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Thursday 8 May 2025
Anduril's Ascendancy: From Silicon Valley outcast to defense unicorn rivaling Boeing
Palmer Luckey, once celebrated as the prodigy behind Oculus and virtual reality's mainstream breakthrough, found himself abruptly cast out of Silicon Valley's inner circle following...
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Anduril's founder sounds alarm on US-China military rivalry, touts AI as key to Taiwan Strait stability
In a recent speech, Palmer Luckey, the innovative force behind defense technology firm Anduril Industries, invoked a hypothetical Taiwan Strait conflict to underscore the pivotal...
Tuesday 6 May 2025
US Pentagon's trillion-dollar budget surge puts Taiwan defense firms at crossroads
The US is charting a new course for defense spending, with President Donald Trump's administration proposing a 13% increase that would push the Pentagon's 2026 budget to an unprecedented...
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Rare earth prices surge 210%: EV, robotics, defense supply chains on the line
As China imposed export controls on seven critical medium and heavy rare earth elements in early April, a buying frenzy has gripped the international rare earth market. Within a month,...
Monday 5 May 2025
Taiwan's Coretronic disrupts drone market, outflanks DJI with non-red supply chain edge
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC), a subsidiary of Taiwan's Coretronic Group, is carving a niche in the global drone market, capitalizing on its non-red supply chain...
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Taiwan drone maker expands to military unmanned attack boats
Thunder Tiger Technology is broadening its unmanned vehicle portfolio from aerial drones to maritime vessels with its new flagship unmanned surface vessel (USV), the SeaShark800....
Monday 28 April 2025
Trade tensions take flight: Trump tariffs spark China retaliation against Boeing
Following US President Donald Trump's executive orders implementing reciprocal tariff measures, the China-US trade war has escalated rapidly. China's response now extends beyond traditional...
Saturday 26 April 2025
Trump's maritime push opens door for US-Taiwan shipbuilding ties
Since US President Donald Trump took office, trade tensions between the US and China have escalated, although a recent easing of tariffs announced on April 23 suggests a more calibrated...
Thursday 24 April 2025
China's critical metal curbs chokes global supply; sends Europe and North America scrambling

In a bold escalation of its ongoing trade dispute with Washington, China has dramatically tightened its grip on the global supply of...

Thursday 24 April 2025
Taiwan taps private sector for unmanned naval defense push
Taiwan is strengthening its asymmetric warfare capabilities through unmanned surface vessels (USVs), with both government and private sector companies developing technologies that...
Saturday 19 April 2025
Taiwan accelerates unmanned vehicle push amid global defense and tariff tensions with the US
As global trade grapples with the turbulence of tariff disputes, defense and military demands remain undeterred, emerging as pivotal bargaining chips in negotiations over reciprocal...
Thursday 17 April 2025
China drone dominance fuels ambitions for low-altitude economic supremacy
China has positioned the low-altitude economy as a cornerstone of its future industrial strategy, with drones serving as the linchpin of this burgeoning sector. Leveraging its early...
Monday 14 April 2025
Taiwan advances in aerospace manufacturing with new forging capabilities
Taiwan's aerospace industry is positioning itself to compete globally through investments in advanced manufacturing technologies, particularly in high-end processing of aviation materials...
Monday 14 April 2025
AIDC strengthens military momentum with drone countermeasure systems set to launch in June
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is approaching the final stages of its current domestic aircraft development initiatives, with its chairman, Hu Kai-Hung, noting...
Friday 11 April 2025
Taiwan aerospace suppliers shielded from US tariffs for now
The uncertainties regarding the since paused reciprocal tariffs under the Trump administration continue to sweep across global industries, with varying impacts on different sectors...