Taiwan

By Matthew Fulco
The aerospace and defense industry is grappling with a growing set of complex geopolitical risks in the Indo-Pacific.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The self-governed island expects local companies will contribute 75% to the program to replace the Beechcraft T-34C.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin on Jan. 10 announced the delivery of the first two F-16 Block 70 jets for Slovakia from its facility in Greenville, South Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China appears to be changing its aerial operations tactics around the Taiwanese air defense identification zone, ramping up its sending of balloons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Adrian Schofield
The airline has finalized a deal with Airbus for 18 A350-1000s and 15 A321neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s AIDC says it has completed the first stage design of a basic trainer aircraft which could replace 40 Beechcraft T-34Cs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s retirement of the F-5 leaves Thailand and South Korea as the remaining operators of the fighter in the Asia-Pacific region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Mass production of Ching Tien, literally meaning Sky Raiser, has begun, as have deliveries, Taiwanese paper Liberty Times reports.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
An industry that has fielded a fighter, advanced jet trainer and several munitions awaits the government’s decision on the next big projects.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
BAE Systems and platform integrator MSI Defense Solutions are pitching a palletized guided rocket system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Ansett Airlines, the owner of the Apex Flight Academy, has been developing the renamed Goshawk special mission aircraft since 2021.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Type II Loitering Munition has been developed entirely in-house, including the seeker, warhead and propulsion, according to an NCIST engineer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan Space Agency's three-stage satellite launch vehicle measures 82 ft. in length, has a diameter of 7.2 ft. and a takeoff mass of 37 tons.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Featuring wingfold design similar to the AeroVironment Switchblade 600, Taiwanese company Hutron's H2B weighs 33 lb. (15 kg), including an 11-lb. warhead.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology is self-funding development of the Albatross II to attract orders by Taiwan’s Navy and Coast Guard.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The first phase of a broad, decade-long research and development period for Taiwan’s Advanced Defense Fighter will expire in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan Space Agency's Star Chasing Project aims to develop two or three 3U cubesats in its initial feasibility study.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's latest iteration of the Tien Chien missile is estimated to have a range of 99 mi. and will be compatible with joint helmet-mounted cueing systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Philippine Airlines will add its code to China Airlines flights between Manila and Kaohsiung, as well as between Cebu and Taiwan's capital Taipei.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng notes that the effectiveness of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System has been demonstrated in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taichung International Airport has just completed a three-year upgrade of its two terminals and now a third is set to follow.
Airports & Networks

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan will deliver a record high of more than 1,000 indigenous missiles next year amid rising tensions with China.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By David Casey
The Taiwanese carrier is adding a third gateway in the Philippines.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The LCC will make the city of Da Nang its first destination in the Southeast Asian country.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The SkyTeam alliance member is adding flights to points in the Philippines and Thailand beyond each country’s capital city.
Airports & Networks