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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...
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
InP compound semiconductors break AI power and bandwidth barriers
Indium phosphide (InP) and other compound semiconductors are taking on a bigger role as demand rises for highly efficient light emission and ultra-high-frequency transmission. Their...
Friday 15 May 2026
Column: The new space arms race is being fought with AI, lasers, and autonomous satellites
The emerging space arms race toward 2030 is no longer defined simply by the number of satellites nations can launch into orbit. Increasingly, it is being shaped by breakthroughs in...
Thursday 14 May 2026
Xi tells Trump's CEO delegation US firms will find 'broader prospects' in China
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping struck an optimistic tone at their summit in Beijing on Thursday, though their opening remarks quickly revealed competing...
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Column: Global space race shifts from military to sovereign
The global space and defense industry is undergoing a strategic transformation — from treating space as a force multiplier to claiming it as a domain of sovereign control.
Monday 11 May 2026
Taiwan backs military-civilian cyber tech to counter AI attacks
AI smartphones from Chinese brands are widely available in Taiwan, yet AI text summarization involving audio content deemed politically sensitive is often interrupted, as such services...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Pentagon deploys 100,000 AI agents, escalating algorithm warfare with China
The Pentagon has deployed more than 100,000 AI agents through its GenAI.mil platform, marking a broader shift toward algorithm-driven warfare and expanding the US military's push into...
Monday 4 May 2026
US Space Force finishes GPS III launches and pivots to GPS IIIF rollout
The US Space Force completed the deployment of the GPS III generation on April 21 with the launch of the final GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, and announced...
Monday 4 May 2026
MIT Technology Review outlines 10 key AI trends shaping the future
In the fast-moving and often noisy world of AI, what truly merits attention? MIT Technology Review has long tracked the field's evolution to map its next directions. Their...