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Thursday 7 March 2024
Is Taiwan's defense industry up for asymmetric warfare?
As China's National People's Congress holds its annual Two Sessions meeting, the defense budget for 2024 submitted by China's Ministry of Finance has revealed a 7.2% growth to reach...
Friday 1 March 2024
Japan's Defense Ministry looks into photonics for drone warfare
Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN), an initiative for all-photonics communication infrastructure led by Japanese telecom company NTT, has gained the attention of Japan's...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Netherlands revoked ASML's China export licences fearing destructive Chinese weapons
The Dutch Trade Minister Geoffrey van Leeuwen expressed fears about China's intentions.
Monday 5 February 2024
Eeny meeny miny SMIC: US removes China's SMIC HK from military companies list
SMIC Hong Kong International Company Limited (SMIC HK) has been removed from the US Department of Defense (DOD) 1260H list of Chinese military companies.
Monday 5 February 2024
Raytheon collaborates with AMD to build next-gen multi-chip package
Raytheon, an RTX company, has received a $20 million contract from the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) consortium to develop a next-generation...
Thursday 1 February 2024
US accuses Chinese memory chipmaker, AI firms of aiding PLA
The Pentagon added China's leading memory chipmaker and prominent players in AI, energy, and automobiles to a href="https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/31/2003384819/-1/-1/0/1260H-LIST.PDF"...
Thursday 28 December 2023
Free-space optics indispensable as Taiwan's satellite development gains a military dimension
With photonic integrated circuits, above all silicon photonics, seeing a wave of industry hype owing to their vast potential in the datacom and telecom applications, relevant suppliers...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
Transcom expands presence in markets home and abroad with niche military PAs
Undaunted by fluctuations in the mobile power amplifier (PA) market, Transcom has benefitted from increased peak season shipments of defense-related PA tenders, with overseas orders...
Friday 22 December 2023
From Mirage fighters to microchips: Taiwan-France accord marks a milestone in high-tech collaboration
In a significant diplomatic development, Taiwan and France had recently signed a Science and Technology Cooperation Convention (STC). This agreement not only elevated Taiwan-France...
Monday 18 December 2023
Taiwanese optics firms capitalize on global military demand, expanding into defense tech
From the onset of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the eruption of the Israel–Hamas war, the continuous expansion of defense business opportunities is reshaping the landscape...
Thursday 7 December 2023
Pentagon-funded silicon interposer project closer to reshore US advanced packaging capability
The Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) office, funded by the US Department of Defense to establish high-priority domestic capabilities to safeguard the US defense industrial...
Monday 20 November 2023
German reliance on 'special funds' highlights the challenge of sustainable investment
Following a November 15 decision from Germany's Federal Constitutional Court against the transferring of EUR60 billion - granted during the Covid-19 pandemic but unspent in fiscal...
Friday 10 November 2023
SkyWater foundry anticipates production ramp in 2025 amid US defense R&D boom
US foundry SkyWater Technology has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2023 on November 8. On a GAAP basis, the foundry saw US$72 million in revenue, marking another...
Monday 6 November 2023
PA MMIC supplier Transcom sees recorded October sales figure as defense procurement peaks
Transcom Inc., Taiwan's only compound semiconductor IDM and a manufacturer of power amplifier monolithic microwave integrated circuit (PA MMIC), released its October sales figures...
Thursday 19 October 2023
Geosat's military surveillance drone successfully passes navy testing with domestic engines
Geosat announces the recent successful navy testing of its prototype commercial-grade land-based reconnaissance drone. Responding to the specific requirements made by the Navy, Geosat...