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Featured / Geopolitics

As China Looms Ever Larger, Taiwan Prepares Record Defense Budget for 2023

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Daniel Darling

With China continuing to ramp up coercion operations in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2, the government of Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, …

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Europe / Featured / Geopolitics / North America / War in Ukraine

Will Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Change the U.S. Defense Budget Calculus?

February 25, 2022November 14, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given rise to uncertainty about the broader security situation in Europe, and raises questions about U.S. defense investment as Washington weighs its response options. With …

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Asia / Featured / Geopolitics / Region

Taiwan Cleared for $1.8 Billion Worth of FMS Purchases

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 - by Daniel Darling

Just a few weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the Trump administration has cleared yet another billion-plus-dollar Foreign Military Sales package for Taiwan. The latest FMS package involves three sales …

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Defense / Naval Systems

Taiwan Dispatching Teams to Europe, U.S. as Indigenous Submarine Program Readies Launch

September 10, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) plans to send teams of experts to Europe and the U.S. to consult with international defense industrial partners as the construction phase of the …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Proposed F-16V Sale to Taiwan Makes Headway

August 19, 2019November 22, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

A Taiwanese request to the U.S. for an $8 billion government-to-government sale of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 jet fighters appears to have some momentum, as reports indicate the …

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Asia / Geopolitics

U.S. State Department OK’s $2.2 Billion in Potential Military Hardware Sales to Taiwan

July 9, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The U.S. State Department notified Congress via the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on July 8 of a pair of potential Foreign Military Sales to Taiwan worth a combined …

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Military Aircraft / Pacific Rim

Giving Up the Ghost: Taiwan Seeks F-16V Procurement as F-35 Dream Abandoned

November 30, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The Taiwanese military is ready to forsake its previous ambition to acquire the F-35 Lightning II stealth combat aircraft in favor of a government-to-government contract for 66 F-16V Block 70 …

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Pacific Rim

Taiwan Takes Delivery of First Upgraded F-16V

October 22, 2018November 13, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

The Taiwanese Air Force took delivery on October 20 of the first of its upgraded F-16 jet fighters from state-owned aviation company Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC). The revamped F-16 …

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Naval Systems

Taiwanese Navy Submarine Upgrade Project Comes into View

May 23, 2018January 16, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

A long-planned upgrade for Taiwan’s two Dutch-built Hai Lung-class submarines will soon get underway after the project was given clearance by Netherlands-based RH Marine following a year-long evaluation into the …

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Defense / Geopolitics / Pacific Rim

A Positive Half-Measure: Taiwan’s Proposed 2018 Defense Budget

August 24, 2017November 13, 2019 - by Forecast International

by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International.   Taiwan’s ruling cabinet announced on August 17 that it has approved a fiscal year 2018 budget proposal that favors the …

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