The global rare earth supply chain is undergoing a restructuring as countries actively invest in the sector to reduce their reliance on China, especially for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and drones.
BAE Systems and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced a new partnership to enhance the supply of essential semiconductors for national security programs.
The US Navy is boosting its deployment of artificial intelligence that automatically detects targets after successfully testing it on underwater drones, according to defense officials.
ElevATE Semiconductor and GlobalFoundries (GF) have announced a manufacturing partnership for high-voltage chips produced at GF's facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. Designed by ElevATE and manufactured at scale by GF on its proven and power-efficient 7HV technology platform, the chips are vital to commercial semiconductor testing equipment and critical applications for aerospace and defense systems.
In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, where threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated and adversaries are leveraging advanced technologies like AI, the role of cybersecurity professionals has never been more crucial. Check Point is at the forefront of this battle, shedding light on the pressing cyber threats and deploying innovative, proactive, and AI-powered strategies to combat them.
Tron Future Tech, a Taiwanese startup founded in 2018, has emerged to be a prominent leader in Taiwan's low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) markets. At the core of the success is the company's independently developed Active Phased Array (AESA) radar technology. Recently, Tron Future announced that it has secured NT$900 million (approx. US$32.4 million) in a Series A funding round led by the government-backed Taiwania Capital and the CID Group, and joined by Industrial Technology Investment Corp. (ITRI's venture capital), Taya Venture, and Taiwan Cooperative Venture Capital.
Taiwan's recent efforts to build its own "Starlink" have received growing attention as satellite communication has proven itself inalienable to wartime resilience, but to what degree are the ongoing government-backed satellite programs geared for modern warfare?
How does an aerospace juggernaut redefine its horizons? Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has taken a bold step into energy solutions, capitalizing on the parallels between aircraft propulsion and power generation.
In a recent move aimed at bolstering national security measures, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 37 People's Republic of China (PRC) entities to the Entity List under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). What is noteworthy is that quantum technology is specifically mentioned for 22 newly added to the Entity List.
Yung-chung Kao, the chairperson of compound semiconductor manufacturer IntelliEPI, expressed that the market for Gallium antimonide (GaSb) wafers is rapidly expanding.
Transcom, a Power Amplifier (PA) manufacturer primarily focused on the defense industry, has seen steady growth in its overall operations, benefiting from defense contracts and increasing shipments of microwave communication products. It also has prospects to penetrate the aerospace and commercial satellite communication product markets in the United States and Japan.
China's relentless push into space technology is setting the stage for a high-stakes competition with the United States. As the space race heats up, China's rapid advancements in low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite technology are increasingly putting pressure on America's long-held supremacy.
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Intel Foundry for phase three of its Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes - Commercial (RAMP-C) program.
"An opening bombardment destroys most of Taiwan's navy and air force in the first hours of hostilities. Augmented by a powerful rocket force, the Chinese navy encircles Taiwan and interdicts any attempts to get ships and aircraft to the besieged island. Tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers cross the strait in a mix of military amphibious craft and civilian roll-on, roll-off ships, while air assault and airborne troops land behind the beachheads."
The Pentagon revealed that its contract to deploy Elon Musk's Starlink terminals in Ukraine is worth $23 million, finally putting a dollar figure on a deal that has embroiled one of the world's richest men in the Russia conflict — sometimes to his own chagrin.
Japanese manufacturers and the Japanese Ministry of Defense have been increasing cooperation and joint development. According to Nikkei, in the fiscal year 2023 (April 2023 to March 2024), the number of collaborative development projects between the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) and private companies reached 30, more than doubling compared to the 14 projects in the fiscal year 2022. This increase is significantly higher than in previous years.
With global climate change on the rise and geopolitical risks looming, resource and energy supplies are increasingly constrained. For Taiwan, which imports 98% of its energy, strategic planning and leveraging technological capabilities are essential to swiftly adapt to challenges and ensure stable societal operations, thus averting crises stemming from resource and energy shortages.
Communications technology has long been integral to warfare, and the wartime resilience of telecommunications infrastructure is especially critical as it underpins military Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities. For instance, the US Department of Defense believes that the joint force has to be commanded across all warfighting domains and throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, and a Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) was laid out to guide and implement this vision.