On Monday, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso spoke at a fundraising party where he discussed the issue of conflict over Taiwan. In his speech, he noted that an escalation… Continue reading "Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Implies Japan Could Fight to Defend Taiwan"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense revealed on 17 June that it has signed contracts for the purchase of M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS).… Continue reading "Contracts Signed For Taiwanese Missile Deals, Doubled Range For Indigenous MLRS Rockets"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported an incursion by 28 People’s Liberation Air Force aircraft of various types into its southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone on June 15. Tuesday’s incursion… Continue reading "China Denies It Poses “Systemic Challenges” As It Mounts Record Intrusion Into Taiwanese ADIZ"
The island nation in the East China Sea is the focal point of international discord and has the potential to become a conflict flash point between the world’s two biggest… Continue reading "This Decade May Seal the Fate of Taiwan"
On 12 April, Taiwan noted a record-size incursion into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). No less than 25 aircraft entered the… Continue reading "Record-breaking Incursion into Taiwan’s ADIZ"
Taiwan’s first indigenous landing platform dock was christened and launched yesterday at CSBC Corporation, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung shipyard. The ceremony was attended by senior government officials including President Tsai Ing-wen, Secretary-General… Continue reading "Taiwan Launches ROCS Yu Shan Landing Platform Dock"
For more than a month, Chinese vessels have been parked just off Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea. The territory is claimed by both China and the Philippines but… Continue reading "Taiwan and Whitsun Reef Crisis Escalates Further"
Late on Friday, 2 April, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry made an official statement claiming European involvement in Taiwan’s submarine projects. The statement was made in response to accusations by The National… Continue reading "Taiwanese Defense Ministry Admits European Involvement in Submarine Project"
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense on Wednesday has announced plans to procure upgraded Patriot interceptor missiles in a report released for lawmaker review on Wednesday. According to the Ministry, the… Continue reading "Taiwan To Procure Patriot PAC3 Missile Segment Enhancement Interceptor Missiles"
A suspected mid-air collision between two Republic of China Air Force F-5E Tiger IIs this afternoon off Taiwan’s southeastern coast has resulted in the death of one of the pilots… Continue reading "Pilot Killed, Another Missing Following Apparent Taiwanese F-5E Mid-air Collision"