Taiwan

Taiwanese manufacturers in SpaceX’s supply chain are shifting some satellite component production to Southeast Asia, driven by business and geopolitics.

America’s defense industrial base is straining to meet rising demand for weapons systems driven by a worsening threat environment from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has grounded its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys following a hard landing incident.

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of Nasams and two additional air defense radar systems.

Taipei is scaling back its industrial ambitions in ending its pursuit of a homegrown fifth-generation fighter.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Co-production with allies and partners is increasingly intertwined with U.S. efforts to revitalize the defense industrial base.

Taiwan is scrapping its Advanced Defense Fighter program, saying the country’s military primes do not possess sufficiently matured technologies to proceed.

The MOU was signed during a trip to Taiwan this week by an Oklahoma delegation led by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Washington will reportedly in 2025 assess Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology's capabilities to assemble Raytheon FIM-92 Stingers.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is eager to position the Sooner State as a high-tech manufacturing hub.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The ministry of defense said the Rocket Force launched an ICBM carrying a dummy warhead on Sept. 25 at 8:44 a.m. Beijing time.

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry says the unit was established Feb. 1, but its existence was not revealed until Sept. 18.

While Taiwan's defense spending has been rising in recent years, officials have acknowledged that next year will represent the peak of Taipei's defense spending—at least in the medium term.

The state of California has granted Archer Aviation a tax exclusion for the expansion of its battery and electric motor production facility in San Jose.

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers will be awarded up to $400 million to boost advanced semiconductor silicon wafer production in the U.S.

The Taiwanese ministry of national defense (MND) says flight control software issues were the primary cause of delays.

The Biden administration is accelerating delivery of the much-needed interceptors by moving Ukraine to the front of the line.

The U.S. State Department approved Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 loitering munitions from both AeroVironment and Anduril.

The Taiwan Air Force plans to upgrade the avionics on its Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft.

Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.

Taiwan has conducted the first live firing of the ground-launched variant of the Tien Chien II (TC-2) missile.

After observing the battlefield effectiveness of UAS in Ukraine and Gaza, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has shared plans to improve its uncrewed capabilities.

Taiwanese carrier Starlux has reported its first profit since beginning operations in 2020.