Taiwan has established a new Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to accelerate the integration of drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems into its military strategy. This unit, modeled after the US DIU, will bridge the gap between civilian technological advancements and their applications in the defense sector.
Nikon Corp. is fielding interest from defense and aerospace companies in the US for its metal 3D printers, according to the Japanese precision equipment maker's president.
In recent years, Taiwan has significantly increased its defense procurement from the US. However, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to assert that Taiwan has taken "100% of the US semiconductor business" without providing anything in return, suggesting that Taiwan should pay the US for its defense.
As global regional conflicts persist, nations are bolstering their defenses, driving unprecedented demand in the defense sector. Military products, known for their rigorous specifications and superior quality, stand out as a challenging yet highly lucrative niche market, often paralleling the aerospace industry.
Taiwan has established an R&D initiative akin to the US Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). This initiative serves as the matchmaker between the military procurement office and the private sector, such as research institutions and startups supplying innovative technologies.
Observing the Chinese military's rapid pace of modernization and the war in Ukraine, where drones and satellites have shown their tactical values, Taiwan is gradually waking up to the reality of modern warfare and has stepped up its modernization pace. For the first time since 2022, Taiwan's defense ministry turned to domestic suppliers in the private sector to build commercial-grade military drones as well as anti-drone systems.
Europe's next-generation heavy-lift rocket, Ariane 6, is scheduled to launch from French Guiana on July 11, carrying satellites and experimental equipment.
During his inauguration speech on May 20, 2024, President William Lai announced the development of "Five Trusted Industry Sectors": semiconductors, AI, military, security and surveillance, and next-generation communications.
With Boeing's current struggles and no clear turnaround in sight, Taiwan's aerospace supply chain is increasingly looking to "domestic defense autonomy" as the primary driver for market growth. Taiwan's aerospace supply chain representatives recently revealed that the aerospace industry's challenges are having a cascading effect on the machine tool sector, as aerospace suppliers purchase machine tools for manufacturing and processing.
VIGO Photonics, a Polish company specializing in mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) detectors and modules, is becoming increasingly central to European efforts to gain greater autonomy on key semiconductor technologies, especially when the photonics sector sees growing aerospace and defense applications in sensing, optical communication, and laser-based weapons.
Ever since the Polish scientist Jan Czochralski discovered a way to crystallize metals in 1915, the technique that eventually becomes known as the Czochralski method to grow high-purity semiconductors has long underpinned the global electronics industry with its ability to scale up the single-crystal production of silicon and germanium. A decade later, Czochralski was invited back to his native land where he consolidated his research and passed on his legacy to the Warsaw University of Technology.
The global rare earth supply chain is undergoing a restructuring as countries actively invest in the sector to reduce their reliance on China, especially for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and drones.
BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced a new partnership to enhance the supply of essential semiconductors for national security programs.
The US Navy is boosting its deployment of artificial intelligence that automatically detects targets after successfully testing it on underwater drones, according to defense officials.
ElevATE Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced a manufacturing partnership for high-voltage chips produced at GF's facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. Designed by ElevATE and manufactured at scale by GF on its proven and power-efficient 7HV technology platform, the chips are vital to commercial semiconductor testing equipment and critical applications for aerospace and defense systems.
In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, where threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and adversaries are leveraging advanced technologies like AI, the role of cybersecurity professionals has never been more crucial. Check Point is at the forefront of this battle, shedding light on the pressing cyber threats and deploying innovative, proactive, and AI-powered strategies to combat them.
Tron Future Tech, a Taiwanese startup founded in 2018, has emerged to be a prominent leader in Taiwan's low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) markets. At the core of the success is the company's independently developed Active Phased Array (AESA) radar technology. Recently, Tron Future announced that it has secured NT$900 million (approx. US$32.4 million) in a Series A funding round led by the government-backed Taiwania Capital and the CID Group, and joined by Industrial Technology Investment Corp. (ITRI's venture capital), Taya Venture, and Taiwan Cooperative Venture Capital.
Taiwan's recent efforts to build its own "Starlink" have received growing attention as satellite communication has proven itself inalienable to wartime resilience, but to what degree are the ongoing government-backed satellite programs geared for modern warfare?
How does an aerospace juggernaut redefine its horizons? Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has taken a bold step into energy solutions, capitalizing on the parallels between aircraft propulsion and power generation.
In a recent move aimed at bolstering national security measures, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 37 People's Republic of China (PRC) entities to the Entity List under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). What is noteworthy is that quantum technology is specifically mentioned for 22 newly added to the Entity List.
Yung-chung Kao, the chairperson of compound semiconductor manufacturer IntelliEPI, expressed that the market for Gallium antimonide (GaSb) wafers is rapidly expanding.
Transcom, a Power Amplifier (PA) manufacturer primarily focused on the defense industry, has seen steady growth in its overall operations, benefiting from defense contracts and increasing shipments of microwave communication products. It also has prospects to penetrate the aerospace and commercial satellite communication product markets in the United States and Japan.
China's relentless push into space technology is setting the stage for a high-stakes competition with the United States. As the space race heats up, China's rapid advancements in low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology are increasingly putting pressure on America's long-held supremacy.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Intel Foundry for phase three of its Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes - Commercial (RAMP-C) program.
