Optical lens maker Calin Technology is seeing its new business ventures bear fruit. Revenue from its drone camera module segment has surpassed 10% of total sales in 2026 and is targeting over 15%, making it the company's fastest-growing product line this year. Meanwhile, automotive lens revenue is projected to remain flat in 2026 before returning to growth in 2027, driven by a new design-in project with a US automaker.

Thunder Tiger's successful launch and takeoff tests of its new Iron Triangle PAPADELTA drone line highlight how global defense customers are shaping the next phase of unmanned systems. The company is using the platform to target longer-range missions, mobile deployment, and export opportunities across the US, Europe, and other markets.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new Autonomous Warfare Command (AWC) and is pushing a low-cost manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics-based combat model to accelerate the military's overhaul of drone, AI, and autonomous systems capabilities. The move signals a shift away from the US military's reliance on expensive, limited weapons platforms toward a large-scale autonomous warfare framework that balances quality and quantity.

Chicony Power Technology reported self-calculated consolidated revenue of NT$2.413 billion (approx. US$75.91 million) in September 2026, down 2.3% month-over-month, as memory shortages and cost pressure slowed notebook (NB) power customers' pull-in pace. The company said non-NB business remained solid and expects satellite communications power and server power momentum to strengthen, with satellite communications power orders likely to surge in the fourth quarter of 2026.

As in-orbit AI computing, Earth observation, and defense missions expand rapidly, satellites are demanding more power, turning energy supply into an emerging challenge for the growing space economy.

With South Korea preparing for the fifth launch of its Nuri rocket, the country's space ambitions took center stage at AEROTEC 2026, the second International Aerospace Technology Exhibition held recently in Changwon, a major hub for South Korea's aerospace industry.

Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) unveiled its first self-developed fixed-wing tactical drone, the Raven X. AIDC president Hsiu-mei Chuang recently stated that the Taiwan-based aerospace company is shifting part of its business focus toward unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, following the winding down of its Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer production program.

SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time on its 14th test flight and successfully deployed 26 third-generation Starlink satellites, marking a major milestone for the heavy-lift rocket. Engine anomalies during the flight, however, forced SpaceX to cut short a mission originally planned to last about 10 hours, with Starship deorbiting after roughly three hours.

Google has moved its orbital AI data center ambitions from paper to hardware. A prototype satellite carrying the company's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) reached orbit on October 1, 2026, and the data it returns over the coming weeks will help decide whether Project Suncatcher's vision of solar-powered compute clusters in low Earth orbit can survive contact with reality. The launch also puts the first real test data behind a concept that a Gartner analyst has said does not make economic sense.

Swancor Holding subsidiary Swancor Regener is jointly exhibiting with Aeraxa Aerospace Technology at the Taichung AI and Smart Manufacturing Show in Taichung, Taiwan, showcasing products and technologies including recycled raw materials, drone structural components, and smart flight-control core modules.

Champ-Ray Industrial is stepping up efforts to expand in Japan's drone market, using a recent sponsorship tie-in with the Oita Trinita professional football team in Japan's J2 League to open deeper exchanges with the Oita Prefectural Government and local drone operators. The DC motor and ceiling fan maker said it is mapping local drone industry needs and evaluating whether to submit samples for testing as it moves toward practical cooperation.