On March 24, the Japanese Ministry of Defense established a new Self-Defense Forces Maritime Transport Group, a joint unit of the Ground and Maritime Self-Defense
Taiwan’s first Indigenous Defense Submarine (IDS), Hai Kun (SS-711), will begin sea trials in April as planned, according to shipbuilder CSBC. On February 23, Taiwan’s
Taiwan may revive its MH-60R ASW helicopter acquisition as one of the top priority items of military investment in FY 2026 defense budget. U.S. President
The plan of integrating the originally ship/land-based HF-3 onto the IDF was first proposed in the 2017; however, as the original missile design weights 1,500kg,
A Taiwanese Military News Agency photo of Taiwan’s Han Kuang 41 exercise, first spotted by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA), revealed the participation of U.S.
Taiwan’s first upgraded Kang Ding-class frigate will be delivered to the Republic of China (ROC) Navy in September 2025, as scheduled, according to local media reports.
Anyone wondering what an invasion of Taiwan might look like now has a fresh visual clue. Defence analysts watching Chinese shipyards have noticed an increase
Dr. Scott Savitz, a senior engineer at the RAND Corporation, returns with this historical analysis of France’s invasion of Taiwan in 1884-85, where the defenders were Chinese.
Taiwanese shipbuilder Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group (中信造船) hosted a keel-laying ceremony for Taiwan’s new anti-air warfare (AAW) frigate at its shipyard in Kaohsiung on November 4, 2024.
On October 23, 2024, Taiwan’s navy accepted the delivery of a new state-of-the-art rescue and salvage ship.
