Taiwan

Code: TAIWAN

News Activity — Last 30 Days

Total
95
Avg Daily
3.2
Peak Day
20

This 90-day news signal uses our proprietary FMS-focused term-matching model to surface relevant narrative activity; while not exhaustive, it reliably shows directional trends, with deeper precision tools available in premium tiers. Missing results may reflect coverage limits, term-mapping gaps, or timing, and should not be treated as proof of no activity.

HISTORICAL TOTAL
$54,439,384,024
PRIMARY-MAPPED EVENTS
11
DISCLOSED ESTIMATES
$11,730,400,000
COMBINED TOTAL
$66,169,784,024
Top systems mapped to this country

Based on curated event-to-system mappings from public disclosures.

System
Events
Most recent
1
Dec 17, 2025
1
Dec 17, 2025
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Dec 17, 2025
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Dec 17, 2025
Recent News Items — Last 90 Days (190)
PublishedTitle
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan stages first military drills of 2026 with HIMARS - Latest news from Azerbaijan
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan expected to deploy HIMARS on Penghu and Dongyin - taiwannews.com.tw
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan shows off F-16 jets rapid response amid tensions with China - CNA
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan Air Force tests rapid response in Chiayi - Taiwan News
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan shows off F-16 jets rapid response amid tensions with China - Reuters
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan's F-16 Fighter Jets Soar in Readiness Drill - Devdiscourse
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan Shows off F-16 Jets Rapid Response Amid Tensions With China - U.S. News & World Report
Jan 28, 2026Annual pre-holiday drills spotlight HIMARS deep-strike power - Focus Taiwan
Jan 28, 2026Taiwan Scrambles F-16s, Debuts HIMARS in China Drills - WION
Jan 27, 2026Taiwan Air Force rehearses jet scramble - Taiwan News
Jan 22, 2026US advances sale of MQ-9 drones, Harpoon missiles to Taiwan - taiwannews.com.tw
Jan 20, 2026Taiwan to Acquire Significant Number of U.S.-Made ALTIUS Loitering Munitions Amid Rising Tensions with China - SSBCrack News
Jan 20, 2026Taiwan plans to buy 200,000 military drones - taiwannews.com.tw
Jan 20, 2026Taiwan Discloses Procurement Quantities of ALTIUS 700M and 600ISR Drones for Asymmetric Defense - Army Recognition
Jan 20, 2026Taiwan plans to buy 200,000 military drones - Taiwan News
Jan 20, 2026Taiwan deploys US Himars rockets in exercises - MSN
Jan 20, 2026Taiwanese military’s closed-door meeting draws ‘black box’ criticism - South China Morning Post
Jan 15, 2026Taiwan locates black box for lost F-16 jet - TRT World
Jan 15, 2026Taiwan says more US arms sales are in the pipeline - WKZO
Jan 15, 2026Black box of missing F-16 located; retrieval team to be deployed: Air Force - Focus Taiwan
Jan 14, 2026The Unsettling Reason Why Taiwan Grounded Its F-16 Fleet For A Week - Yahoo
Jan 13, 2026Following the loss of one of its fighters, the Taiwan Air Force resumes operations with its F-16V fleet - Zona Militar
Jan 13, 2026How to Ensure that $11 Billion in Potential Arms Sales Would Actually Help Taiwan - War on the Rocks
Jan 13, 2026Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jet crash underscores defence vulnerabilities - The Straits Times
Jan 12, 2026Intermittent signals detected from black box of missing F-16 jet: Minister - Focus Taiwan
Jan 11, 2026Oil slick spotted in Hualien waters as search for missing F-16 continues - Taiwan News
Jan 11, 2026Legislator says HIMARS shifts Taiwan Army’s mission - Taiwan News
Jan 10, 2026F-16 fighter crash brings fresh scrutiny to Taiwan’s ageing military equipment - South China Morning Post
Jan 10, 2026Morning Brief: Multipolar Bloc Warships, Army Pacific Shift, Trump on Greenland, Taiwan Grounds F-16 Fleet - SOFREP
Jan 10, 2026Search for missing Taiwan F-16V pilot continues - Taiwan News
Jan 9, 2026Anduril founder proud to be sanctioned by China for Taiwan arms sales - Taiwan News
Jan 9, 2026Search for missing F-16 pilot expands; no results as of noon - Focus Taiwan
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan Grounds F-16 Fleet Temporarily After Jet Goes Missing - Aviation Week Network
Jan 8, 2026F-16 Viper: What Went Wrong With U.S. Upgraded Jet That Is Taiwan’s Best Bet Against China’s PLAAF? - EurAsian Times
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan takes big decision on F-16 jets as pilot remains missing - WION
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan Air Force Grounds Its F-16V Fleet Following the Loss of One of Its Fighters - Zona Militar
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan grounds F-16s and presses US to fast-track aircraft anti-collision software - Aerospace Global News
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan continues search for missing pilot, F-16 jet on 3rd day after crash - Anadolu Ajansı
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan halts F-16V training operations after crash - Janes
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan Grounds F-16 Fleet After Fighter Jet Disappears During Night Exercise Amid Rising Military Pressure - The Sunday Guardian
Jan 8, 2026Huge setback for Taiwan military amid China invasion plan: US-made weapon fails again?| F-16 | Videos - Hindustan Times
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan inspects F-16 jets as search continues for pilot - CNA
Jan 8, 2026US prepares 56 F-16V jets for Taiwan - Taiwan News
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan urges faster Auto-GCAS installation after F-16V disappears - FlightGlobal
Jan 8, 2026Taiwan continues search for F-16 pilot citing possible computer malfunction - Taiwan News
Jan 7, 2026Defense tech company head calls for turning Taiwan into a 'prickly porcupine that nobody wants to step on' - Fox Business
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet has been grounded after an 'anomaly' saw a jet and its pilot disappear - Business Insider
Jan 7, 2026Timeline of key events involving Taiwan’s F-16 fleet - Taipei Times
Jan 7, 2026Taiwanese F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes During Training Off Eastern Coast, Pilot Missing - WION
Jan 7, 2026The Great Debate: Could HIMARS Launchers Doom Taiwan? - The National Interest
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan suspends F-16 training after fighter jet crashes off eastern coast - Anadolu Ajansı
Jan 7, 2026Taiwanese F-16V Crashes into Sea During Training Flight: Fleet Grounded - Defense Mirror
Jan 7, 2026Search-and-rescue operations underway for Air Force pilot after F-16 crash-News-Radio Taiwan International - Rti 中央廣播電臺
Jan 7, 2026Timeline of key events of Taiwan Air Force F-16 fleet - Focus Taiwan
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan searches for missing ROCAF F-16V pilot after jet crashes off Hualien - AeroTime
Jan 7, 2026Air Force cites computer malfunction as search continues for missing F-16V, pilot - Focus Taiwan
Jan 7, 2026Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet pilot missing, rescuers intensify search - South China Morning Post
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan Launches Massive Sea Search After F-16V Fighter Crash Leaves Pilot Missing During Night Drill - The Logical Indian
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan Air Force searches for pilot who ejected from F-16 fighter jet - Plataforma Media
Jan 7, 2026Beyond F-16 & Abrams: Why China’s “Justice Mission 2025” Drills Singled Out HIMARS as Taiwan’s Top U.S.-Supplied Threat? - EurAsian Times
Jan 7, 2026Air Force unable to confirm if F-16 pilot ejected before aircraft disappeared - Focus Taiwan
Jan 7, 2026Clearer Visibility, Yet More Dangerous? Taiwan Air Force F-16 Accident Highlights the Risk of Spatial Disorientation During Night Flights - VOCO News | Global Chinese Instant News Network - VOCO News
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan deploys full rescue assets in search for F-16V pilot who ejected into sea during training - WION
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan's F-16 fighter jet crashes near eastern coast, pilot missing - Dunya News
Jan 7, 2026Taiwan continues search for missing F-16 pilot - Taiwan News
Jan 6, 2026Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations - The Aviationist
Jan 6, 2026Taiwan F-16 Crash: Fighter Jet Plunges Into Sea During Training, Search on For Pilot - Times Now
Jan 6, 2026Taiwan F-16 fighter Jet crashes during training flight - İlke Haber Ajansı
Jan 6, 2026Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet crashes during training off eastern coast, pilot missing - India Today
Jan 6, 2026F-16V Fighter Goes Missing Off Taiwan’s Eastern Coast, President Orders All-Out Search for Pilot - The Sunday Guardian
Jan 6, 2026Taiwanese F-16 crashes off island's eastern coast - Mehr News Agency
Jan 6, 2026Taiwan launches search for missing F-16 fighter jet pilot - CNA
Jan 6, 2026Rescue operations launched after F-16V crashes off Hualien (update) - Focus Taiwan
Jan 6, 2026Taiwan’s F-16 fighter jet crashes at sea: media on island - Global Times
Jan 6, 2026Taiwanese F-16 crashes off island's eastern coast: Report - Anadolu Ajansı
Jan 6, 2026Taiwan Air Force launches search operation for missing F-16 pilot - Taiwan News
Jan 5, 2026Taiwan F-16Vs to get anti-stealth boost with Legion pods - FlightGlobal
Jan 4, 2026ANALYSIS China highlights Taiwan's HIMARS as major threat in latest military drills: Experts - Focus Taiwan
Jan 4, 2026Secret Cruise Missile Spotted in Taiwan, Seen Only a Few Times Over 25 Years - Defense Express
Jan 4, 2026US Approves Taiwan Deal for 55 New Legion IRST Pods on Most Exported Fighter Jet in the World - Aviation A2Z
Jan 3, 2026China expert mocks Taiwan's HIMARS as 'porcupine in a glass box' - Space War News
Jan 2, 2026Pentagon awards Lockheed $328.5 million Taiwan IRST pod contract as China drills keep island on alert - ts2.tech
Jan 2, 2026For US$91.4 million, the US authorized the sale of a support package for Taiwan's Harpoon anti-ship missiles - Zona Militar
Jan 2, 2026Pentagon Awards $328.5 Million Taiwan Military Sale Contract to Lockheed Martin - Meyka
Jan 2, 2026Pentagon awards Lockheed $328.5 million Taiwan contract for IR sensor pods as China drills escalate - ts2.tech
Jan 1, 2026Lockheed gets US$328.5 million Taiwan contract - Taipei Times
Jan 1, 2026Analyst urges rethink of Taiwan’s defense tactics - Taipei Times
Jan 1, 2026Beijing appears to warn it could intercept Evergreen ships transporting HIMARS to Taiwan, in war or peace. - Pekingnology
Dec 31, 2025Pentagon says Lockheed Martin gets $328.5 million Taiwan military sale contract - Reuters
Dec 31, 2025Secretive Taiwanese Land Attack Cruise Missile Seen On The Move - The War Zone
Dec 31, 2025Taiwan lacks cost-effective missile defenses: experts - Taipei Times
Dec 31, 2025Beijing appears to warn it could intercept Evergreen ships transporting HIMARS to Taiwan, in war or peace. - Pekingnology
Dec 31, 2025The Perilous Shift in U.S. Weapons Sales to Taiwan - Foreign Policy in Focus
Dec 31, 2025Rockets for Taiwan like 'porcupine in glass box': expert - China Daily
Dec 31, 2025Chinese Forces Fire Rockets Near Taiwan, Practice Port Seizure with Amphibious Forces - USNI News
Dec 30, 2025Finally, the first of the 66 new F-16 Block 70 fighters of the Taiwanese Air Force has begun its flight testing - Zona Militar
Dec 30, 2025Are China’s Taiwan Drills a Blueprint to Counter an “Iron Dome” of the Pacific? - Modern Diplomacy
Dec 30, 2025CCG, GT jointly release poster 'Throat-choking'; HIMARS-carrying cargo ship depicted intercepted off Taiwan island - Global Times
Dec 30, 2025Taiwan continues conversion training for Abrams tanks - Taiwan News
Dec 30, 2025All the weapons China doesn’t want Taiwan to have - Asia Times
Dec 30, 2025HIMARS named as target in PLA Eastern Theater Command's drills around Taiwan island; more on-site footage released - Global Times
Dec 29, 2025Taiwan’s Most Capable Flanker Jet in the World Tracks Chinese J-16 Without Warning - Aviation A2Z
Dec 29, 2025Taiwan deploys missiles, tanks as mainland holds military drills - The Standard (HK)
Dec 29, 2025Taiwan locks Chinese aircraft and warships in its sights - Defence Blog
Dec 29, 2025U.S.-Supplied F-16 Viper Silently “Locks-On” Chinese J-16 Fighter Amid PLA’s Massive Blockade Of Taiwan - EurAsian Times
Dec 29, 2025Taiwan F-16V films Chinese J-16 during drill - Taiwan News
Dec 29, 2025China Announces Sanctions and Naval Drills Around Taiwan - The Maritime Executive
Dec 28, 2025US-Taiwan Arms Sale Triggers Chinese Sanctions - 조선일보
Dec 27, 2025China is going after US defense firms and execs over weapons sales to Taiwan — and Palmer Luckey's on the list - Business Insider
Dec 26, 2025China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan - Reuters
Dec 26, 2025China sanctions 20 U.S. defense companies and 10 executives over Taiwan arms sale - PBS
Dec 26, 2025China imposes sanctions on US defence firms over Taiwan arms deal - The Guardian
Dec 26, 2025China sanctions 20 US defense companies over arms sales to Taiwan - Defense News
Dec 26, 2025China sanctions 30 US firms, individuals over Taiwan weapons sales - Al Jazeera
Dec 26, 2025Lockheed Martin reportedly begins taxi tests of the first of 66 new F-16 Block 70 fighters for the Taiwanese Air Force - Zona Militar
Dec 23, 2025Taiwan tests Abrams tanks in urban defense drill - Defence Blog
Dec 23, 2025F-16V fighter jet tested as Taiwan presses US and Lockheed Martin for delivery - South China Morning Post
Dec 22, 2025US and Taiwan lock ‘arms’ agreement while China condemns and forewarns - alcircle
Dec 22, 2025MOFA thanks POTUS for supporting Taiwan through NDAA 2026 - Taiwan Today
Dec 22, 2025US-made M109A7 howitzers to improve mobility, precision of Taiwan's artillery: Expert - ANI News
Dec 21, 2025HIMARS, Drones and Javelin Missiles: Taiwan Will Soon Receive Largest Army Package Ever from U.S. - 19FortyFive
Dec 20, 2025Taiwan’s missile shield plan has ‘critical flaws’, mainland Chinese report says - South China Morning Post
Dec 20, 2025US Arms Sale to Taiwan News Today: Increase in Military Support on Dec - Meyka
Dec 19, 2025Trump arms Taiwan to block China's potential D-Day-style landing - Nikkei Asia
Dec 19, 2025Trump signs the NDAA into law, but adds caveat - Taipei Times
Dec 19, 2025shownews - From the United States $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan - FW-MAG Future Warfare Magazine
Dec 19, 2025'Tank-Killer' Missiles, Howitzers and Suicide Drones: US and Taiwan Announce Massive $11,500,000,000 Arms Deal - 19FortyFive
Dec 19, 2025U.S. balances Taiwan backing and China trade push with arms sale - The Japan Times
Dec 19, 2025Trump signs NDAA bill authorizing US$1 billion in Taiwan defense funding - Focus Taiwan
Dec 18, 2025US approves massive arms package for Taiwan - Asian Military Review
Dec 18, 2025US Balances Taiwan Backing and China Trade Push With Arms Sale - Bloomberg.com
Dec 18, 2025US Arms Sale to Taiwan of $11B Sparks China Fury, Beijing Vows to Take 'Necessary Measures' - International Business Times UK
Dec 18, 2025Trump signs NDAA authorizing US$1bn in Taiwan defense funding - Taipei Times
Dec 18, 2025U.S. Approves Taiwan For Potential Himars, Loitering Munitions Sale - Aviation Week Network
Dec 18, 2025State Department Clears Taiwan’s $1B FMS Requests for C2 & Weapons Systems, Helicopter Parts - GovCon Wire
Dec 18, 2025US approves largest ever arms package worth $11.1 billion for Taiwan - ThePrint
Dec 18, 2025US announces over USD 10 billion arms sales package for Taiwan - Awaz The Voice
Dec 18, 2025US State Department approves $11.1bn proposed arms sales to Taiwan - Army Technology
Dec 18, 2025For more than US$4 billion, the U.S. authorized the sale of additional HIMARS and hundreds of ATACMS ballistic missiles to the Taiwanese Army - Zona Militar
Dec 18, 2025U.S. announces US$11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Dec 18, 2025U.S. Senate passes NDAA bill authorizing US$1 billion for Taiwan defense - Focus Taiwan
Dec 18, 2025US announces USD11 billion military sales package for Taiwan - Janes
Dec 18, 2025Trump Officials Announce More Than $11 Billion in Arms Sales for Taiwan - The New York Times
Dec 18, 2025US greenlights massive, $11 billion military arms package to Taiwan - Breaking Defense
Dec 18, 2025US announces more than $10bn of arms sales to Taiwan - The Guardian
Dec 18, 2025Here's what to know about the US announcing arms sale to Taiwan, and China's reaction - MSN
Dec 18, 2025US announces $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, largest ever - Reuters
Dec 18, 2025US approves $11bn in arms sales to Taiwan in deal likely to anger China - Al Jazeera
Dec 18, 2025US approves largest arms sale to Taiwan - dw.com
Dec 17, 2025US announces $11bn weapons sale to Taiwan - BBC
Dec 17, 2025US Approves $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan, Risking China Anger - Yahoo Finance
Dec 15, 2025U.S. Senate passes bill to speed up defense transfers to Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Dec 15, 2025Israeli Aid to Taiwan’s T-DOME Missile Shield Sparks Sharp Rebuke from China - Modern Diplomacy
Dec 14, 2025US Senate passes bill to speed up defense transfers to Taiwan - Taipei Times
Dec 11, 2025US House approves support for Taiwan - Taipei Times
Dec 11, 2025House Passes Hard-Line NDAA Targeting CCP Corruption and Taiwan Isolation - Vision Times
Dec 11, 2025U.S. House passes defense bill backing joint drone program with Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Dec 10, 2025US House passes defense bill with Taiwan security funding - Taipei Times
Dec 9, 2025US NDAA draft to bolster Taiwan security - Taipei Times
Dec 8, 2025NDAA pushes Pentagon to establish joint drone and counter-drone program with Taiwan - DefenseScoop
Dec 8, 2025U.S. Congress revises bill allocating Taiwan security funding - Focus Taiwan
Dec 7, 2025TECRO clarifies comments made by top Taiwan diplomat in US - Taiwan News
Dec 4, 2025What Is Taiwan’s T-Dome Defense System? How Would It Thwart Chinese Attacks? - Bloomberg.com
Dec 1, 2025Taiwan Is All-In on Funding Its Own Iron Dome - The National Interest
Nov 30, 2025Taiwan eyes Iron Dome-like defence against China - The Week
Nov 28, 2025Raytheon (RTX) Wins NASAMS Contract to Strengthen Taiwan’s Air Defense - Overt Defense -
Nov 24, 2025U.S. Army Awards New Production Contract to Raytheon for Taiwan’s NASAMS Air Defense Systems - Zona Militar
Nov 24, 2025Japan to Deploy Missiles to Island Near Taiwan, Minister Says - Bloomberg.com
Nov 23, 2025Japan on track to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Koizumi says - The Japan Times
Nov 20, 2025Raytheon alloted Taiwan missile contract, US says - Taipei Times
Nov 19, 2025RTX to provide NASAMS air-defense missiles with radar and infrared sensors to defend Taiwan - Military Aerospace
Nov 19, 2025US confirms sale of $700 mln air defense missile system to Taiwan - The Jerusalem Post
Nov 19, 2025Raytheon Bags $698M Contract for Taiwan NASAMS Systems - The Defense Post
Nov 19, 2025US awards US$700m NASAMS contract to bolster Taiwan’s air defense - Taipei Times
Nov 19, 2025Raytheon awarded contract to produce NASAMS equipment for Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Nov 19, 2025US sells $700m NASAMS missile system to Taiwan - Al Jazeera
Nov 19, 2025Why Taiwan Had to Wait Three Years Just to Order NASAMS, and How Much Longer Production Will Take - Defense Express
Nov 19, 2025US awards nearly $700M contract to build advanced surface-to-air missile systems for Taiwan - Anadolu Ajansı
Nov 19, 2025U.S. confirms sale worth $700 million of air defence missile system to Taiwan - The Hindu
Nov 19, 2025Taiwan to Integrate Abrams Tanks Into National Command System Amid Lawmaker Concerns - The Defense Post
Nov 19, 2025US Approves $700 Million Missile Deal With Taiwan Amid China Tensions - StratNews Global
Nov 18, 2025Raytheon to build NASAMS air defense systems for Taiwan - Defence Blog
Nov 18, 2025RTX secures USD 699 million contract to produce NASAMS air defence fire units for Taiwan - Defence Industry Europe
Nov 17, 2025RTX Nabs $699 Million Deal For NASAMS Fire Units Slated For Taiwan - Defense Daily
Nov 14, 2025DEFENSE U.S. approves potential US$330 million arms sale to Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Nov 5, 2025Taiwan Activates First M1A2T Abrams Tank Battalion - The Defense Post
Nov 5, 2025Pentagon nominee says US expediting arms deliveries to Taiwan - Taiwan News
Nov 5, 2025Pentagon working to expedite Taiwan Harpoon deliveries: DoD nominee - Focus Taiwan
Nov 3, 2025Lockheed says it is working to accelerate delayed F-16 deliveries for Taiwan - Reuters
Nov 2, 2025US working overtime to speed up delayed F-16 deliveries, Taiwan says - Reuters
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Historical Sales Book details (by program and period)
Program TypePeriodValue (USD)
FMFFY1950–FY2018$0
FMSFY1950–FY2018$32,823,276,937
FMSFY2019$875,552,468
FMSFY2020$11,777,425,598
FMSFY2021$2,678,026,482
FMSFY2022$2,057,121,797
FMSFY2023$4,227,980,742
FMSFY2024$1,516,803,908