East Asia and Pacific Region
Marine Jet Power gets to work on Taiwan Navy’s Tuo Chiang-class corvettes
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Taiwan
Defense Industry
China unveiled $236.1 billion defense budget with 7.2 percent raise
China is raising its defense budget by 7.2% for 2024, the government announced March 5 during the second annual session of the 14th National People’s Congress. The new budget is nearly 1.7 trillion yuan (U.S. […]
Americas
U.S. Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan
The US Senate has passed a roughly $95.3 billion package that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, after weeks of hurdles. Senators approved the foreign aid package on a 70-29 vote early Tuesday, with […]
Central Asia
Mongolian President Gives Putin History Lesson After Putin’s Historic Claim Of Ukraine
Mongolia’s ex-president seems to have taken on a new vocation as a history teacher – and his first student is Vladimir Putin. It is a tough job, but someone has to do it after the […]
Anti-ship Missile
Taiwan arm its F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo fighter jets with Hsing Feng III anti-ship missile
The Taiwan Air Force is currently in the midst of operational assessments, evaluating an air-launched variant of the Hsing Feng III anti-ship missile fitted onto the F-CK-1 Ching-Kuo, commonly known as Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF). […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
BAE Systems Negotiating With Taiwan To Sale M109A7 Paladin Howitzer
The TADTE 2023 exhibition was held in Taiwan last week. During the event, a BAE Systems representative said that the company wanted to sell the latest M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzers to Taiwan. BAE Systems is […]
Uncategorized
Taiwan began developing next-generation fighter jets
President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday Jan. 7 revealed that Taiwan is set to begin developing its next-generation fighter jet. While speaking on Era News’ “Digital Taiwan” program, Tsai said that in the past, Taiwan aimed […]
Air Platform
Chinese spy offered Taiwanese pilot $15 million to defect with a Ch-47 Chinook helicopter
Taiwanese prosecutors say a military helicopter pilot was offered $15 million by Chinese spies to defect and land his aircraft on a Chinese navy ship near Taiwan. However, the audacious plot was uncovered and foiled […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
China built an airbase in disputed Bhutanese territory, for China, Bhutan will be a trial run before a full-scale Taiwan invasion
Analyst John Pollock’s recent observations highlight China’s ongoing construction of settlements along the contested border with Bhutan, stirring increased tensions in the Himalayan region. China has accelerated settlement-building along its disputed border with Bhutan, with […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan purchased 10,962 Kestrel HEAT anti-tank missiles
According to Taiwan News on November 4, 2023, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has taken a significant step to enhance its military readiness by ordering a total of 10,962 Kestrel anti-tank missiles. This acquisition, […]