Chang Yao-lin

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In addition to 200,000 drones, Taiwan's special defense budget also aims to procure approximately 1,300 unmanned surface vessels. (Photo / Ke Cheng-hui)

US ‘Hellscape’ Drone Strategy Faces Taiwanese Legislature

Photo shows Marine Corps firing the first Stinger-1 drone. (Photo / Liu Wei-hong)

Washington Draws a Hard Line: Taiwan Must Pass $38.5B Defense Budget

The 256 Squadron serves as the main force operating Taiwan's indigenous Hai Kun submarine. (Photo by Yan Lin-yu)

Taiwan's Silent Fleet: The Secretive 256 Submarine Squadron

Taiwan's mysterious submarine Squadron 256 and the missions it carries out remain subjects of intense curiosity. The image shows Hai Kun conducting diving tests during sea trials. (Photo courtesy of CSBC Corporation)

The Navy Unit No One Talks About — And Can't Afford to Lose

U.S.-based Shield AI has signed a contract with Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to develop and deploy AI flight-control unmanned systems.(Screenshot from Shield AI’s official website)

Shield AI Signs Contract With Taiwan's NCSIST on AI Flight Control Systems

Defense Minister Wellington Koo emphasizes that investing in defense means investing in peace. (Photo / Yen Lin-yu)

Taiwan Military to Deploy Robot Dogs and Ground Drones

Defense Minister Wellington Koo revealed that the Army will extend combat training to ten consecutive full day sessions. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

Taiwan Army Overhauls Training, Adopts Ten Day Continuous Combat Exercises

The United States is closely monitoring Taiwan's proposed NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget. File photo shows HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system firing at Jiupeng Base in Pingtung. (Photo/  Liu Wei-hong)

Taiwanese Political Parties Deadlocked Over Multi-Billion Dollar Special Defense Budget, US Backs Passage

The Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command, dubbed the military's 'fourth service branch,' has seen personnel frequently targeted by Chinese arrest warrants, but this force now faces a major crisis affecting its combat capabilities. (Fil

Taiwan's Cyber Command Restructured, Talent Retention Problems Remain

Following multiple surface trials, Taiwan's domestically produced submarine, the Hai Kun, officially initiated shallow-water submersion tests on the 29th. (Courtesy of a reader)

Taiwan Clears Key Defense Hurdle with First Successful Dive of Indigenous Submarine

A member of the Taiwanese Marine Corps launching a Chien Feng attack drone. (Photo/Liu Wei-hong)

Taiwanese Attack Drone Crashes on First Public Test, Reliability of Military Equipment Questioned

Taiwan's first domestically-built submarine, Hai Kun, faces ongoing challenges during testing. (Courtesy: CSBC)

Taiwanese Domestic Submarine Ready for Underwater Tests

Defense Minister Koo Li-hsiung at the Foreign and Defense Committee meeting on the December 17. (Photo / Yan Lin-yu)

Taiwanese Military Tightens Standards for Exemption

Several Taiwanese soldiers on Matsu were found to have cooperated in a fraud scheme. (Photo / Zhang Yaolin)

Taiwanese Defense Ministry Investigates Sixty Soldiers Linked to Fraud Ring

President Lai Ching-te recently proposed a defense special budget of $1.25 trillion over 8 years. (Photo / Chang Yao-lin)

Navy Requests to Purchase Reconnaissance Drones Using Special Defense Budget

After being heralded as the 'World's Strongest Tank' and officially entering service in Taiwan, the M1A2T is now being criticized for its lack of a battlefield management system. (Photo / Yan Lin-yu)

US Tanks Sold to Taiwan, Slower than Original Model