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Taiwan defense modernization
The KMT’s Defense Policy: Toward a Symmetric Posture
By Dee Wu
Taiwan's opposition party has adopted a very different posture on defense issues than the ruling DPP.
Taiwan Watches the Ukraine Invasion and Asks: Are We Ready?
By Brian Hioe
The invasion of Ukraine has sparked a conversation about how well Taiwan’s armed forces and civilian population are prepared to fend off a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan Mass Producing New Long-Range Missile
By Steven Stashwick
The announcement followed January tests and included news of three more missiles in development.
Taiwan Starts Production of First Domestically Made Submarines
By Nick Aspinwall
President Tsai Ing-wen called the submarine production crucial to Taiwan’s development of asymmetric warfare capabilities.
Taiwan’s Overall Defense Concept, Explained
By Lee Hsi-min and Eric Lee
The concept’s developer explains the asymmetric approach to Taiwan’s defense.
Is Taiwan Looking to Diversify Its Defense Partnerships?
By Eleanor Albert
While the U.S. remains far and away Taiwan's biggest source of arms, other countries could be important partners as well.
Time for Taiwan to Scrap the Indigenous Diesel Submarine
By Michael A. Hunzeker and Joseph Petrucelli
The stakes are too high for Taiwan to waste money on outdated programs.
Taiwan’s Difficult-Yet-Viable Indigenous Submarine Project Needs Cross-Party Support
By Yawen Tsao
Han Kuo-yu’s controversial comments on the submarine project spark a backlash.
Taiwan Unveils Model of Indigenously-Designed Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The model was revealed on May 9 during a groundbreaking ceremony for a submarine shipyard in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.
Taiwan’s Indigenous Submarine to Be Based on European Design
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Taiwan’s future diesel-electric attack submarine fleet will be based on European design, according to local media reports.
Taiwan’s Future Submarines Should Be Unmanned
By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk
Taiwan faces a steep learning curve in building submarines, but it has proven expertise in unmanned systems.
India, Japan to Submit Design Proposals for Taiwan’s New Indigenous Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Indian and Japanese defense contractors, next to two European and two U.S. firms, are submitting design proposals for Taiwan’s future submarine fleet.
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