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China's PLA and Pakistan's army open their first joint ground drill in Xinjiang
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read
PLA carrier Liaoning flies fighters in waters east of Taiwan, Japan's military says
TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read
Korean strategist maps how China's coast guard could quarantine Taiwan in three steps
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US Army Pacific chief says China keeps preparing for war despite Trump-Xi thaw
TaiwanDefence · 4h ago · 3 min read
A Houthi missile built from Chinese parts shows the supply-chain fight Taiwan is in too
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Cross-Strait
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Ex-Pacific commander Blair praises Taiwan turning Han Kuang into whole-of-society drills
Speaking virtually at Taipei's Ocean Affairs Council sea-lane conference on 14 October 2026, Dennis Blair said transforming Han Kuang into a whole-of-society defence drill helps convince partners to aid Taiwan.
TaiwanDefence · 51m ago · 2 min read
PLA carrier Liaoning flies fighters in waters east of Taiwan, Japan's military says
Japan says the Liaoning and three destroyers passed between Okinawa and Miyako, then flew fighters about 250 km south of Ishigaki, drawing scrambles.
TaiwanDefence · 2h ago · 3 min read
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Taiwan's upgraded Hai Lung submarine will anchor a month of anti-submarine drills
The navy will run three waves of sea-air anti-submarine drills off the southwest from 28 October to 27 November, and plans to buy 100 underwater training targets.
TaiwanDefence · 12h ago · 3 min read
China sends the Liaoning carrier group into the Western Pacific after Lai's National Day speech
Beijing calls the 14 October cruise routine training, but Taiwanese reporting notes the same political timing pattern as the group's long May-June voyage.
TaiwanDefence · 19h ago · 2 min read
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A Houthi missile built from Chinese parts shows the supply-chain fight Taiwan is in too
On 14 October 2026 a report traced Houthi missile parts to a Chinese machine shop, a warning for Taiwan's push to build China-free drones.
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FDD Taiwan wargame shows China can coerce without invading via cyber and cables
A late-September 2026 FDD communications tabletop briefed to President Lai finds Beijing can grind resilience via cyber, cables and power without invading — while US civil agencies lack a budgeted rehearsal process.
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Taiwan already sits in the US Army drone marketplace Japan just joined
As of October 2026, Taipei is among 29 partners on the Army UAS and Counter-UAS marketplaces, a days-not-months path past China-tainted drone suppliers.
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Taiwan disciplines 7 army officers over unreported NT$4.8bn rise in M1A2T tank costs
An internal probe found the Army Command signed a revised US offer letter for M1A2T tanks without the legislature's consent; a former army chief of staff is among those punished.
TaiwanDefence · 11h ago · 3 min read
Taiwan admits its standard rifle rounds cannot pierce Chinese troops' body armour
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ArmyTaiwan army's shelters for its M1A2T tanks slip to 2027, so crews will rely on camouflage for now
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ArmyTaiwan's military to buy 60,500 electronic casualty tags over three years to track wounded troops
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Taiwan's defence ministry tells lawmakers military needs come first in any Songshan or Taichung airport change
A 14 October written report says six civil-military airports form a dispersed, mutually supporting air defence network that any relocation must not break.
TaiwanDefence · 20h ago · 3 min read
Taiwan's defence minister says any move of Taipei's Songshan airport must not weaken the military
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Air ForceTaiwan says jamming pod software for its new F-16 Block 70 fighters is still in development
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Air ForceTaiwan plans to let 72 senior air force pilots fly until 58 to stem departures to airlines
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Industry
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US defence startups flood Taiwan to build China-free drone supply chains
WSJ reporting carried on 14 October 2026 counts at least 13 US-Taiwan drone and boat deals since late 2025, from CSBC's HavocAI pact to Anduril's contracts.
TaiwanDefence · 9h ago · 2 min read
US Army will run a Manufacturing Rodeo to find weak links China still holds in attack-drone supply chains
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IndustryTaiwan will strip-inspect even small military drone orders after Chinese chips slipped through
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IndustryThales to set up Japan's first foreign-run defence maintenance base, starting with navy equipment
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Karakoram 2026 brings regular army units into a China-Pakistan military partnership that already spans jets, missiles and warships, and India is watching closely.
TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 2 min read