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Thursday 22 January 2026

Advanced lenses become critical as drones move beyond photography

As the global drone market enters a new growth curve in 2026, an "airspace revolution" driven by military reconnaissance, industrial inspection, and logistics delivery is emerging...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

Taiwan Ministry of National Defense releases major drone procurement order, increasing domestic IC design investment

After the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of Taiwan completed a classified report to the Legislative Yuan on a special military procurement bill totaling NT$1.25 trillion (approx...

Monday 19 January 2026

Column: How organizations and individuals can prep for quantum computing threats

Cyber attackers are already taking action even though Q-Day may still be several years away. Society must act now to prevent quantum threats.

Monday 19 January 2026

US-Taiwan defense ties deepen by 15% tariff cap

After securing a 15% tariff cap, the next step is to examine future directions of US-Taiwan bilateral cooperation. Aside from establishing models to help Taiwanese companies enter...

Friday 16 January 2026

US drops China drone proposal; Taiwan suppliers press ahead

The US Department of Commerce has withdrawn a previously proposed plan to restrict imports of Chinese-made drones, a move that some observers view as a goodwill signal ahead of an...

Thursday 15 January 2026

UHT, Fong Jaw partner on dual-use VTOL drone for defense and commercial markets

Taiwan-based advanced materials supplier UHT Unitech has signed a memorandum of understanding with aerospace manufacturer Fong Jaw Aerospace...

Thursday 15 January 2026

Hanmi Semiconductor leans into EMI shielding as satellite and 6G demand grows

Hanmi Semiconductor has drawn industry attention in recent years for its thermal compression bonding equipment used in high-bandwidth memory production. As low-earth-orbit satellite...

Thursday 15 January 2026

Taiwan chipmakers unfazed by US drone policy shifts

The US Department of Commerce recently said it would withdraw a previously proposed policy to impose a blanket ban on imports of Chinese-made...

Monday 12 January 2026

Qatar, UAE join US-led Pax Silica supply chain pact

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are set to join a US-led initiative to secure artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, expanding a framework Washington views as...

Monday 12 January 2026

Trump calls for US defense budget hike to US$1.5 trillion, urges contractors to boost capacity

US President Donald Trump has publicly called for raising the 2027 US defense budget to US$1.5 trillion, a sharp increase of more than 50% from the current US$901 billion. In a social...

Monday 12 January 2026

Beijing pulls out rare earth card against Japan; Murata says production unaffected so far

On January 6, 2026, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that, to safeguard national security and interests, it would strengthen export controls on dual-use items to Japan...

Thursday 8 January 2026

Transcom's 2026 rebound: Taiwan Dome drives counter-drone demand

Transcom is targeting a return to growth in 2026 as defense procurement picks up and demand rises for counter-drone systems and air-defense infrastructure, following a steep revenue...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

US stealth drone RQ-170 spotted after reported Venezuela operation

At least one of the US Air Force's most secretive drones, the RQ-170 Sentinel, may have supported the US operation on January 3 that saw...

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Column: US political economy enters new era of industrial revival and strategic decoupling

The global economic landscape underwent three major transformations in 2025: the Great Rebalancing, the evolution of the AI supercycle, and a US industrial revival driven by national...

Tuesday 6 January 2026

DCC Technology rebrands as Nexora, subsidiary targets military and aerospace

Field-programmable gate array (FPGA) designer DCC Technology recently held a shareholders' meeting and approved a company name change. After completing administrative procedures, the...

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