits on yellow cradles inside a large shipyard hall, with a red carpet in front.

Navy

Taiwan's Hai Kun submarine heads for deep-dive tests in late October, the last hurdle before delivery

The prototype made its 24th sea outing on Tuesday as the navy and CSBC prepare deep-water trials that stand between the boat and year-end delivery.

TaiwanDefence · 15h ago · 3 min read

Navy

India commissions third Kochi-built submarine hunter as navy promises a new ship every 40 to 50 days

Mangrol, a 900-tonne shallow-water anti-submarine craft, joined the fleet in Mumbai as a senior admiral said 10 ships have entered service this year and eight more are due.

TaiwanDefence · 21h ago · 2 min read

Navy

Malaysia narrows search for anti-ship missiles to arm its delayed first littoral combat ship

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Navy

US Navy asks shipyards who can build its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine

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Japan's Type 25 missiles at Keen Sword could close East China Sea lanes China needs for Taiwan

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The US carriers Taiwan would need are fighting Iran or still crossing the Pacific

As of 13 October 2026, USNI's fleet map shows Japan's homeported carrier in the Arabian Sea while Theodore Roosevelt is mid-Pacific — thin decks for a China crisis.

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Cheap Blackbeard hypersonics could drain China's fleet defences, if US carriers can get close enough to Taiwan

Experts said on 12 October 2026 the US Navy's US$385,000 Blackbeard could exhaust Chinese ship defences. The catch is launching it near Taiwan.

Army

A camouflaged M1A2T Abrams tank with soldiers in the hatches and a soldier standing beside it

Army

Taiwan army's shelters for its M1A2T tanks slip to 2027, so crews will rely on camouflage for now

Taiwan's army says tank shelters meant to protect its new M1A2T Abrams from Chinese strikes will not be finished this year after a troubled tender.

TaiwanDefence · 10h ago · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's military to buy 60,500 electronic casualty tags over three years to track wounded troops

16h ago

Army

US Army expands Infantry Squad Vehicle requirement from 649 to nearly 12,000, GM Defense says

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Army

Taiwan defence ministry confirms 28 personnel in improper lending and investment case totaling NT$10.6 million

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Air Force

Taiwan's defence minister says any move of Taipei's Songshan airport must not weaken the military

Wellington Koo would not say if he backs the Taipei mayor's plan to turn the civil-military airport into an AI park, but said defences must not suffer.

TaiwanDefence · 1d ago · 2 min read

Air Force

Taiwan says jamming pod software for its new F-16 Block 70 fighters is still in development

1d ago

Air Force

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

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Air Force

Taiwan's Teng Yun military drone appears to draw a Double Ten over the mountains on National Day

2d ago

Industry

Soldier directing military trucks at an Anniston Army Depot staging area

Industry

US Army will run a Manufacturing Rodeo to find weak links China still holds in attack-drone supply chains

Adam Telle said at AUSA the Army will run a 2027 Manufacturing Rodeo to expose China-linked weak links in attack-drone supply chains Taiwan also fights.

TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 2 min read

Industry

Indo-Pacific

US Army officers in uniform and civilian clothes listen as a South Korean Navy worker in a hard hat points to a display inside a factory hall.

Indo-Pacific

US Army in Korea wants to become the spare-parts factory for American forces across the Indo-Pacific

Eighth Army is printing and machining parts for troops in Okinawa and Guam, to keep US forces supplied inside the First Island Chain off China's coast.

TaiwanDefence · 7h ago · 3 min read

Indo-Pacific

Japan's Type 25 missiles at Keen Sword could close East China Sea lanes China needs for Taiwan

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The US carriers Taiwan would need are fighting Iran or still crossing the Pacific

Cheap Blackbeard hypersonics could drain China's fleet defences, if US carriers can get close enough to Taiwan

Poland's Patriot delay is a warning for Taiwan's next big interceptor order against China

US Army will run a Manufacturing Rodeo to find weak links China still holds in attack-drone supply chains

Lu Sheng 2 puts Taiwan's CM11s against M1A2Ts in a northern fight China would recognise

Cross-Strait

Taiwan coast guard forces four China coast guard ships out of Kinmen restricted waters

Taiwan's signals intelligence office buys AI to spot Chinese warships in satellite images

Taiwan says Coast Guard would lead if Chinese maritime militia ships cross the line

Taiwan's coast guard added 36 vessels in five years but is struggling to find crews for them

Navy

Taiwan's Hai Kun submarine heads for deep-dive tests in late October, the last hurdle before delivery

India commissions third Kochi-built submarine hunter as navy promises a new ship every 40 to 50 days

Malaysia narrows search for anti-ship missiles to arm its delayed first littoral combat ship

US Navy asks shipyards who can build its next-generation SSN(X) attack submarine

Analysis & Commentary

Japan's Type 25 missiles at Keen Sword could close East China Sea lanes China needs for Taiwan

The US carriers Taiwan would need are fighting Iran or still crossing the Pacific

Cheap Blackbeard hypersonics could drain China's fleet defences, if US carriers can get close enough to Taiwan

Army

Taiwan army's shelters for its M1A2T tanks slip to 2027, so crews will rely on camouflage for now

Taiwan's military to buy 60,500 electronic casualty tags over three years to track wounded troops

US Army expands Infantry Squad Vehicle requirement from 649 to nearly 12,000, GM Defense says

Taiwan defence ministry confirms 28 personnel in improper lending and investment case totaling NT$10.6 million

Air Force

Taiwan's defence minister says any move of Taipei's Songshan airport must not weaken the military

Taiwan says jamming pod software for its new F-16 Block 70 fighters is still in development

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

Taiwan's Teng Yun military drone appears to draw a Double Ten over the mountains on National Day

Industry

US Army will run a Manufacturing Rodeo to find weak links China still holds in attack-drone supply chains

Taiwan will strip-inspect even small military drone orders after Chinese chips slipped through

Thales to set up Japan's first foreign-run defence maintenance base, starting with navy equipment

Taiwan's state missile institute clears US defence cyber audit for its rocket propellant line

Indo-Pacific

US Army in Korea wants to become the spare-parts factory for American forces across the Indo-Pacific

Philippine military backs defence chief Teodoro as China's embassy attacks his freeze on military talks

North Korea is blasting and fortifying its coast opposite Ganghwa Island, South Korea's military says

South Korea's arms agency seeks 13.8% more for 2027 to speed nuclear-powered submarines