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Agreed that the most likely next step after a blockade is an amphibious assault. Which is why 7th Fleet and SUBPAC are keeping a close eye on what's going on. Declaring a blockade would probably very quickly result in SUBPAC declaring unrestricted submarine warfare.

We’ll start with this story. Big step up. https://www.newsweek.com/japan-military-shootdown-authorization-china-drone-airspace-intrusion-2095346

Via Slashdot: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/31/china_disguised_tech_companies_taiwan/

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W8Pb4rfPd8 View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhsY1Qg84qs

https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Taiwan_says_detains_Chinese-crewed_ship_after_subsea_cable_cut_999.html

View: https://x.com/TaiwanMilitary/status/1848961276979896650 View: https://x.com/stoa1984/status/1842491530931540363 https://def.ltn.com.tw/article/breakingnews/4839249

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2024/01/23/taiwan-begins-building-anti-submarine-frigate/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn View: https://twitter.com/defense_news/status/1750416984074793251?s=20

https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202308310350.aspx View: https://twitter.com/stoa1984/status/1697325396889382970

Upmedia reports that Taiwan will begin the development of an air-launched variant of the HF-3 supersonic anti-ship missile. The weapon will be carried by the indigenous IDF fighter and around $314 million has been allocated for the project which will be called Hsiung Chih. This will be...

During the Cold War the US developed a series of exercises designed to bring Army (REFORGER) and Air Force (Crested Cap) units from the States to Europe. At what point should the US consider doing the same for Taiwan?

Here is a list to my knowledge of what warship designs were offered to the Chinese Navy before the Cold War, before it became the People's Republic of China. This includes the Qing Dynasty, Republic of China and Nationalist China (Chiang Kai-Shek's Clique). The warship designs as follows...

A couple of images I found in old H.D. for a second batch of Kwang Hua I program. Original K.H. I Flight 1 PFG-2 was the FFG7 Perry, with minimal modifications. Flight 2 was intended as AAW ship, with the ADAR-2N phaesd array radar. 32 or 48 VLS proposed, 4500 ton. ADAR-1 was a land based...

https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/07/19/taiwan-developing-5th-gen-fighter-jets-amid-chinas-military-buildup Comment/speculations: seems to be a contingency plan in case of failure to asquire the f-35b. Apparently, project is active for some time already. Taiwan has some actual experience in...

Hi folks, Couldn't find a thread dedicated to this one so though I would start one. To begin with, I note on wikipedia (yeah I know...) it is mentioned that "In 2001, it was reported that development of a new "stealth" variant with more power engines and improved fire-control system would...

https://youtu.be/UQnbj7UsYVo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMXWsiaEK6Q https://science.slashdot.org/story/16/07/19/0157238/taiwan-building-lunar-lander-for-nasa-moon-mining-mission The 'Proving Ground' project is intended to develop and launch the Prospector, which in turn is primarily intended as a technology testbed...

Hi, the Lockheed L-1449 was a redesigned version of Super Constellation but had a block speed 70 mph faster than any aircraft of 1955.,it had a new thin wing and powered by four P&W PT2 turboprops,many other alternative engines was available...

There was some rumbling recently about a new "carrier killer" ship concept from Taiwan, supposed leaked recently, though it isn't a full up project yet from what I understand. Visually similar to the chinese wave piercing catamaran that is operating now.

Just as I thought I have recognised a model of this fighter proposal at TsrJoe's tread (http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2019.msg17221/topicseen.html#msg17221) I was searching for some more on this unknown project. .... sadly that was all I found: ??? As a source this...