Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed the armed forces on Sunday morning as part of the commemorations to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which falls on Aug. 1. More than 12,000 service personnel from the army, navy, air force, armed police as well as the newly formed rocket force and […]

China’s air force on Thursday sent formations of Xian H-6 strategic bombers near Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and the Miyako Strait south of Japan’s Okinawa as part of a long-range drill, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said that day. Japan’s defence ministry also issued a statement late on Thursday describing the flyover by […]

Iraqi soldiers are using modern RAYSUN MD1 counter drone system in Iraq. The Anti-UAV defence system developed by Jiun-An Technology Co., Ltd in Taiwan. The RAYSUN MD1 was spotted near Mosul in Iraq. The RAYSUN MD1 is a counter drone system that is designed to disrupt and neutralise unmanned aerial vehicles unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). […]

The nine Terrex AV81 wheeled armored personnel carriers was spotted in the Port of Hong Kong. According to shanghaiist.com, Hong Kong customs officials have seized at least 9 armored military vehicles that were on board a cargo ship from Taiwan that was bound for Singapore. A source told SCMP that this is likely one of the biggest seizures […]

The  105mm gun of Taiwanese CM-11 Brave Tiger main battle tank has exploded in North Hukou test center during firing shells. That was reported by www.appledaily.com.tw. One soldier was wounded when a gun of CM-11 tank exploded. The CM-11 Brave Tiger is a Main Battle Tank  that was developed by the United States General Dynamics and the Republic of […]

New equipment was exhibited during today’s pre-show press tour of the 2015 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE), being held from August 13-16 in Taipei, Taiwan. During the press tour, Taiwan military officials gave detailed presentations of new systems. Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) showed off the first prototype of its medium-altitude […]

The Ministry of National Defense rebutted a report Sunday that the data link interface of the PAVE Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) Taiwan received from the United States in 2013 has yet to be integrated with crucial two missile warning centers. The radar warning system and the two missile warning centers in Taipei and […]

PHOTO from Taiwan military parade for victory celebrations. Military parade marking the ROC’s victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) was staged June 11 in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan. A total of 64 military aircraft, 294 vehicles and 3,858 personnel participated in the event, which kicked off with a special forces demonstration followed by a […]

Taiwan show at Paris Air Show 2015 to new «Sky Sword II» Surface-to-Air Defense Missile System. Tien Chien II ( or Sky Sword II ) is a combined short to medium range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system produced by Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) in the Republic of China(R.O.C.). Its air […]

The Ministry of National Defense said it would stick to a plan to buy 120 US-made M1A1 Abrams tanks in an estimated NT$33 billion (US$1.08 billion) deal. The Republic of China (ROC) Army Command Headquarters Office said the program’s budget allocation would be made in 2017, with delivery expected to begin in 2020. The army […]