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Friday 7 August 2026
NCSIST and Shield AI complete autonomous drone mission
Shield AI and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) said on August 6, 2026, that they have successfully completed a live demonstration of a multi-drone...
Friday 7 August 2026
Hughes files for Chapter 11 as Starlink reshapes satellite broadband
EchoStar Group's broadband business subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US on August 3, saying it will use the process to reduce debt...
Friday 31 July 2026
Thunder Tiger calls for budget clarity as Taiwan pushes uncrewed surface vessel development
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger demonstrated an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with mission autonomy software in collaboration with US-based defense technology startup...
Friday 31 July 2026
Shield AI and Thunder Tiger demo autonomous USV swarm in Taiwan
Shield AI and Thunder Tiger Group completed their first autonomous maritime unmanned vehicle swarm demonstration in Taiwan, combining Shield AI's Hivemind AI system with Thunder Tiger's...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Column: Taiwan suppliers' path into US Space Force supply chain
As the debate over the US fiscal 2027 defense spending plan to dismantle the Space Development Agency (SDA) continues, the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture's (PWSA) transport...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Taiwan, UK launch first formal drone industry partnership to expand aerospace, defense opportunities
Taiwan and the United Kingdom have established their first formal partnership focused on the drone industry, with the Taiwan Excellence Drone International Business Opportunities Alliance...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Taiwan lawmakers clash over NT$210B drone procurement bill

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan began a clause-by-clause review on July 27 of the Executive Yuan's draft Special Act for the Procurement...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Commentary: Balancing national defense needs with industrial development — Taiwan's electronics giants are not the only answer
The Russia-Ukraine war has fundamentally reshaped the nature of modern asymmetric warfare. Unmanned systems have evolved from auxiliary equipment into core combat assets capable of...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Eiso raises NT$300M to accelerate AI, aerospace, defense PCB expansion

Printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer Eiso Enterprise has completed its annual fundraising plan. To strengthen working capital for...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Nvidia leads new Open Secure AI Alliance to build shared cybersecurity defenses

More than 40 technology companies launched the Open Secure AI Alliance on Sunday, a new initiative to develop open-source tools and...

Tuesday 28 July 2026
Column: Titan Batteries joins US defense effort to secure domestic drone supply chains with traceable battery solutions
Idaho-based Titan Batteries has emerged as a key supplier in the US Drone Dominance Program (DDP), providing customized battery solutions for military drones as the Pentagon accelerates...
Monday 27 July 2026
AIDC secures NT$22 billion in civil aviation, engine contracts to boost long-term growth
Taiwanese aerospace company Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) secured new contracts worth more than NT$22 billion (approx. US$680.27 million) with several major aerospace companies...
Monday 27 July 2026
India's Paras Defense semiconductor unit to invest in Madhya Pradesh OSAT facility
Indian defense engineering company Paras Defense and Space Technologies said its semiconductor subsidiary, Paras Semiconductors, will invest INR62 billion (approx. US$643.79 million)...
Monday 27 July 2026
Stalled drone law aside, Taiwan's industry wants Taiwan's own DARPA

Taiwan's proposed legislation governing unmanned systems remains stalled as competing political parties continue to debate multiple...

Monday 27 July 2026
Taiwan's AIDC is turning a decade of AI manufacturing know-how into a business model

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has spent nearly a decade pushing AI adoption, moving from smart manufacturing...