The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has confirmed to Yomiuri Shimbun by email that there are talks with Japan on how Tokyo can join the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program.
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Taiwan preparing to deploy DMS Stinger, Kestrel rocket to South China Sea
As China could be holding military exercises near Pratas island in the South China Sea, Taiwan has decided to move one reinforced company from the ROCMC 99th Marine Brigade to the island as part of a “relocation exercise.”
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Taiwan’s Hai Chien 2 missile system faces delays
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is under pressure from the military to complete the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation of its Hai Chien 2 anti-air missile by this year.
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INDO-PACOM commanders wants Aegis Ashore on Guam
During a Defense Writers Group virtual roundtable, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says he wants the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense system on Guam from 2026.
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Taiwan to discipline officers over PAC-3 missiles recertification FMS
The Taiwanese government will discipline Air Force officers, including head of Air Defense Artillery Command Lt. Gen. Liu Feng Yu, over the Foreign Military Sale of the recertification of PAC-3 missiles by the United States.
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