Jonathan Chin

3 weeks ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin

2025/05/18 03:00BUDGET HIKE: The armed forces are planning an unprecedented move to increase defense spending to 3 percent of GDP to meet targets set by the US, a source saidBy Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The military’s new Tien Kung IV （Sky Bow IV） missiles have completed initial operational evaluation and limited field testing, with mass production expected to start next year, a defense official said yesterday.

1 month ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin

2025/05/04 03:00ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budgetBy Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.

1 month ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin

ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budget By Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.

1 month ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin

By Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer Taiwan is stepping up plans to create self-sufficient supply chains for combat drones and increase foreign orders from the US to counter China’s numerical superiority, a defense official said on Saturday.

1 month ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jonathan Chin

By Lo Tien-pin and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer Japan is obtaining anti-ship missile capabilities that could place Chinese People’s Liberation Army vessels near Taiwan under crossfire if Japan joins forces with Taiwan, a defense official said yesterday. The comment came a day after Jiji Press reported that the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in June is to conduct target practice exercises with land-based anti-ship missiles on Japanese soil for the first time.