Amazon recently demonstrated its low Earth orbit communications satellite network, Amazon Leo, at a test site in Aberdeen, Maryland, testing high-speed connectivity in a tactical environment with the US Army. During the demonstration, a notebook transmitted data through a ground-based Leo Pro antenna, with peak download speeds exceeding 400Mbps as the satellite passed overhead, signaling Amazon’s push to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink in the satellite broadband market.

The engineering fusion of SpaceX and Tesla's flagship technologies is making a dramatic showcase through Tesla's next-generation Roadster reveal, held at SpaceX's McGregor, Texas test site on October 15.

The global space market has become increasingly dominated by SpaceX, while China continues to press forward with state-backed launch and satellite projects. That shift has sharpened Europe's concerns over strategic dependence and its relatively fragmented industrial base.

Myson Century, a subsidiary of Sun Yad Group, signed strategic memorandums of understanding with IXI EW, SafeSky Systems USA, and Global Ordnance Group at the Association of the United States Army's 2026 Annual Meeting and Exposition, or AUSA 2026. The agreements link counter-drone, unmanned vehicle, and defense supply-chain resources, creating opportunities to expand the company's product portfolio and develop markets in Taiwan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

Thunder Tiger showcased its latest defense systems at AUSA 2026, the Association of the United States Army's annual exhibition in the US, marking its fourth consecutive appearance at the event and its largest booth to date. The Taiwan-based company presented three key products in a bid to capture US defense opportunities.

TSMC has confirmed that it is in discussions with Elon Musk's Terafab initiative over potential semiconductor manufacturing cooperation, marking the first public acknowledgment of talks between the two sides.

Iridium Communications and Altair Semiconductor are joining forces to help IoT devices stay connected outside terrestrial coverage, a move that could affect industries from logistics to wearables worldwide. The partnership aims to give manufacturers a simpler path to global satellite-enabled connectivity, without adding separate satellite hardware to existing designs.

The global race to build low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations is intensifying, but the massive deployment requirements are straining the aerospace supply chain. As AI data centers expand at the same time, the space industry faces shortages of specialized components and critical materials while competing with well-funded AI companies for power-equipment capacity, raising the risk of higher costs and deployment delays for some mega-constellation projects.

RF antenna and communications technology company Auden Techno recently inaugurated its global headquarters and R&D center in Bade, Taoyuan. Chairman Chang Yu-Pin said the company's growth in 2026 will continue to be driven primarily by antenna modules and testing instruments for NB and bioelectromagnetic applications.

Ubiqconn Technology reported September 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$142 million (US$4.4 million), up 32.4% month-on-month and 6.7% year-on-year. Third-quarter revenue rose 9.6% sequentially to NT$432 million but fell 10.5% year on year. Revenue for the first three quarters totaled NT$1.373 billion, down 15.7% year on year.

US defense technology company Shield AI has delivered its first V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft to Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration after winning a contract. The company expects to deliver 12 aircraft in the coming months and will work with Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) to support logistics, maintenance, training, autonomous systems integration, deployment, and scaled operations in Taiwan.