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A Ukrainian lawmaker says the Russia-Ukraine war's greatest lesson for Taiwan is that only preparedness can sustain peace. Pictured: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky waits to receive Honduran President Xiomara Castro in Kyiv on June 19, 2026. (AP)

Deter Now or Fight Later: Ukraine MP Brings Russia's Lesson to Taipei

Falling birthrates are a global phenomenon, but Taiwan's demographic crisis has reached a level that qualifies it as a 'near-death nation.' (File photo, AP)

Taiwan Is Dying. No Slogan Can Save It.

Special operations soldiers conducting aerial reconnaissance with micro drones. (Photo provided by the Ministry of National Defense)

Opinion | Drones Are Rewriting the Rules of Taiwan's Defense

The Assault Trooper program ranks among the most demanding and unforgiving training courses in Taiwan's Army special forces. Storm Media traveled to the Guguan Special Forces Training Center for a four-day, three-night embedded assignment covering the ass

Exclusive | Taiwan's Elite "Assault Troops" Train Through Typhoon-Level Rain in Taichung Mountains

Japan held its largest live-fire exercise, the Fuji General Firepower Exercise, on June 7, with the Ground Self-Defense Force conducting live-fire drills simulating island defense. (Photo by Huang Hsin-wei)

Japan Unveils Hypersonic Missile in Island Drill — Storm Media Was There

Former Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, in a Bloomberg television interview, expressed support for placing US-China relations above Taiwan. (AP)

Opinion | Singapore Won't Fight for Taiwan. Its Troops Shouldn't Be There.

President Lai Ching-te said on the 29th that cuts to the defense special budget have already affected the military buildup schedule. (File photo by Yan Lin-yu)

Lai Inspects Kaohsiung Defense Sites, Vows to Restore Budget Cuts

The Army Command Headquarters held its 80th anniversary ceremony at Dahan Camp on the 29th, where jamming vehicles made their first public appearance. (Photo by Chang Yao-lin)

Surveillance, Jamming Vehicles Debut at Taiwan Army's 80th Anniversary

Rear Admiral Michael Studeman, former Director of Naval Intelligence, revealed during congressional testimony last year that he visited Taiwan in 2021 and 2022 to personally brief President Tsai Ing-wen. (CNA)

Exclusive | Ex-U.S. Intelligence Chief: Taiwan's Strongest Defense Is Not Just Military

The "Kestrel II anti-armor rocket," independently developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to enhance asymmetric warfare and urban combat capabilities, has been publicly revealed for the first time. (Photo by Chang

Taiwan Kestrel II Rocket: NCSIST Unveils World’s 4th Indoor-Firing Anti-Armor Rocket – But Army Remains Skeptical

Thunder Tiger Technology (雷虎科技) announced on the 13th that it has signed an MOU with U.S. defense technology unicorn Shield AI, with the Sea Shark as the first platform for integration. (File photo, courtesy of Thunder Tiger)

Taiwan Arms Sea Shark Drone Vessel With US AI Autonomy Software in Asymmetric Defense Push

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to discuss arms sales to Taiwan directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the negotiating table during his upcoming Beijing summit. (AP)

Trump and Xi: Why Taiwan's Arms Sales Are Suddenly on the Table

Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger (left) visits Legislative Yuan President Han Kuo-yu in February 2025. (Legislative Yuan official website)

Matt Pottinger: Why Taiwan Should Look to Ukraine, Not the US, for Defense Lessons

Hsu Hsi-hsiang (徐錫祥), former Deputy Minister of Justice and Chief Prosecutor of the High Prosecutors Office, failed to win legislative confirmation — yet President Lai Ching-te appointed him acting Prosecutor General regardless. (Photo by Yen Lin-yu)

Opinion | Taiwan's Prosecutor General Vacancy: A Test for Judicial Independence Under Lai

Ceremony marking the activation of the M1A2T tank in the Army's 584th Combined Arms Brigade, 1st Combined Arms Battalion. (Military News Agency)

Opinion | Beyond the Bridge Weight: Why Taiwan’s M1A2T Tanks Remain Vital

Brandon Tseng (曾國光), founder of U.S. military AI startup Shield AI, speaks to Storm Media in an exclusive interview in April 2026. (Photo by Ke Chenghui)

From Navy SEAL to AI Visionary: How Brandon Tseng’s Shield AI Is Reshaping Taiwan’s Defense

Electronic warfare has become a defining feature of modern conflict. A target signal simulator developed by a secretive Taiwanese defense firm, pictured here, is capable of replicating signals from Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles. (Photo by Ch

Taiwan's Secret Arsenal | Part 2: The Company That Makes Taiwan's Missiles Hit Their Targets