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Sep 14

Beijing municipality bans civilian drones starting mid-November

China's capital, Beijing, is tightening drone controls further, with the municipal legislature approving revisions to the Beijing Regulations on Unmanned Aircraft Management that will take effect on November 15, 2026. The entire administrative area of Beijing will be designated as controlled airspace for unmanned aircraft, banning drone flights, the possession and storage of drones and their core components, and the transport of such equipment into the city.

Taiwan drone maker Twoway breaks into US defense supply chain with Oklahoma procurement deal

Sep 14

Taiwan taps Amazon Leo for next-generation government satellite network

Sep 14

Beyond Earth's orbit: how Besxar, Space Forge, Varda, BioOrbit, Voyager are industrializing space

Sep 11

Global drone supply chain accelerates de-China shift, Taiwan wins

Sep 11

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SATELLITEEurope buys time in the LEO race as Eutelsat extends OneWeb toward the IRIS² era

Sep 12

Starlink's enormous low-Earth-orbit (LEO) footprint has long cast a shadow over the broader aerospace industry, turning satellite broadband into a race defined as much by constellation scale as by network performance.

SPACE TECHAnalysis: Speed built Colossus, yet redundancy may decide whether SpaceX can scale it

Sep 12

Much of the industry attention surrounding AI infrastructure buildouts is now inextricably tied to sheer compute power, with market dominance or competitiveness defined largely by the highest-performing GPUs or the fastest construction.

DRONEShinkong Synthetic Fibers partners with Earthbook, Jedsy to tap Taiwan's medical drone logistics market

Sep 10

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) is stepping into Taiwan's emerging low-altitude economy, partnering with Taiwan-based drone-data and AI platform Earthbook and Swiss medical logistics company Delivery Glider AG (Jedsy) to develop commercial drone services, initially targeting medical logistics.

DRONETaiwan nuclear drill simulates drone attack, drawing on Ukraine war lessons

Sep 10

Taiwan is planning to deploy drone detection and countermeasure systems at nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure to strengthen its ability to respond to security threats. The Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) is conducting a nuclear emergency response drill at the Second Nuclear Power Plant and surrounding areas from September 8–10.

SATELLITEChina's 6G race starts before the first 6G phone as satellite links move into the network core

Sep 10

China's next-generation communications push is beginning to reveal a broader ambition than simply putting faster wireless connections into future smartphones.

DRONETaiwan IC design firms seek government subsidies for advanced chip development

Sep 10

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) will hold a joint ministerial meeting in September to discuss subsidy applications submitted by domestic IC design firms for advanced chip development. If the applications are approved, the local IC design sector will receive a boost in its bid to raise the share of IC design industry output value generated by advanced-process chips from 45% to 47%.

DRONEGetac sees growing drone orders, with 2027 revenue contribution reaching up to 12%

Sep 9

Getac Holdings is expanding aggressively into drone opportunities on the back of its strong industrial rugged computer foundation, making the segment a continued growth driver in the second half of 2026.

DRONESysgration expands Taiwan, US drone manufacturing as procurement plans advance

Sep 9

Sysgration said in August 2026 that rising demand for artificial intelligence, industrial PCs, and drone systems continued to expand its operating scale, while Taiwan's government moved closer to large-scale drone procurement. The company said the policy push is shifting into budget and purchasing stages, positioning 2026 as a key year for domestic drone buying in Taiwan.

SATELLITESmallSat 2026: Two bottlenecks and four trends reshaping satellite industry

Sep 8

The 40th Annual Small Satellite Conference, held August 23-26, 2026, in Salt Lake City, capped what has been a productive year for the space industry, marked by new payload technologies, next-generation satellite buses, a wave of partnership agreements, and one of the most favorable funding environments in recent years.

DEFENSEChenFull Precision expands from defense and semiconductor equipment into quantum computing

Sep 8

ChenFull Precision has expanded rapidly in recent years from traditional precision manufacturing operations such as welding and surface treatment into the semiconductor process equipment supply chain. Its overall business portfolio is also shifting increasingly toward semiconductors, with the company formally reclassified as a semiconductor stock on the Taipei Stock Exchange in 2025.

DEFENSESouth Korea's UBATT targets 500 Wh/kg lithium-metal batteries for drone and defense markets

Sep 8

South Korean battery startup UBATT is targeting aerospace and defense applications such as drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries, aiming at applications that require 400–500 Wh/kg or more and are difficult for conventional lithium-ion batteries to serve.

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