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Jan 12, 2025 | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Aaron Tu |William Hetherington
2025/01/13 03:00INSURRECTION: The NSB said it found evidence the CCP was seeking snipers in Taiwan to target members of the military and foreign organizations in the event of an invasionBy Aaron Tu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The number of Chinese spies prosecuted in Taiwan has grown threefold over a four-year period, the National Security Bureau （NSB） said in a report released yesterday.
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Jan 12, 2025 | news.ltn.com.tw | Aaron Tu |William Hetherington
2025/01/13 03:00INSURRECTION: The NSB said it found evidence the CCP was seeking snipers in Taiwan to target members of the military and foreign organizations in the event of an invasionBy Aaron Tu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The number of Chinese spies prosecuted in Taiwan has grown threefold over a four-year period, the National Security Bureau （NSB） said in a report released yesterday.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
taipeitimes.com | Aaron Tu |Lery Hiciano
By Aaron Tu and Lery Hiciano / Staff reporter, with staff writer China’s fleet has grown to 360 warships, with a potential to grow even further to 400-440 vessels and challenge the US Navy, the Institute for National Defense and Security Research said yesterday.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Aaron Tu
By Aaron Tu
and Shelley Shan / Staff Reporters The army has begun using newly purchased target-acquisition drones to bolster its surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. The target-acquisition drones are part of the 3,000 commercial drones that the Ministry of National Defense purchased from the private sector in August.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Aaron Tu |Kayleigh Madjar
By Aaron Tu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer The first batch of M1A2T Abrams tanks from the US are to arrive by the middle of this month, a source said today, although the specific arrival time would depend on shipping schedules. Taiwan purchased 108 of the tanks from the US for NT$40.5 billion (US$1.24 billion). The first batch of 38 was expected to arrive this year, 42 next year and the final 28 in 2026.
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Dec 1, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | Aaron Tu |Kayleigh Madjar
By Aaron Tu and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer The first batch of M1A2T Abrams tanks from the US are to arrive by the middle of this month, a source said today, although the specific arrival time would depend on shipping schedules. Taiwan purchased 108 of the tanks from the US for NT$40.5 billion (US$1.24 billion). The first batch of 38 was expected to arrive this year, 42 next year and the final 28 in 2026.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
news.ltn.com.tw | Aaron Tu |William Hetherington
2024/11/04 03:00 EARLY ARRIVALS: The first sets of HIMARS purchased from the US arrived ahead of their scheduled delivery, with troops already training on the platforms, a source said By Aaron Tu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and Reuters The Ministry of National Defense （MND） yesterday said it spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the south of Taiwan proper on the way to exercises in the Pacific, a second consecutive day...
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Nov 3, 2024 | news.ltn.com.tw | Aaron Tu |William Hetherington
2024/11/04 03:00 EARLY ARRIVALS: The first sets of HIMARS purchased from the US arrived ahead of their scheduled delivery, with troops already training on the platforms, a source said By Aaron Tu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and Reuters The Ministry of National Defense （MND） yesterday said it spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the south of Taiwan proper on the way to exercises in the Pacific, a second consecutive day...
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Aaron Tu |Lery Hiciano
By Aaron Tu and Lery Hiciano / Staff reporter, with Staff Writer An aviation jacket patch showing a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh has become popular overseas, including at an aviation festival held by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force at the Ashiya Airbase yesterday. The patch was designed last year by Taiwanese designer Hsu Fu-yu (徐福佑), who said that it was inspired by Taiwan’s countermeasures against frequent Chinese military aircraft incursions.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
taipeitimes.com | Aaron Tu
By Aaron Tu
and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Ministry of National Defense has proposed a NT$1.36 billion plan (US$42 million) to boost the armed forces’ medical capabilities during a conflict. The military would invest NT$6.9 billion in reserve forces, command and control resilience, training facilities and battlefield medicine to build an asymmetric force ready to defend the nation, the ministry said last week.
