Lieutenant General Sun Li-fang details Taiwan's defense plans against Chinese gray-zone operations and potential naval blockade threats from the PLA.

Lockheed Martin seeks to speed up delayed F-16V jet deliveries to Taiwan as supply chain issues and production shifts push timelines beyond 2026.

A day earlier, on Monday, the MND reported that six PLA aircraft and five PLAN vessels were operating around Taiwan until 6 a.m. local time

Taiwan’s army commissioned a new fleet of US-made Abrams M1A2T tanks on Friday in a ceremony attended by President Lai Ching-te, marking a significant step in the island’s ongoing effort to modernize its military amid rising tensions with China.

In a post on X, the MND stated that one out of the five sorties crossed the median line and entered the country's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).

Taiwan's armed forces carried out exercises covering land, sea and air this month, part of a recent expansion in the length and frequency of military drills. The aim is to boost the country's defense in the face of growing threats from China.

BEIJING -- A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday said that the People's Liberation Army will crush any attempts at "Taiwan independence" or external interference with greater capacity and more reliable means.