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Sunday 31 May 2026
Pentagon funding talks put US drone startups on wartime footing
The Trump administration is in talks to provide funding to several US drone companies, in a move that would mark a stronger federal push to expand domestic drone manufacturing and reduce the cost of battlefield systems that have become central to modern warfare.
Friday 29 May 2026
Taiwan turns to AI and drones as defense demand rises
Former US Pacific Army commander Charles Flynn led a defense and aerospace industry delegation to Taiwan and attended the 2026 Taiwan-US Defense Industry Forum organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) on May 28. Relying heavily on US arms sales, Taiwan is stepping up its use of AI and unmanned systems to strengthen defense resilience in response to shifting Chinese military tactics.
Thursday 28 May 2026
Taiwan's Thunder Tiger rejects China supply chain claims, advances to Phase II of US Drone Dominance Program
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger, the first company in Asia to obtain the US Department of Defense's (DoD) Blue UAS cybersecurity certification, has passed the first phase of evaluation for the US Drone Dominance Program (DDP) and has moved into the second phase.
Thursday 28 May 2026
China Airlines rides Taiwan's AI boom to record cargo profits

China Airlines said demand tied to artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and semiconductor shipments is helping fuel a strong rebound in air cargo, underscoring Taiwan's growing importance at the center of the global technology supply chain.

Wednesday 27 May 2026
China tightens drone, flying-car rules as low-altitude market takes off

China is building a more formal safety and regulatory framework for its low-altitude economy, as drones, electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and other aerial services move closer to commercial use.

Wednesday 27 May 2026
Taiwan's quiet fix for GPS-denied drones and satellites
At the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale, a Taiwanese startup called Aegiverse quietly made its case to US defense and aerospace investors — not with flashy slides or moonshot promises, but with a 16-year track record and a business model built to last.
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Thunder Tiger, Elan eye defense and commercial drone markets

Thunder Tiger said on May 26 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Elan Microelectronics to jointly develop AI guidance, image-recognition, and communications technologies for drones, marking a step in the drone maker's shift beyond unmanned vehicle system integration.

Monday 25 May 2026
EGAT pivots into drones to capture US and European defense and commercial demand
Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation (EGAT) said it expanded into drone manufacturing to serve growing overseas demand, pursuing customers in the US and shipments to Europe after winning a domestic defense tender in 2024. The company announced the move as part of a broader diversification strategy that also includes semiconductor equipment component manufacturing, and said its drone business currently contributes about 3% of total revenue.
Saturday 23 May 2026
Interview: XCaliber challenges million-dollar missile defenses with cheap drone interceptors
The Ukraine War and ongoing tensions in the Middle East have exposed a technological revolution reshaping modern warfare: the rise of cheap drones. These developments, along with AI-powered decision-making and the growing importance of resilient supply chains, are increasingly occupying the minds of military strategists — from great powers to smaller upstarts.
Friday 22 May 2026
BenQ Qisda Group to spotlight AI deployments at COMPUTEX 2026
BenQ Qisda Group will participate in COMPUTEX 2026 under the theme "AI In Action," showcasing how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied in real-world deployments. BenQ Qisda will bring together group companies to showcase a comprehensive AI portfolio ranging from computing infrastructure to industry solutions.
Friday 22 May 2026
US-Japan cooperation could protect Taiwan '99%', defense investors told at Silicon Valley summit
Taiwan's semiconductor industry and the military implications of a potential cross-strait conflict dominated the aerospace and defense track on the second day of the Plug and Play Silicon Valley May Summit, as investors and defense technology executives described a geopolitical environment that is fundamentally reshaping where capital flows and why.
Thursday 21 May 2026
Taiwan moves to restore drone procurement funding after legislature cuts defense budget
Taiwanese President Ching-te Lai warned that sweeping cuts to drone procurement funding by the Legislative Yuan could weaken the island's defense readiness and undermine stability across the Taiwan Strait, as the government moves to restore funding through new budget proposals and supplemental allocations.
Thursday 21 May 2026
SpaceX IPO reveals Musk's US$4 billion AI gamble
SpaceX's long-awaited initial public offering filing landed on Wednesday with all the spectacle investors expected from Elon Musk — and all the contradictions that have come to define his empire. The document revealed a company burning billions on artificial intelligence (AI), wagering its future on technologies that do not yet exist, and asking public shareholders to trust almost entirely in Musk's vision of humanity's future in space.
Monday 18 May 2026
Getac gains from drone and defense demand as rugged PC supply chain struggles
Rising global geopolitical tensions are driving up defense budgets worldwide and boosting demand for rugged computers. Getac expects rugged computer shipments to grow by a double-digit percentage in 2026, driven mainly by defense demand. Additionally, demand related to drones has increased significantly and is expected to account for 5-10% of rugged computer revenue over the next 12 months.
Monday 18 May 2026
Taiwan sends largest-ever drone delegation to Xponential 2026 as US eyes edge computing
Taiwan assembled its largest-ever delegation for the "Taiwan Pavilion" at the Xponential 2026 exhibition co-hosted by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), which ran from May 11 to 15 in Detroit. The delegation aimed to show the international community Taiwan's commitment and capabilities in building a core hub for the global non-China drone supply chain.
Monday 18 May 2026
China cracks down on illegal drone flight-control hacks after multiple cases uncovered
China's Ministry of Public Security announced on May 18 that authorities had uncovered nearly 10 cases nationwide involving illegal modification of drone flight-control systems that removed no-fly zone restrictions, bypassed maximum altitude limits, and altered payload parameters. The agency said the actions created potential public-safety, civil aviation, and military-control risks and pledged continued high-pressure enforcement against illegal decryption and unauthorized flights.
Sunday 17 May 2026
Thunder Tiger and Shield AI team up on autonomous naval drones for Taiwan's asymmetric defense
Thunder Tiger Group, a Taiwanese defense and unmanned systems manufacturer, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with US defense technology company Shield AI to integrate the American firm's Hivemind autonomous software into Thunder Tiger's unmanned platforms, beginning with its Sea Shark unmanned surface vessel.
Saturday 16 May 2026
Column: Orbit are now battlefields—how the world's powers are militarizing space
In April 2024, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) executed one of the most significant overhauls of its military architecture in decades. The former Strategic Support Force was disbanded and reorganized into three distinct branches: the Military Aerospace Force, the Cyberspace Force, and the Information Support Force. Together with the existing Joint Logistics Support Force, these constitute a new four-branch support structure — one designed not merely to support terrestrial warfare, but to dominate the space domain itself.
Friday 15 May 2026
Taiwan industry maintains support for non-China supply chain push despite drone budget setback
Taiwan's legislature recently passed the final version of a special defense budget totaling NT$780 billion (approx. US$24.75 billion), but drone-related funding was not approved. The decision has drawn attention from Taiwan's domestic drone industry, with groups including the Taiwan Defense Industry Development Association (TW-DIDA) and Taiwan National Drone Industry Association (TNDIA) issuing statements calling for continued efforts to strengthen Taiwan's democratic supply chain.
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Column: Global space race shifts from military to sovereign
The global space and defense industry is undergoing a strategic transformation — from treating space as a force multiplier to claiming it as a domain of sovereign control.
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Low-cost cruise missiles drive a new drone cost race
Rapid changes in battlefield tactics have made drones central to "economic attrition warfare," shifting the focus from technical performance to cost and scale. The implications are global: military planners, procurement budgets, and civilian supply chains are all under pressure as countries and manufacturers scramble to stockpile, ramp up production, and rethink manufacturing models.
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Taiwan drone makers expand into Eastern Europe as Ukraine cuts China supply risk
Ukraine is accelerating efforts to reduce its dependence on China's supply chain, while Taiwanese drone makers expand production in Poland and Lithuania, reshaping Eastern Europe's industrial map and affecting global defense supply chains, export controls, and battlefield logistics as European demand rises and Ukraine urgently seeks alternative sourcing channels abroad.
Tuesday 5 May 2026
European delegation meets Taiwan industry to bolster counter-drone cooperation
A European delegation's closed-door talks with Taiwanese industry on counter-drone systems highlight accelerating global security implications as drone warfare evolves rapidly, informed by combat lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East; increased drone proliferation is driving urgent demand for multinational cooperation in technology, strategy, and logistics globally.
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Ubiqconn establishes R&D base in Shalun to build collaborative unmanned vehicle ecosystem
Ubiqconn Technology said it moved into the Shalun Artificial Intelligence Industrial Zone and established an R&D base to create Taiwan's first application ecosystem for a collaborative control platform for unmanned vehicles. The company announced this month its relocation to southern Taiwan to strengthen research and development in unmanned vehicles and edge computing, and to support the government's Big South New Silicon Valley initiative.
Tuesday 5 May 2026
'Puzzle-style M&A': Meet the construction firm building an AI ecosystem, one acquisition at a time
As AI reshapes industries from healthcare to finance, companies far beyond Silicon Valley are racing to stake their claim — and some of the most ambitious bets are coming from unexpected corners. Sun Yad Construction, a Taiwan-based firm best known for real estate development, is one of them.