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Sep 7

Exclusive: DIGITIMES' top 3 at K-Safety Expo 2026 shows where intelligent safety is heading — act 'before' disaster strikes

The most consequential safety technologies are often judged by what happens after something goes wrong: how fast an alarm sounds, how quickly rescuers arrive, or how effectively protective equipment limits injury.

Inside K-Safety Expo 2026: AI is disappearing into safety — and that changes everything

Sep 7

From chips to physical AI: Experts urge Taiwan-US push for trusted drone supply chains at Semicon Taiwan 2026

Sep 4

K-Safety Expo 2026: Inside Korea's push to make safety smarter, faster, more predictive

Sep 4

ESA backs European rocket startups to diversify launch supply

Sep 4

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

Sep 8, 07:52

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.

SPACE TECHUS-China space race expands from Moon landings to LEO satellite constellations and orbital computing

Sep 8, 07:47

The US-China space race is broadening beyond rocket launches and crewed lunar missions into a growing array of strategic arenas, including lunar resources, low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations, space computing and military capabilities in orbit.

DRONEShield AI, AeroVironment deepen ties with Taiwan drone supply chain

Sep 8, 07:38

US drone tech companies Shield AI and AeroVironment have strengthened ties with Taiwan's defense sector, and they have opened offices in Taiwan in recent years. At Semicon Taiwan 2026, both companies updated their cooperation plans and outlook for the island's drone industry.

DEFENSEK-Safety Expo 2026: Safety gets smarter as six innovators win foreign media honors

Sep 6

The BEST OF K-SAFETY EXPO Global Media Awards on September 3 offered a revealing snapshot of where safety technology is heading: away from passive protection and toward systems that can sense danger, interpret it, and increasingly act before humans intervene.

DEFENSEK-Safety Expo 2026: Beyond AI, Korea re-engineers the human layer of industrial safety

Sep 6

Not every safety breakthrough spotted across the K-Safety Expo 2026 floor in Busan came with an AI camera attached.

DRONEExclusive: South Korea's safety AI boom is being built from the top down, BEXCO says

Sep 5

South Korea's safety-tech sector may be increasingly filled with AI cameras, robots, drones, and predictive systems, but BEXCO general manager Tom Choi argues that the force pushing many of those technologies toward actual deployment begins somewhere less glamorous: government policy.

SATELLITETaiwan satellite ground equipment output grows 13%, nears NT$300B

Sep 5

Taiwan's satellite ground equipment industry posted 13% year-over-year growth in 2025 as local firms push deeper into the low-Earth orbit satellite supply chain, with industry output reaching NT$277.1 billion (approx. US$8.74 billion) and the market edging toward NT$300 billion in the next few years. Companies including Auden Techno, Compal Electronics, Rapidtek, and Arcadyan Technology are accelerating commercialization efforts.

DRONEENE Technology eyes 4Q26 drone scale-up with satellite link

Sep 4

Microcontroller maker ENE Technology is pushing into the drone market by integrating resources from other group companies and selling complete drone systems. The company expects volume shipments in the fourth quarter of 2026 and is currently focusing on commercial and industrial markets.

DEFENSEMitsubishi Heavy Industries and NEC form alliance to advance defense tech, AI sovereignty

Sep 3

Japanese industrial giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and NEC Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in the defense sector. The alliance aims to fortify Japan's defense industrial base while bolstering national data and AI sovereignty amid shifting global security dynamics.

SPACE TECHChina's Galactic Energy puts PALLAS-1 in orbit, raising stakes in reusable rocket race

Sep 2

Chinese private launch company Galactic Energy Space Technology Co. has successfully flown PALLAS-1, its medium-to-large reusable liquid-fuel rocket, marking its expansion into a dual solid- and liquid-fuel portfolio.

SATELLITETaiwan eyes satellite communications to cut sea cable reliance

Sep 2

More than 90% of Taiwan's external communications rely on subsea cables, raising concerns over resilience and pushing policymakers and experts to call for satellite communications to be brought onshore as a backup. At a forum on July 31, the Ministry of Digital Affairs said the island's 4G and 5G networks together cover 99% of the population, but its international connectivity remains vulnerable to cable cuts.

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