New locally-built fast combat support ship AOE 532 Panshih (磐石) finished its sea trials and officially entered ROC Navy (ROCN) service on Friday, January 23, 2015. The 196 meters-long ship’s […]
Taiwan to skip Senkakus claims in fisheries talks with Japan According to Asahi Shimbun, Taiwan plans to skip sovereignty issue in an attempt to negotiate agreement on fishing in disputed […]
According to law, Ministry of National Defense is required to prepare defense review every four years within 10 months after President’s inauguration. First such review was prepared in 2009, second […]
J. Michael Cole from Taipei Times and Jane’s Defence and James R. Holmes from U.S. Naval War College published two separate articles with the same message: contrary to conventional assumptions, […]
North Korea’s rocket launch has once again draw World’s attention to Korean peninsula but for Taiwan it was an important moment for quite different reason. As Ministry of National Defence confirmed, […]
According to expectations, Texas-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was awarded contract worth $1.85 billion for significant upgrade of Taiwan’s fleet of 145 F-16A/Bs acquired in early 1990s. Lockheed Martin has been considered front-runner for […]
Several Taiwan-related news have surfaced this week. First, news agencies reported on September 2 that proposed defense budget for FY2013 submitted by National Security Bureau contains strong emphasis on strengthening […]
Wall Street Journal reported on August 23 about US plans to foster missile defense in Asia. According to WSJ, the centerpiece of the new deployment would be one X-band early […]
Taipei Times reports on planned exercise on Taiping Island (太平島) scheduled for the beginning of September. Defense of Taiping, the largest island in highly contested area of Spratly Islands, has been […]
Taiwan in Perspective 