The first F-15EX Eagle II fighter jet designated for permanent assignment to Kadena Air Base left Boeing's St. Louis plant in late August and flew to the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing for subsequent preparation work.
Lawmakers from the United States and Japan held talks in Washington, reaching a bipartisan consensus confirming that a contingency in Taiwan is a contingency for Japan, as well as for the US-Japan Alliance. A crisis in Taiwan is fundamentally a crisis for Japan and the US-Japan Alliance, further strengthening strategic deterrence against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s military aggression against Taiwan.
The first two MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones sold by the United States to Taiwan conducted their maiden test flights in Taiwan's eastern airspace on September 14. This model possesses real-time search and patrol capabilities both above and below the sea surface, with a monitoring radius of approximately 360 kilometers.
A 45-day-old infant was rescued in the recent Nepal flood disaster area, considered a miracle. The report criticizes the Chinese Communist Party for being busy expanding border interests during this period instead of focusing on the disaster.
Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) received the DIVE-LD unmanned underwater vehicle system from Anduril Industries in August 2026. It was initially deployed for submarine cable inspection capabilities to prevent sabotage, and subsequently underwent adaptive and customized modifications to meet Taiwan's specific needs.
The U.S. Navy's first carrier-based drone to enter combat service, the MQ-25A Stingray, successfully completed its first flight on April 25. The aircraft is designed to perform unmanned aerial refueling for carrier-based aircraft to enhance operational range and endurance.
Two US aircraft carriers are returning from the Middle East theater to East Asia, one of which is the USS Abraham Lincoln, and the other is the USS Tripoli. The return route passes through the Indian Ocean and the Strait of Malacca, with plans to deploy in the South China Sea and near the First Island Chain close to Japan and South Korea, respectively. Previously, the US typically maintained a long-term deployment of one aircraft carrier in East Asia, while the Middle East remains a theater of war requiring protection in the Strait of Hormuz; therefore, the simultaneous return of two carriers is viewed as an unusual military movement.
After celebrating his parents' 51st birthdays, streamer Fox Person flew out of China. Upon arriving in the United States, between September and October 2018, he submitted an immigration application to the U.S. government based on his extensive work experience and multiple patents in new energy and air conditioning technology, and successfully received his green card approval in less than three months.
After arriving in the US in 2018, the blogger submitted an immigration application in October based on their own special work experience and personal technical patents, and subsequently obtained approval within two months, then went to Washington to publicly participate in anti-communist activities.