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Wednesday 27 May 2026
Taiwan's quiet fix for GPS-denied drones and satellites
At the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale, a Taiwanese startup called Aegiverse quietly made its case to US defense and aerospace investors — not with flashy slides or moonshot...
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Thunder Tiger, Elan eye defense and commercial drone markets

Thunder Tiger said on May 26 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Elan Microelectronics to jointly develop AI...

Saturday 23 May 2026
Interview: XCaliber challenges million-dollar missile defenses with cheap drone interceptors
The Ukraine War and ongoing tensions in the Middle East have exposed a technological revolution reshaping modern warfare: the rise of cheap drones. These developments, along with AI-powered...
Friday 22 May 2026
US-Japan cooperation could protect Taiwan '99%', defense investors told at Silicon Valley summit
Taiwan's semiconductor industry and the military implications of a potential cross-strait conflict dominated the aerospace and defense track on the second day of the Plug and Play...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Nvidia's China hopes dim as Beijing doubles down on domestic AI chips
Nvidia's H200 was a major focus after the Trump-Xi meeting, but hopes for sales into China have faded after US President Donald Trump's latest remarks. Trump said Chinese President...
Thursday 21 May 2026
Taiwan moves to restore drone procurement funding after legislature cuts defense budget
Taiwanese President Ching-te Lai warned that sweeping cuts to drone procurement funding by the Legislative Yuan could weaken the island's defense readiness and undermine stability...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
South Korea's defense chips 99% import-dependent as photonic supply chain crisis looms
Photonic semiconductors have become indispensable to modern defense — prized for their ultra-high-speed data processing, high capacity, low power consumption, and exceptional...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
South Korea turns defense contracts into quantum's commercialization launchpad
South Korea's leading defense contractor, LIG Defense & Aerospace, and the state-backed Agency for Defense Development are accelerating efforts to move quantum defense technologies...
Wednesday 20 May 2026
US military to send personnel to Ukraine to learn drone and battlefield networking lessons
US defense leaders announced plans to place more military personnel and officials in Ukraine to study drone warfare and battlefield networking so lessons can be folded into US planning...
Monday 18 May 2026
Getac gains from drone and defense demand as rugged PC supply chain struggles
Rising global geopolitical tensions are driving up defense budgets worldwide and boosting demand for rugged computers. Getac expects rugged computer shipments to grow by a double-digit...
Monday 18 May 2026
Taiwan sends largest-ever drone delegation to Xponential 2026 as US eyes edge computing
Taiwan assembled its largest-ever delegation for the "Taiwan Pavilion" at the Xponential 2026 exhibition co-hosted by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI),...
Sunday 17 May 2026
Thunder Tiger and Shield AI team up on autonomous naval drones for Taiwan's asymmetric defense
Thunder Tiger Group, a Taiwanese defense and unmanned systems manufacturer, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with US defense technology company Shield AI to integrate...
Saturday 16 May 2026
Column: Orbit are now battlefields—how the world's powers are militarizing space
In April 2024, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) executed one of the most significant overhauls of its military architecture in decades. The former Strategic Support Force was disbanded...
Friday 15 May 2026
Taiwan industry maintains support for non-China supply chain push despite drone budget setback
Taiwan's legislature recently passed the final version of a special defense budget totaling NT$780 billion (approx. US$24.75 billion), but drone-related funding was not approved. The...
Monday 11 May 2026
Dayuan 1Q26 rebounds on North America broadband and defense orders
Dayuan Optoelectronics' consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2026 reached NT$443 million (US$14.11 million), a 42.7% increase year on year, driven by North American broadband...