Chunghwa Telecom's New Taipei operations division and the New Taipei City Fire Department signed a memorandum of understanding on October 6 to promote drone-based emergency blood transport. The pilot will use New Taipei's north coast and mountain routes as a testbed for an air logistics system aimed at improving emergency medical supply delivery in remote areas.

Catcher Technology said its existing AI products continued to expand shipments as the year-end period approached, while medical and drone businesses were entering mass production. The casing maker also said additional AI server projects are scheduled to begin mass production from the first quarter of 2027, with AI PC-related products expected to follow in the second quarter of 2027.

The excitement around massive orbital infrastructure mainly stems from its tremendous potential in offering compute nodes powered by near-continuous solar energy beyond the spatial limits of terrestrial infrastructure.

Europe's push for sovereign satellite connectivity is moving beyond simply securing access to bandwidth, as Nokia and ICEYE prepare a new low Earth orbit (LEO) system that would let governments own and control the satellites, ground infrastructure and terminals themselves.

With South Korea preparing for the fifth launch of its Nuri rocket, the country's space ambitions took center stage at AEROTEC 2026, the second International Aerospace Technology Exhibition held recently in Changwon, a major hub for South Korea's aerospace industry.

As South Korea prepares for the fifth launch of its Nuri rocket, small and medium-sized enterprises are taking on increasingly important roles in the country's space supply chain alongside major aerospace companies such as Hanwha Aerospace.

South Korea's Hyundai Rotem is accelerating its expansion into aerospace propulsion systems, showcasing 10-ton- and 35-ton-class methane rocket engines under development at AEROTEC 2026 as it targets growing demand for reusable launch vehicles.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) showcased its next-generation medium-sized satellites and compact synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites at AEROTEC 2026 in Changwon, highlighting an expanding space strategy that increasingly extends from Earth observation into communications.

Days after reports emerged that TSMC was reassessing plans for a wafer fab in Texas, Tim Culpan, a former Bloomberg columnist and founder of independent media outlet Culpium, disclosed that the chipmaker is in discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab over potential cooperation.

US defense technology unicorn Shield AI is expanding its presence in Taiwan as the Russia-Ukraine war drives growing demand for asymmetric warfare capabilities and defense technologies. At its first press event in Taiwan on October 2, co-founder and CEO Brandon Tseng outlined plans to deepen local partnerships, expand its supply chain, and build its Taiwan workforce.

Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) unveiled its first self-developed fixed-wing tactical drone, the Raven X. AIDC president Hsiu-mei Chuang recently stated that the Taiwan-based aerospace company is shifting part of its business focus toward unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, following the winding down of its Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer production program.