East Asia and Pacific Region
China Raises Defense Spending By 7.1% To $229 Billion
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East Asia and Pacific Region
KGB Putin Commits Genocides in Ukraine, Xi Jinping Calculates The Cost of Invading Taiwan
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East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan To Complete IDS Submarine Pressure Hull By June 2022
According to the latest Taiwanese cabinet report, the assembly of pressure hull blocks for the indigenous submarine is expected to be finished by the end of June 2022. On January 27, 2022, Taiwan’s Executive Cabinet […]
Air Platform
U.S. To Expedite Delivery Of F-16V Block 70 To Taiwan
The United States is looking for ways to potentially accelerate delivery of Taiwan’s next generation of new-build F-16 fighter jets, US officials said, bolstering the Taiwanese air force’s ability to respond to what Washington and Taipei […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan Approves Additional $8 Billion Budget for Weapons Procurement
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) told domestic media that the special budget will also fund the production of Taiwan-made Tien Kung (天弓, Sky Bow), Tien Chien (天劍, Sky Sword), and Hsiung Feng (雄風, Brave […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Why does tiny Taiwan pack a punch?
On October 1, China celebrated its National Day by sending fighter jets, bombers, and other warplanes in menacing formations off the southern end of Taiwan. The flights continued day and night for the following four […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan’s IDS Submarine to be Launched Ahead of Schedule
July 21,2021, Taiwanese media Liberty Times Net (LTN) reported that the first prototype of Taiwan’s Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS) is expected to be launched in September 2023. It was reported that Taiwanese top national security […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan’s secretive submarine program progressed
For more than two decades, Taiwan tried to buy a fleet of modern conventional submarines to fend off an existential threat – invasion by China. There were no takers. The United States, Taiwan’s main ally, […]
C4iSR
Taiwan Air Force considers buying 6 additional E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft
The Air Force is considering purchasing six E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes (AHE) early warning aircraft — but the high price has cast doubts on whether it will do so. To meet the defensive needs of the […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Taiwan Lays Keel of Its New IDS Submarine for RoC Navy
Taiwan’ shipbuilder China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) today laid the keel of the first submarine known as Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS). The move aims at renewing the submarine forces of the Republic of China (ROC) Navy […]