German Chancellor Friedrich Merz yesterday announced military aid for Ukraine worth about 1 billion euros (US$1.13 billion) and an energy support package during a visit to Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital the same day came under renewed attack from Russian drones.Merz, who was accompanied by a senior
US-based AEVEX Aerospace on Friday showcased two drones developed in collaboration with Taiwanese drone maker Coretronic Intelligent Robotics (CIRC), and said it planned to expand operations in Taiwan. The two companies are technology-transfer partners collaborating to develop products for export, C
China prefers to win without firing a shot in its bid to strangle Taiwan’s strategic autonomy. Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu (孫子) would have approved. Its central tool at sea is the “cabbage strategy”: the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) layers fishing boats, maritime militia, coa
F-16C/D Block 70 jets remain relevant in modern warfare even as drones are playing an increasingly prominent role, an expert said, citing their ability to conduct combat air patrols (CAPs) and threaten conventional surface warships, including Chinese aircraft carriers deployed in waters off Taiwan’s
Defense officials yesterday announced new physical eligibility standards for conscription and a military exercise next month that would include new tanks, drones and command-and-control systems. Tsai Shih-hung (蔡適鴻), director of the Ministry of National Defense Medical Affairs Bureau’s Department of
