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Taiwan’s Kang Ding-Class Frigate: Too Little, Too Late?

No matter how impressive the specs on these warships are, they will be relatively useless in the face of the size and scope ...
Type 094 Class nuclear-powered vessel has been the first of its kind to be filmed by Chinese state media as it sets off on a ...
On July 28, 2025, Taiwan’s first upgraded La Fayette-class (Kang Ding-class) frigate was spotted departing Kaohsiung port for ...
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan completed the maiden sea trial for its first domestically developed submarine on Tuesday, a major step in a project aimed at strengthening deterrence against the Chinese ...
Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warns a report by the U.S.-based Center for Strategic ...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's defense ministry says a private shipbuilder may have been "excessively confident" when proposing to build submarines at its yard. Taiwan International Shipbuilding ...
Two cuts to submarine cables connecting Taiwan were blamed on fishing vessels. The Taiwan-Matsu No. 2 cable, which links the main island of Formosa to the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands, was ...
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of ...