Ministry of National Defense (Taiwan)

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Russian drones keep crossing into NATO territory, and the alliance keeps watching

Confirmed the March 26 airspace breach and scrambled F-16s

A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace just before 1 a.m. on March 26, flew four kilometers over NATO territory, and crashed near Parches. Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets—at least the 14th time such a breach has occurred since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

Updated May 30

The $11.1B Taiwan arms tranche: Washington bets big on long-range firepower, Beijing sees a red line

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Publicly welcomed the tranche and linked it to pending special-budget funding

The record Taiwan arms tranche (about $11.1B across eight DSCA notifications) is now in the congressional review lane. Taiwan's Defense Ministry and presidential office emphasized the buys are contingent on legislative funding. Local reporting shows five of eight cases sit in a pending NT$1.25 trillion special defense budget — meaning the political fight in Taipei throttles how fast the package moves from 'possible sale' to signed LOAs.

Updated May 15