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A Type 12 anti-ship missile leaves its truck-mounted launcher in a burst of smoke and flame on a coastal range

Japan's army plans a single command system for its missiles and artillery to defend its southwest islands

The Ground Self-Defense Force wants one battlefield map for air defence, anti-ship missiles and guns from as early as 2030, with at least 17.9 billion yen requested.

TaiwanDefence · 33m ago · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

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Cross-Strait

Taiwan tells lawmakers China fields 474 warships, 3,600 military aircraft and about 3,450 missiles

A defence ministry report to the legislature sizes up each branch of the People's Liberation Army, while analysts warn the totals do not measure the force China could send against Taiwan.

TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read

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Cross-Strait

Taiwan's military now vets staff by how much secret material they handle, not by rank

Defence Minister Wellington Koo told lawmakers a new clearance certification covers uniformed and civilian personnel and adds travel controls and checks on defence suppliers.

TaiwanDefence · 5h ago · 3 min read

Cross-Strait

Taiwan's military plans to turn its kill chain into a kill web, defence ministry tells lawmakers

6h ago

Cross-Strait

China sends 49 military aircraft around Taiwan in one day, most of them off the southwest

9h ago

Navy

A grey aircraft carrier with a flat flight deck and an island superstructure sailing on open sea, seen from the side

Navy

China has two aircraft carriers at sea as Taiwan counts more than 100 Chinese ships in the Western Pacific

Taiwan's security chief says Chinese navy and coast guard deployments have doubled in a week, as satellite images place the Fujian and Liaoning in separate seas.

TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read

Navy

South Korea launches Seo Hui, its second 3,600-ton submarine built to carry ballistic missiles

The KSS-III Batch-II boat entered the water at Geoje with lithium-ion batteries and 70 home-built systems, and is due to join the navy in 2028.

TaiwanDefence · 7h ago · 2 min read

Navy

USS Colorado will be the first US attack submarine to rotate through Western Australia under AUKUS

27 Oct 2026

Navy

South Korean navy flight instructor becomes the service's first pilot to log 10,000 accident-free hours

25 Oct 2026

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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

A tracked M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer firing, with smoke and dust around its barrel

Army

Taiwan says it will stick with new M109A7 howitzers and denies a US offer of rebuilt older guns

Defence minister Wellington Koo told lawmakers the NT$80.6bn Paladin buy is on schedule, after a report said Washington had proposed upgrading used M109A6s instead.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read

Army

Taiwan's army parks all 29 of its Apache gunships while the US checks a suspect transmission

6d ago

Army

Nineteen Taiwanese service members have died by self-harm this year, more than in all of 2025

6d ago

Army

Taiwan air force C-130s fly stranded travellers home from Kinmen and Matsu after Typhoon Champi

25 Oct 2026

Air Force

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 · 6d ago · 3 min read

Air Force

Taiwan has two of its six MS-110 spy pods for F-16s, with the rest due by December

27 Oct 2026

Air Force

Taiwan air force keeps a reservist call-up on election day, telling 311 to vote before reporting

17 Oct 2026

Air Force

Cabinet warns Songshan airport move would leave a critical gap in capital defence

16 Oct 2026

Industry

The main building of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan in Taipei

Industry

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 · 8h ago · 3 min read

Industry

Indo-Pacific

Japan's army plans a single command system for its missiles and artillery to defend its southwest islands

The Ground Self-Defense Force wants one battlefield map for air defence, anti-ship missiles and guns from as early as 2030, with at least 17.9 billion yen requested.

TaiwanDefence · 33m ago · 3 min read

Indo-Pacific

Japan's army plans a single command system for its missiles and artillery to defend its southwest islands

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Taiwan says it will stick with new M109A7 howitzers and denies a US offer of rebuilt older guns

Taiwan tells lawmakers China fields 474 warships, 3,600 military aircraft and about 3,450 missiles

Philippine military counts 80 Chinese warships and coast guard ships in its waters in October

China has two aircraft carriers at sea as Taiwan counts more than 100 Chinese ships in the Western Pacific

Taiwan's military now vets staff by how much secret material they handle, not by rank

Cross-Strait

Taiwan tells lawmakers China fields 474 warships, 3,600 military aircraft and about 3,450 missiles

Taiwan's military now vets staff by how much secret material they handle, not by rank

Taiwan's military plans to turn its kill chain into a kill web, defence ministry tells lawmakers

China sends 49 military aircraft around Taiwan in one day, most of them off the southwest

Navy

China has two aircraft carriers at sea as Taiwan counts more than 100 Chinese ships in the Western Pacific

South Korea launches Seo Hui, its second 3,600-ton submarine built to carry ballistic missiles

USS Colorado will be the first US attack submarine to rotate through Western Australia under AUKUS

South Korean navy flight instructor becomes the service's first pilot to log 10,000 accident-free hours

Analysis & Commentary

Xi's purge leaves the PLA short of generals, but analysts in Taipei see no let-up in pressure on Taiwan

What India's approval of Project 18A destroyers settles, and what it leaves open

India's nod for 335 more K9 Vajra guns could make a desert-bought howitzer its mainstay facing China

Army

Taiwan says it will stick with new M109A7 howitzers and denies a US offer of rebuilt older guns

Taiwan's army parks all 29 of its Apache gunships while the US checks a suspect transmission

Nineteen Taiwanese service members have died by self-harm this year, more than in all of 2025

Taiwan air force C-130s fly stranded travellers home from Kinmen and Matsu after Typhoon Champi

Air Force

Ten C-130Js would retire Taiwan's oldest Hercules as the US starts work on the request

Taiwan has two of its six MS-110 spy pods for F-16s, with the rest due by December

Taiwan air force keeps a reservist call-up on election day, telling 311 to vote before reporting

Cabinet warns Songshan airport move would leave a critical gap in capital defence

Industry

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

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

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

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

Indo-Pacific

Japan's army plans a single command system for its missiles and artillery to defend its southwest islands

Philippine military counts 80 Chinese warships and coast guard ships in its waters in October

South Korea trades its drone strike command for a headquarters meant to buy drones without Chinese parts

Australia's Mogami frigates and Japanese missile tests on its ranges are on track, Tokyo says