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Thursday 18 September 2025
Taiwan races to build counter-drone defenses as swarm warfare redefines the battlefield
A new high-tech arms race is escalating, and it's centered on drones. Taiwanese defense industry experts say the rapid evolution of unmanned aircraft is forcing a major rethink of military strategy, sparking a rush to develop new technologies to counter them.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Coretronic's drone unit boosts Taiwan military with 2,290 deliveries, showcases new lineup at TADTE
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) will showcase a new portfolio of drones and specialized mission modules at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE).
Thursday 18 September 2025
TADTE 2025 opens with record scale as Taiwan expands defense and aerospace role
The biennial Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) opened this week, marking the largest event in its history — both in scale and significance. The surge in participation from Taiwan's government, domestic manufacturers, and foreign defense firms underscores the island's rising importance in the global security and supply chain landscape.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Taiwan's Transcom deepens investment in defense and satellite communications

Transcom, a specialist in high-power amplifiers, is making bold strides into the dual frontiers of national defense and space communications. Leveraging its deep expertise in compound semiconductor technologies such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN), the company is expanding the application of its amplifier technology to address both pressing geopolitical demands and the rapidly growing low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite market.

Thursday 18 September 2025
Inside TADTE 2025: Taiwan touts 3D-printed drones, HIMARS systems, and a new US defense supply chain
The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) kicks off this week, with Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense offering a preview on September 17 of new systems designed to strengthen indigenous defense production and deepen Taiwan-US defense collaboration.
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Tron Future Tech to unveil anti-drone systems at Taiwan defense show
Tron Future Tech will present new counter-drone systems, satellite solutions, and AI-enabled defense technologies at the Taiwan Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (TATDE), which runs September 18-20 in Taipei.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Compal and Thunder Tiger to co-develop BVLOS communications module for unmanned vehicles
Compal Electronics and Thunder Tiger have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop an integrated communications module for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned vehicle applications.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
China's tech sector drives growth in low-altitude drone economy amid regional industrial shifts
China's technology industry is witnessing a surge in demand for domestic production and automation equipment, driven by broad environmental trends. The development pace differs across regions, reflecting local industrial ecosystems, with the emerging "low-altitude economy" gaining recognition as a vital sector for future growth.
Monday 15 September 2025
Taiwan's AIDC and US defense firm Shield AI partner to build drone ecosystem

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) announced on Sunday that it has signed a formal teaming agreement with US defense technology company Shield AI, marking a major step toward developing an integrated, end-to-end ecosystem for advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in the Indo-Pacific.

Monday 15 September 2025
Ukraine's Skyeton brings war-tested drones to Taiwan defense expo
Ukrainian drones have earned a strong reputation on the battlefield after more than three years of conflict, becoming both frontline mainstays and global benchmarks for military technology.
Sunday 14 September 2025
From EVs to drones: Waffer Technology rides on magnesium alloy boom
The global push for lightweight materials is reshaping industries from automotive to aerospace, and magnesium alloy die-casting specialist Waffer Technology is riding that wave. Having expanded from consumer goods into automotive components, the company is now moving into the commercial drone sector.
Sunday 14 September 2025
LLMs on drones to pave way for automated airspace defense
Potential uses for drones are ever-increasing, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once stating that 34% of Russia's bombers were destroyed using just 117 drones. This offers valuable experience for Taiwan, according to Teng-hu Cheng, chief robotics scientist at Tron Future: the 117 drones caused approximately US$7 billion in losses to Russia, while their cost was four orders of magnitude lower, demonstrating a massive leverage effect.
Sunday 14 September 2025
XPeng flying car orders surpass 5,000 with Europe deliveries targeted for 2026
XPeng Aeroht, the flying car subsidiary of XPeng Motors, is accelerating its global expansion with plans for a debut overseas eVTOL test flight in Dubai in October 2025. Pending successful trials, the company expects to deliver flying cars to European customers by the second half of 2026, positioning itself among China's most ambitious players in urban air mobility.
Friday 12 September 2025
Exclusive: Hiwin China competes for opportunities as robots walk and drones fly
Hiwin Technologies is strengthening its presence across major global markets, including China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Europe, Israel, Russia, and the US. This broad expansion seeks to position the company closer to its key customers in the semiconductor and robotics sectors, particularly emphasizing China's emerging "low-altitude economy" as a strategic area.
Friday 12 September 2025
Sysgration, Quantum Systems form alliance to localize drone production in Taiwan
Sysgration announced on September 11 a strategic alliance with Germany's Quantum Systems to co-develop AI-powered edge computing and unmanned aerial solutions. The partnership also aims to introduce electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and advanced intelligence (AI), surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms to Taiwan.
Friday 12 September 2025
Auden Techno sees growth in August, Vietnam plant to start production in 2H26
Auden Techno, a Taiwan-based radio frequency antenna and communications module manufacturer, announced its consolidated revenue for August 2025 reached NT$154 million (approx. US$5.08 million), marking a sequential increase of 0.43% and a year-over-year increase of 1.6%. The cumulative consolidated revenue for the first eight months of 2025 totaled NT$1.05 billion.
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan to showcase next-gen defense at TADTE 2025, highlighting UAVs and naval innovations
Taiwan is set to showcase its cutting-edge defense technology next week at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025). Following this week's SEMICON semiconductor show (September 10–12), the biennial event (September 18–20) will highlight the island's latest innovations and outline strategic blueprints for the future of defense technology.
Thursday 11 September 2025
Shenzhen expo underscores integration of optoelectronics and semiconductors
The 26th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE 2025) opened in Shenzhen on September 10, attracting over 3,800 global companies across communications, optics, lasers, displays, and sensing technologies. Co-located with the Shenzhen International Semiconductor Exhibition (SEMI-e), the combined event covers 300,000 square meters, making it one of the largest showcases of integrated optoelectronic and semiconductor ecosystems.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Thunder Tiger unveils new unmanned surface vessel targeting large Taiwan defense contract
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger announced it will launch its latest 6-meter-class unmanned surface vessel (USV), the SeaShark 600 Stealth, at next week's 2025 Taipei Aerospace and Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE). Equipped with stealth coating and robust anti-jamming capabilities, the SeaShark 600 aims to secure a major procurement order from Taiwan's military, which recently released plans to procure up to 1,300 USVs with a total budget reaching several billion New Taiwan dollars.
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Highlights from China International Optoelectronic Expo and SEMI-e: sovereign AI, drones, AR/VR/MR in focus
The 26th China International Optoelectronic Expo (CIOE) and the Shenzhen International Semiconductor & IC Exhibition (SEMI-e 2025) are being held at the Shenzhen International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Monday 8 September 2025
Emerging technologies in US national defense, Part 1: Space domain awareness (SDA)
A number of offices under the US Department of Defense, defense industry companies, and civilian military research institutions have proposed key emerging technologies that the US should strengthen in response to ongoing military competition worldwide. Going ahead, these technologies will lay out new blueprints for the US's national security, military operations, and strategy, and developments in the defense industry, and enhance the overall combat capabilities of the military's C4I automated command systems.
Monday 8 September 2025
Taiwan announces six new breakthroughs that address key drone gaps
Drones have proven their value in a wide range of applications, including agricultural spraying, bridge and infrastructure inspection, deep-sea fish scouting, high-voltage tower insulator string cleaning, logistics, and military operations, with rapidly advancing technologies further heightening their importance. To address current gaps in critical drone technologies, Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has officially announced a forward-looking research and development plan focusing on six key technical domains that urgently require breakthroughs and solutions.
Saturday 6 September 2025
Altek obtains AS9100 certification, officially entering aerospace supply chain
Taiwanese AI vision solution provider Altek announced on September 4 that it has obtained AS9100 certification for quality management systems in the aerospace and defense industries. This achievement marks the company's successful entry into the global drone and aerospace supply chain and demonstrates its capabilities in high-reliability and high-safety manufacturing, as well as highlights the international competitiveness of its research and design abilities.
Friday 5 September 2025
Japan’s 2026 drone budget surges to record-high US$2.13 billion
Japan’s Ministry of Defense announced in late August its defense budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 (April 2026 to March 2027), reaching a record high of JPY 8.8454 trillion (roughly US$60.2 billion), of which the JPY 312.8 billion (roughly US$2.13 billion) allocated for drones also marks a new peak, at roughly three times the amount allocated in fiscal year 2025.
Friday 5 September 2025
Rexon Technology pivots to drones, capturing global market share
Taiwan-based Rexon Technology is making significant strides in the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market by leveraging its expertise in motors and power systems. At a recent earnings call, the company revealed it has successfully delivered product samples to manufacturers across Taiwan, the US, Europe, Japan, and India. Domestically, Rexon is expanding collaborations with local drone assembly companies such as Coretronic Corporation and Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation (EGAT).