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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...

Saturday 25 July 2026
Taiwan scholars see rising pressures in joint civilian-military research

Tsu-Jae Liu, president of the National Academy of Engineering and academician of Academia Sinica, has highlighted the increasing pressure...

Friday 24 July 2026
Taiwan's NT$210B drone bill sparks debate over defense self-reliance and industrial strategy

The Executive Yuan's proposed special bill to fund Taiwan's indigenous defense unmanned systems program has triggered debate over whether...

Friday 24 July 2026
Taiwan, Czech chamber ink MOU to fuel Eastern Europe drone hub

Taiwan's Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Taiwan Chamber of Commerce...

Thursday 23 July 2026
AIDC extends Moog contract through 2031 for Taiwan military support
Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) has extended its contract with US aerospace systems maker Moog through 2031, widening cooperation on production and supply-chain integration...
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Taiwan lawmakers stall on drone procurement bill as localization debate intensifies

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan reviewed four versions of a special bill for drone procurement on the 16th but reached no conclusion, leaving...