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Latest Taiwan stories, analysis, and updates from SOFREP.
European missile stocks for Ukraine run dry as winter strain intensifies; the U.S. weighs new Taiwan arms sales while Iran temporarily closes the Strait of Hormuz during renewed nuclear talks.
China did not need to fire a shot in Ukraine to come out ahead; it only had to wait while the West bled will and capacity and Russia slid, predictably, into Beijing’s pocket.
China sanctioned 20 U.S. defense firms and 10 executives over a record Taiwan arms package, Russian “hillbilly armor” got chewed up by Ukrainian drones near Pokrovsk, and the Department of War had to tell troops in Bahrain to stop ordering sexual wellness products that local customs keeps seizing.
Treat the cache as a warning: the files hand the PLA both hardware and the playbook for an airborne crack at Taiwan, and when instructors, BMD-4M infantry fighting vehicles, and Dalnolyot long range parachute drops begin to surface, the smoke will have turned into a line of fire.
Anduril is turning Taiwan’s defense from a slow parade of big steel into a swarm-era factory line—eyes in the sky, teeth on target, and a local brain that decides faster than the other guy can swear.
About as sexy as a cardboard box and built for the mud, Taiwan’s micro-drones aren’t headline grabbers—they’re battlefield bloodhounds sniffing out trouble before it starts.
Taiwan’s new battlefield comms system just passed US testing—ushering in a leap toward faster, encrypted, and mobile military ops.
With the USS Ralph Johnson and USNS Bowditch making waves in the Taiwan Strait, the message is clear—Trump’s White House isn’t backing down to Beijing.
China’s air violations of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone have tripled, signaling rising tensions and strategic military moves.
Japan’s F-35B-armed mini-carriers enhance Pacific allies’ air superiority, countering China with agile, powerful 5th-gen air power projection.
Taiwan’s hypersonic missile, Qingtian, hits Mach 6 and 1,240 miles—game-changing tech to counter China’s threats.
The US approves $385M in arms sales to Taiwan, sparking China’s anger amid rising tensions and fears of a potential invasion by 2027.
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