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Monday 5 February 2024
Raytheon collaborates with AMD to build next-gen multi-chip package
Raytheon, an RTX company, has received a $20 million contract from the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) consortium to develop a next-generation...
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Pentagon's Silicon Valley-based innovation unit seeks autonomous USVs and AI data fusion tech to counter drone swarm
The Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) operated by the US Department of Defense is seeking small unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) that are production-ready, inexpensive,...
Monday 29 January 2024
Chinese satcom chip suppliers are tapping into the drone sector
As China continues to build and strengthen its satellite communication and navigation industry, some ground equipment suppliers have been exploring the drone and drone defense market...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
CCL firm Ventec grows presence in car industry supply chain
Taiwan-based Ventec Electronics, which specializes in niche-market copper-clad laminates (CCL) and thermal materials, has effectively penetrated the automotive industry supply chai...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
China's dominance in dual-use LiDAR tech is making Washington sweat
China is outpacing the U.S. and Japan in LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology thanks to its prodigious speed of development.
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Taiwan's aerospace sector targets 65% self-sufficiency
Post-pandemic, the global aviation market's resurgence is poised to propel Taiwan's aerospace industry output to a four-year pinnacle. With governmental policies sustaining domestic...
Monday 15 January 2024
Taiwan gov't boosts budget to US$13.3 billion production value to propel satellite innovation
Due to the maturation of technological advancements and a decline in rocket launch costs, the proliferation of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites is on a continuous upswing. Successful...
Monday 15 January 2024
Chinese satellite industry plays catchup as application and chip innovations hold the key forward
China's satellite industry is expecting a high-growth period driven by an increasing number of application scenarios, especially in the mobile and automotive sectors. Entering 2024,...
Monday 15 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: Taiwan Defense Ministry mismatched missile warning causes alarm
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 8-12:
Tuesday 9 January 2024
Taiwan braces for Chinese 'missile' strike following Defense Ministry comms blunder

On Tuesday afternoon, January 9, residents in Taiwan received a mobile phone alert issued by the nation's Ministry of National Defense (MND) warning that a missile was...

Monday 8 January 2024
Chinese commercial rocket company ExPace enters mass production phase with the country's first launch in 2024
ExPace Technology Corp., a Chinese state-owned rocket company based in Wuhan, has successfully sent four Tianmu-1 meteorological satellites into space from the country's Jiuquan Satellite...
Friday 5 January 2024
US zeroes in on Chinese LiDar leader Hesai
Due to its mastery of LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology used in next-generation weapons and autonomous vehicles, Shanghai-based Hesai Technology has found itself at the...
Thursday 28 December 2023
Free-space optics indispensable as Taiwan's satellite development gains a military dimension
With photonic integrated circuits, above all silicon photonics, seeing a wave of industry hype owing to their vast potential in the datacom and telecom applications, relevant suppliers...
Tuesday 26 December 2023
Transcom expands presence in markets home and abroad with niche military PAs
Undaunted by fluctuations in the mobile power amplifier (PA) market, Transcom has benefitted from increased peak season shipments of defense-related PA tenders, with overseas orders...
Friday 22 December 2023
From Mirage fighters to microchips: Taiwan-France accord marks a milestone in high-tech collaboration
In a significant diplomatic development, Taiwan and France had recently signed a Science and Technology Cooperation Convention (STC). This agreement not only elevated Taiwan-France...
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